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Real Life

Real Life

An American Comedy

1979•1h 39m•6.5/10
Comedy

Ratings

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6.5/10(92)

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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Production

Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

Warren Yeager

Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain

Jeannette Yeager

Lisa Urette

Lisa Yeager

Robert Stirrat

Eric Yeager

Matthew Tobin

Dr. Howard Hill

J.A. Preston

J.A. Preston

Dr. Ted Cleary

Mort Lindsey

Mort Lindsey

Mort Lindsey

Joseph Schaffler

Paul Lowell - Realtor

Phyllis Quinn

Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner

James Ritz

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

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

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