Real Life [Criterion Collection] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Director: Albert Brooks Albert Brooks

Overview

This film is a poker-faced cinema-verite satire of the PBS series An American Family. The film blurs the line between fantasy and reality in its portrayal of a comedian named Albert Brooks who is making his first film, a documentary portrait of a Phoenix family.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2024
UPC:	0715515300711
Original Release:	1979
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	5,402

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Albert Brooks	Albert Brooks,Evaluator
Charles Grodin	Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain	Jeannette Yeager
Dick Haynes	Harris
Matthew Tobin	Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston	Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey	Himself,Composer
Joseph Schaffler	Paul
Phyllis Quinn	Donna
James Ritz	Jack
Zeke Manners	Driver
Lisa Urette	Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat	Eric Yeager
Dudley DeZonia	The Felton,The Felton
Carolyn Silas	The Felton
Adam Grant	The Felton
Belle Richter	Jeanette's Mother
Jerry Jensen	Jeanette's Father
Michele Grace	Nurse
Thelma Bernstein	Margaret
Johnny Haymer	Dr. Rennert
Nudie	Horse Owner
Charles H. Reid	Surgeon
Susan Clark	Nurse
Ward Rodgers	Minister
David Spielberg	Dr. Jeremy Nolan
Jennings Lang	Martin Brand
Leo McElroy	Jim
Carlos Jurado	Reporter
S.W. Smith	Reporter
Fred Wolfson	Reporter
Norman Bartold	Dr. Isaac Steven
Harry Shearer	Pete
Julie Payne	Dr. Kramer

Technical Credits

Monica Mcgowan Johnson

Albert Brooks	Director
Norman Epstein	Executive Producer
Jonathan Kovler	Executive Producer
Monica Mcgowan Johnson	Screenwriter
Penelope Spheeris	Producer