Real Life
An American Comedy
PG 1979 · 99 min · ★ 6.6 · 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".
Directed by Albert Brooks · Written by Monica Johnson
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Albert Brooks Albert Brooks -
Charles Grodin Warren Yeager -
Frances Lee McCain Jeannette Yeager - L Lisa Urette Lisa Yeager
- R Robert Stirrat Eric Yeager
- M Matthew Tobin Dr. Howard Hill
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J.A. Preston Dr. Ted Cleary -
Mort Lindsey Mort Lindsey - J Joseph Schaffler Paul Lowell - Realtor
- P Phyllis Quinn Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
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James Ritz Jack from Cincinnati - C Clifford Einstein Role Reversal Family Father
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