Real Life

An American Comedy

Duration: 99 min
Release date: 1979-03-02
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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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Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
as Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin
Charles Grodin
as Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain
as Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Urette
Lisa Urette
as Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat
Robert Stirrat
as Eric Yeager
Matthew Tobin
Matthew Tobin
as Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston
J.A. Preston
as Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
as Mort Lindsey
Joseph Schaffler
Joseph Schaffler
as Paul Lowell - Realtor
Phyllis Quinn
Phyllis Quinn
as Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
James Ritz
James Ritz
as Jack from Cincinnati
Clifford Einstein
Clifford Einstein
as Role Reversal Family Father
Harold Einstein
Harold Einstein
as Role Reversal Family Son
Mandy Einstein
Mandy Einstein
as Role Reversal Family Mother
Karen Einstein
Karen Einstein
as Role Reversal Family Daughter
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks
as Driving Evaluator
Zeke Manners
Zeke Manners
as Driver in Evaluation
Dudley DeZonia
Dudley DeZonia
as Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father
Barbara DeZonia
Barbara DeZonia
as Felton Family Member
Carolyn Silas
Carolyn Silas
as Felton Family Member
Adam Grant
Adam Grant
as Felton Family Member
Belle Richter
Belle Richter
as Jeanette's Mother
Jerry Jensen
Jerry Jensen
as Jeanette's Father
Michele Grace
Michele Grace
as Dr. Rennert's Nurse
Thelma Leeds
Thelma Leeds
as Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient
Johnny Haymer
Johnny Haymer
as Dr. Maxwell Rennert
Nudie
Nudie
as Horse Owner
Charles H. Reid
Charles H. Reid
as Assistant Surgeon
Susan Clark
Susan Clark
as Veterinary Nurse
Ward Rodgers
Ward Rodgers
as Minister
David Spielberg
David Spielberg
as Dr. Jeremy Nolan
Julie Payne
Julie Payne
as Dr. Anne Kramer
Jennings Lang
Jennings Lang
as Martin Brand (voice)
Leo McElroy
Leo McElroy
as Jim Sanders - Channel 5 Reporter
Carlos Jurado
Carlos Jurado
as Reporter
S.W. Smith
S.W. Smith
as 2nd Reporter
Fred Wolfson
Fred Wolfson
as 3rd Reporter
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
as Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward
Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer
as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Dick Haynes
Dick Haynes
as Councilman Edmund Harris
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