Movie
Real Life
1979PG1h 39m6.6 / 10
An American Comedy
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
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Synopsis
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
More about Real Life
Cast
Albert BrooksAlbert Brooks
Charles GrodinWarren Yeager
Frances Lee McCainJeannette YeagerLisa UretteLisa Yeager
Robert StirratEric Yeager
Matthew TobinDr. Howard Hill
J.A. PrestonDr. Ted Cleary
Mort LindseyMort LindseyCredits
- Directed by
- Albert Brooks
- Written by
- Albert Brooks, Harry Shearer, Monica Johnson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $364.6K
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
Themes
documentary filmmakingdull suburbdysfunctional familyfamily portraitfaux reality showfilm crewfilm directorfilmmaking
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