| | Real Life DVD
| Category | Comedies DVDs, Recommended Movies, Family Interaction Videos, Essential Cinema, Scams And Cons | | Starring | Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin, James L. Brooks, Frances Lee McCain, David Spielberg, Adam Grant, J.A. Preston, Matthew Tobin | | Director | Albert Brooks | | Art Director | Linda Marder, Linda Spheeris | | Cinematographer | Eric Saarinen | | Composer | Mort Lindsey | | Director | Penelope Spheeris | | Editor | David Finfer | | Screenwriter | Harry Shearer, Albert Brooks, Monica Johnson |
Charles Grodin, J.A. Preston, Albert Brooks, Dick Haynes, Matthew Tobin, Joseph Schaffler - Dir:Albert Brooks In his directorial debut, Albert Brooks presents a hilarious account of what happens to a typical American family when a group of filmmakers moves in with them to record "real life." Satirist Albert Brooks makes his directorial debut in this hilarious mockumentary that focuses on the day-to-day life of a "typical" American family. Brooks plays himself, a producer who pitches a movie concept about filming a real American family for one year and editing it into a movie. Backed up by a team of psychologists and a respected institute dealing with human behavior, he promises not to let the cameras interfere in any way in their lives. But the problems begin on day one, and Brooks desperately tries to hold his project together. Obsessed with presenting what's "real," he is soon convinced that real life isn't exciting enough for film. Brooks mercilessly parodies the Hollywood persona in this sharp satire of the entertainment industry that presages such later films as EDTV and THE TRUMAN SHOW as well as the television shows THE REAL WORLD, BIG BROTHER, and SURVIVOR. Albert Brooks's longtime friend and fellow filmmaker James L. Brooks appears as the Driving Evaluator at the institute's testing facility.
Coscreenwriter Harry Shearer is featured as Pete the cameraman.
The Role Reversal Family in the testing portion of the mockumentary is played by the Einsteins--Brooks's real name.
Real Life Reviews: "...Very funny....Grodin and McCain are excellent..."
-- Step., Variety "...Drily funny....It works remarkably well..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times
This is the only Adam Grant video. Stars also making their debut in this video: J.A. Preston, Matthew Tobin. Real Life | List Price | $19.95 (You save $1.56) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1979 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  58607  | | CD Universe Part number | 1575380 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 28, 2006 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 99 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen ;Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Mono Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Sensormatic |
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Real Life DVD Region 1
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Interviews: Albert Brooks - Director
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Interactive Menus
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