

Real Life
1979-03-02 · 99 min · ★ 6.6
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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- Directors
- Albert Brooks
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 364,642
Top Cast
Albert BrooksAlbert Brooks
Charles GrodinWarren Yeager
Frances Lee McCainJeannette Yeager
J.A. PrestonDr. Ted Cleary
Mort LindseyMort Lindsey
James RitzJack from Cincinnati
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