dysfunctional family,mockumentary,filmmaking,documentary filmmaking,narcissist,psychological disintegration,family portrait,film director,film crew,social experiment,dull suburb,faux reality show

Real Life (1979)

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An American comedy.

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".

Cast & Crew

Director
Albert Brooks
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    Albert Brooks Albert Brooks
  • Profile picture of Charles Grodin
    Warren Yeager Charles Grodin
  • Profile picture of Frances Lee McCain
    Jeannette Yeager Frances Lee McCain
  • Profile picture of Dick Haymes
    Councilman Harris Dick Haymes
  • Profile picture of J.A. Preston
    Dr. Ted Cleary J.A. Preston
  • Profile picture of Mort Lindsey
    Mort Lindsey Mort Lindsey
  • Profile picture of James Ritz
    Jack from Cincinnati James Ritz
  • Profile picture of James L. Brooks
    Driving Evaluator James L. Brooks

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Keywords

  • dysfunctional family
  • mockumentary
  • filmmaking
  • documentary filmmaking
  • narcissist
  • psychological disintegration
  • family portrait
  • film director
  • film crew
  • social experiment
  • dull suburb
  • faux reality show