Real Life
An American comedy.
1979 | 99m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Albert Brooks |
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| Writer: | Harry Shearer, Monica Johnson, Albert Brooks |
| Staring: |
| 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". | |
| Release Date: | Mar 02, 1979 |
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| Director: | Albert Brooks |
| Writer: | Harry Shearer, Monica Johnson, Albert Brooks |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | dysfunctional family, mockumentary, filmmaking, documentary filmmaking, narcissist, psychological disintegration, family portrait, film director, film crew, social experiment, dull suburb, faux reality show |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $364,642
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Albert Brooks | Albert Brooks |
| Charles Grodin | Warren Yeager |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry Shearer | Writer |
| Eric Saarinen | Director of Photography |
| David Finfer | Editor |
| Betty Goldberg | Script Supervisor |
| Monica Johnson | Writer |
| Linda Marder | Art Direction |
| Linda Spheeris | Art Direction |
| Kathryn Fenton | Makeup Artist |
| Rafael Elortegui | Second Assistant Director |
| David McGiffert | First Assistant Director |
| John Crawford | Props |
| Crew Chamberlain | Boom Operator |
| Michael C. Moore | Sound |
| Richard Albain | Special Effects |
| Albert Brooks | Director, Writer |
| Mort Lindsey | Music |
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Norman Epstein | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Kovler | Executive Producer |
| Penelope Spheeris | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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