Product Details

• Actors: Kris Kristofferson, General Norman Schwarzkopf
• Directors: Donna Musil
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Brats Without Borders, Inc.
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000HDXIOA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,828 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

LEGENDARY SINGER/SONGWRITER KRIS KRISTOFFERSON,THE SON OF AN AIR FORCE GENERAL, LEADS US ON A HEARTFELT JOURNEY INTO THE STRANGE & INTERESTING MILITARY LIFE OF AN AMERICAN MILITARY "BRAT".

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a journey, October 3, 2007

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Scooter (San Antonio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brats: Our Journey Home (DVD)

It had me laughing, it had me crying, but most of all it had me understanding who I am and thinking about how and where I'm going.
If you're a Brat you must see this video.

Some of it may be a little outdated for current brats, but it is still relevant to all Brats.

Highly, highly recommended. You'll love the reflections and better understand who you are and how you got here.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation...., July 31, 2008

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K. Patton "K. Patton" (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brats: Our Journey Home (DVD)

I was a dependent son of a 30 year man in the USAF and lived throughout the US, in Asia and in Europe. I attended 13 schools in 12 years. I thought I understood everything about the workings of a military family till I saw this DVD.

It reveals the inner workings of the military family, that paragon of support and unity. It also reveals the causes of the family disaster waiting to happen and the scars that form beneath the surface of the family members called on to sacrifice and support the one in uniform.

It explains the high incidence of post-retirement divorce and turmoil in families heretofore rock solid in their appearance. It reveals why dependent kids also have their problems adjusting to post military life.

Granted not all are catastrophic casualties, but we all bear our scars. As I approach 53 I am only now realizing the long lasting effects my 30 years serving in the military as a non-uniformed auxillary had on me.

I would not have traded it for the world, but at long last I understand the price my sisters, my mother and I, paid.

I would strongly suggest also reading " Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress"

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, November 28, 2009

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Joselle "Joey" (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brats: Our Journey Home (DVD)

This is a wonderful film to see if you grew up as a military brat. Some of it is dated but it really answers some of the questions we have as adults. I knew I was different than most of the people I knew but I didn't think about how much my background made me that way. We have lots of sympathy for kids who are abused or children of alcholics but we don't give much credence to the way that moving all the time created the adults we have become. It is not a film to watch with military parents however. It is not negative nor does it denegrate parents but it because it is told from the eyes of a military brat, it isn't always complementary to parents. It does stress that our parents did the best they could but because most came from stable, single-location homes or towns; they don't always "get" where we came from. It made me cry, it made me laugh and it helped me understand a whole lot more about myself. I would recommend it not just for military kids but anyone who is seriously involved with one of use...romantically or otherwise.