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".
Where to Watch.






Currently Real Life is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks / Writer / Director

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 / Original Music Composer

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

Linda Marder
Art Direction

David McGiffert
First Assistant Director

Kathryn Fenton
Makeup Artist

Rafael Elortegui
Second Assistant Director

John Crawford
Props

Crew Chamberlain
Boom Operator

Richard Albain
Special Effects

Michael C. Moore
Sound

Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Norman Epstein
Executive Producer

Jonathan Kovler
Executive Producer

Penelope Spheeris
Producer

Eric Saarinen
Director of Photography
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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