Real Life

Real Life (1979)

Comedy1 hour and 39 minutes
66%
User score

An American comedy.

Description

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".

Albert Brooks
Director, Writer
Monica Johnson
Writer
Harry Shearer
Writer

Actors

Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Urette
Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat
Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager
Dick Haymes
Dick Haymes
Councilman Harris
Matthew Tobin
Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Joseph Schaffler
Joseph Schaffler
Paul Lowell - Realtor
Phyllis Quinn
Phyllis Quinn
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
James Ritz
James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati
Clifford Einstein
Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father
Harold Einstein
Harold Einstein
Role Reversal Family Son
Mandy Einstein
Mandy Einstein
Role Reversal Family Mother
Karen Einstein
Karen Einstein
Role Reversal Family Daughter
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks
Driving Evaluator
Zeke Manners
Zeke Manners
Driver in Evaluation
Dudley DeZonia
Dudley DeZonia
Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father
Barbara DeZonia
Barbara DeZonia
Felton Family Member
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

$364,642

Keywords
dysfunctional familymockumentaryfilmmakingdocumentary filmmakingnarcissistpsychological disintegrationfamily portraitfilm directorfilm crewsocial experimentdull suburbfaux reality show