Real Life (1979)
1h 39m
Running Time
March 2, 1979Release Date
Real Life (1979)
1h 39m
Running Time
March 2, 1979Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks / Director / Writer
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Dick Haynes
Councilman Edmund Harris
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager
Dick Haymes
Councilman Harris
Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey / Music
Joseph Schaffler
Paul Lowell - Realtor
Phyllis Quinn
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati
Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father
Harold Einstein
Role Reversal Family Son
Mandy Einstein
Role Reversal Family Mother
Karen Einstein
Role Reversal Family Daughter
James L. Brooks
Driving Evaluator
Zeke Manners
Driver in Evaluation
Dudley DeZonia
Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father
Barbara DeZonia
Felton Family Member
Carolyn Silas
Felton Family Member
Adam Grant
Felton Family Member
Belle Richter
Jeanette's Mother
Jerry Jensen
Jeanette's Father
Michele Grace
Dr. Rennert's Nurse
Thelma Leeds
Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient
Johnny Haymer
Dr. Maxwell Rennert
Nudie
Horse Owner
Charles H. Reid
Assistant Surgeon
Susan Clark
Veterinary Nurse
Ward Rodgers
Minister
David Spielberg
Dr. Jeremy Nolan
Julie Payne
Dr. Anne Kramer
Jennings Lang
Martin Brand (voice)
Leo McElroy
Jim Sanders - Channel 5 Reporter
Carlos Jurado
Reporter
S.W. Smith
2nd Reporter
Fred Wolfson
3rd Reporter
Norman Bartold
Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward
Harry Shearer
Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer / Writer
Monica Johnson
Writer
Linda Spheeris
Art Direction
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Crew Chamberlain
Boom Operator
Richard Albain
Special Effects
Kathryn Fenton
Makeup Artist
John Crawford
Props
Rafael Elortegui
Second Assistant Director
Linda Marder
Art Direction
Michael C. Moore
Sound
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Penelope Spheeris
Producer
Jonathan Kovler
Executive Producer
David Finfer
Editor
Eric Saarinen
Director of Photography
Norman Epstein
Executive Producer
Betty Goldberg
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 2, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$364,642
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
dysfunctional family
documentary filmmaking
mockumentary
narcissist
psychological disintegration
family portrait
film director
film crew
social experiment
dull suburb
faux reality show
filmmaking
Wiki.
Real Life is a 1979 American comedy film starring Albert Brooks (in his directorial debut), who also co-authored the screenplay alongside Monica Johnson and Harry Shearer. It is a spoof of the 1973 reality television program An American Family and portrays a documentary filmmaker named Albert Brooks who attempts to live with and film a dysfunctional family for one full year.
Charles Grodin co-stars as the family's patriarch who allows cameras in his Arizona home. Real-life producer Jennings Lang also has an acting role in Real Life.
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