Real Life (1979 film)

Real Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlbert Brooks
Written byAlbert Brooks
Monica Johnson
Harry Shearer
Produced byPenelope Spheeris
StarringCharles Grodin
Frances Lee McCain
J. A. Preston
Matthew Tobin
Albert Brooks
CinematographyEric Saarinen
Edited byDavid Finfer
Music byMort Lindsey
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 2, 1979 (1979-03-02) (New York)[1]
Running time
99 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Box office$364,642[2]

Real Life is a 1979 American comedy film starring Albert Brooks (in his directorial debut), who also co-authored the screenplay alongside Monica Johnson and Harry Shearer. It is a spoof of the 1973 reality television program An American Family and portrays a documentary filmmaker named Albert Brooks who attempts to live with and film a dysfunctional family for one full year.

Charles Grodin co-stars as the family's patriarch who allows cameras in his Arizona home. Real-life producer Jennings Lang also has an acting role in Real Life.

  1. ^ "Real Life - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Real Life (1979) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.