“An American Comedy”
Real Life
6.6
95 votes·1979
·1h 39m
·MovieComedy
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".
Keywords
dysfunctional familymockumentaryfilmmakingfound footagedocumentary filmmakingnarcissistpsychological disintegrationfamily portraitfilm directorfilm crewsocial experimentdull suburb
Cast
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager
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
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