Comedy · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 39m

Real Life

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Director
Albert Brooks
Cast
Albert Brooks as Albert Brooks Charles Grodin as Warren Yeager Frances Lee McCain as Jeannette Yeager Lisa Urette as Lisa Yeager Robert Stirrat as Eric Yeager Matthew Tobin as Dr. Howard Hill
Crew
Eric Saarinen — Director of Photography David Finfer — Editor Mort Lindsey — Original Music Composer Monica Johnson — Writer Albert Brooks — Writer Harry Shearer — Writer
Tagline

An American Comedy

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".

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Mood & Themes
dysfunctional familymockumentaryfilmmakingfound footagedocumentary filmmakingnarcissistpsychological disintegrationfamily portraitfilm directorfilm crewsocial experimentdull suburb
Key Collaborators
Albert Brooks Director Eric Saarinen Director of Photography David Finfer Editor Mort Lindsey Original Music Composer Monica Johnson Writer Albert Brooks Writer Harry Shearer Writer Penelope Spheeris Producer
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