Real Life
Released
March 2, 1979
Runtime: 1h 39m
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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Cast & Crew
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
- LU
Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager
- RS
Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager
- MT
Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
- JS
Joseph Schaffler
Paul Lowell - Realtor
- PQ
Phyllis Quinn
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati
- CE
Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father
- HE
Harold Einstein
Role Reversal Family Son
- ME
Mandy Einstein
Role Reversal Family Mother
- KE
Karen Einstein
Role Reversal Family Daughter
James L. Brooks
Driving Evaluator
- ZM
Zeke Manners
Driver in Evaluation
- DD
Dudley DeZonia
Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father
Albert Brooks
Director
Monica Johnson
Writer
Albert Brooks
Writer
Harry Shearer
Writer
Media
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