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".

Comedy

Real Life

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Real Life

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as Albert Brooks

as Warren Yeager

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

as Jeannette Yeager

as Councilman Harris

as Dr. Howard Hill

as Dr. Ted Cleary

as Mort Lindsey

Joseph Schaffler

Joseph Schaffler

as Paul Lowell - Realtor

as Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner

as Jack from Cincinnati

Clifford Einstein

Clifford Einstein

as Role Reversal Family Father

Harold Einstein

Harold Einstein

as Role Reversal Family Son

as Role Reversal Family Mother

as Role Reversal Family Daughter

James L. Brooks

James L. Brooks

as Driving Evaluator

as Driver in Evaluation

as Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father

Barbara DeZonia

Barbara DeZonia

as Felton Family Member

as Felton Family Member

as Felton Family Member

as Jeanette's Mother

as Jeanette's Father

as Dr. Rennert's Nurse

as Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient

as Dr. Maxwell Rennert

Charles H. Reid

Charles H. Reid

as Assistant Surgeon

as Veterinary Nurse

David Spielberg

David Spielberg

as Dr. Jeremy Nolan

as Dr. Anne Kramer

as Martin Brand (voice)

as Jim Sanders - Channel 5 Reporter

as 2nd Reporter

as 3rd Reporter

as Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward

as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer

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David McGiffert

David McGiffert

First Assistant Director

Rafael Elortegui

Rafael Elortegui

Second Assistant Director

Crew Chamberlain

Crew Chamberlain

Special Effects

Michael C. Moore

Michael C. Moore

Robert 'Buzz' Knudson

Robert 'Buzz' Knudson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Executive Producer

Jonathan Kovler

Jonathan Kovler

Executive Producer

Penelope Spheeris

Penelope Spheeris

Director of Photography

Script Supervisor

Original Music Composer

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