Real Life

1979

Action / Comedy

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 84% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 4731 4.7K

television dysfunctional family mockumentary filmmaking found footage documentary filmmaking

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Plot summary

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

Albert Brooks Photo
Albert Brooks

Top cast

Norman Bartold Photo
Norman Bartold as Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward
Albert Brooks Photo
Albert Brooks as Albert Brooks
J.A. Preston Photo
J.A. Preston as Dr. Ted Cleary
David Spielberg Photo
David Spielberg as Dr. Jeremy Nolan
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907.59 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 38 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Ben D 8 / 10

This prescient mockumentary of the All-American Family in

This prescient mockumentary of the All-American Family in “real life” (literally mocking the TV Show An American Family) had started strong, but took an unexpected turn of producer vs. science and slowed to a grind. The little quirks — Albert (Albert Brooks) starting his walk too far away from the camera, the antiques in his house, the Space Age-styled cameras themselves — were funny details that added context to the low-hanging fruit of the subject matter, and laughs. However, when the attention strayed from the Yaeger Family (Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain, Lisa Urette, Robert Stirrat) and the story concerned not what would happen in the “documentary,” but if it would happen at all, I felt swindled. Yes, watching a comedian like Albert Brooks defends his project against skeptical poindexters with charm and wit (the “pee hoarders” line got me) possesses its own entertainment value, but there seemed to be so much left to explore with the family. The more I’ve considered it, the less I liked the ending. Grand can be good, but I bet they filmed a few others that should’ve replaced this fiery conclusion. Watching Real Life in 2023 definitely hits different than it must’ve in 1979. It’s a good movie that should be enjoyed for its historical value (more television than cinema) and a handful of laughs.
Reviewed by Kyle M 5 / 10

Modernly satirizes on the now-familiar form that was

Modernly satirizes on the now-familiar form that was mainly aimed towards the documented serials back then whereas we engage with strangers grasping commonly relatable slice-of-life matters, only to instead sympathize with the pitifully intruded subjects in a nonsensical picture that only became unethically ironic without much of a funny bone. (C)
Reviewed by Mason M 9 / 10

Albert Brooks is definitely my favorite comedian and

Albert Brooks is definitely my favorite comedian and his debut feature which was somehow a parody of reality television before it was popularized, proves his comic genius and amazing directing. Brooks may be my favorite screenwriter when it comes to endings and this is one of the reasons why. I'm just disappointed that after 45 years of this film being in the world, that we have not found a way to create the Ettinauer 226XL camera.
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