| The Brady Bunch Movie | |
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| Directed by | Betty Thomas |
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| Based on | The Brady Bunch by Sherwood Schwartz |
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| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Edited by | Peter Teschner |
| Music by | Guy Moon |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $54.1 million[1] |
The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film that parodies the 1969–1974 television series The Brady Bunch. The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, and Bonnie and Terry Turner, and stars Shelley Long, Gary Cole, and Michael McKean. It also features cameos from Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, RuPaul, and some of the original cast of The Brady Bunch in new roles.
The film (likewise with the connected sequels) is an alternate retroactive continuity of the Brady Bunch storyline and lore, based on the kitschy-camp parody musical "Live Brady Bunch" tour in the early 1990s.[2] The film places the original sitcom characters, with their 1970s fashion sense and sitcom family morality, in a contemporary 1990s setting. Mike Brady works as a successful architect in Los Angeles. Due to failure to pay property tax, his family's home is at risk for repossession. Mike has to contend with his conman neighbor Larry Dittmeyer, who tries to sabotage the Bradys' effort to save their home. The film features humorous side plots, based around the culture clash between the Bradys' quaint conservative lifestyle and their more liberal surroundings.
The Brady Bunch Movie was released in the United States on February 17, 1995, and grossed $54 million. A sequel titled A Very Brady Sequel was released on August 23, 1996, and a television film titled The Brady Bunch in the White House was aired on November 29, 2002.
- ^ Klady, Leonard (February 19, 1996). "B.O. with a vengeance: $9.1 billion worldwide". Variety. p. 1.
- ^ "LA Times". latimes.com. 21 April 1992. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-18.