Fresh
Mr. Brooks is at his most droll.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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Real Life
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".
Director and cast
- Albert Brooks Director
- Albert Brooks as Albert Brooks
- Dick Haynes as Councilman Harris
- Charles Grodin as Warren Yeager
- Joseph Schaffler as Paul Lowell
- Frances Lee McCain as Jeannette Yeager
- Phyllis Quinn as Donna Stanley
- Lisa Urette as Lisa Yeager
- Robert Stirrat as Eric Yeager
- Dick Haymes as Councilman Harris
- Matthew Tobin as Dr. Howard Hill
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Albert Brooks's first and funniest feature.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
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