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Real Life(1979)

PGMarch 2, 19791h 39m

66%User score 66 percent

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An American Comedy

Overview

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".

Director: Albert Brooks
Writers: Monica Johnson, Albert Brooks, Harry Shearer

Top Billed Cast

Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary

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Real Life (1979) | Watch Free Online Movies

Mort Lindsey

Mort Lindsey

James Ritz

Jack from Cincinnati

James L. Brooks

Driving Evaluator

Thelma Leeds

Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient

Johnny Haymer

Dr. Maxwell Rennert

David Spielberg

Dr. Jeremy Nolan

Julie Payne

Dr. Anne Kramer

Norman Bartold

Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward

Harry Shearer

Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer

Lisa Urette

Lisa Yeager

Robert Stirrat

Eric Yeager

Matthew Tobin

Dr. Howard Hill

Joseph Schaffler

Paul Lowell - Realtor

Phyllis Quinn

Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner

Clifford Einstein

Role Reversal Family Father

Harold Einstein

Role Reversal Family Son

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Status: Released
Original title: Real Life
Original language: English
Revenue: $364,642
Production: Paramount Pictures

Keywords

dysfunctional family
mockumentary
filmmaking
found footage
documentary filmmaking
narcissist
psychological disintegration
family portrait

social experiment

faux reality show