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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".
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1979-03-02
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 99 Mins
- star Rating: 6.6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 84 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0079781
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Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks

Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager

Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager

Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager

Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager

Dick Haymes
Councilman Harris

Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill

J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary

Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey

Joseph Schaffler
Paul Lowell - Realtor

Phyllis Quinn
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner

James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati

Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father

Harold Einstein
Role Reversal Family Son

Mandy Einstein
Role Reversal Family Mother

Karen Einstein
Role Reversal Family Daughter

James L. Brooks
Driving Evaluator

Zeke Manners
Driver in Evaluation

Dudley DeZonia
Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father

Barbara DeZonia
Felton Family Member

Carolyn Silas
Felton Family Member

Adam Grant
Felton Family Member

Belle Richter
Jeanette's Mother

Jerry Jensen
Jeanette's Father

Michele Grace
Dr. Rennert's Nurse

Thelma Leeds
Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient

Johnny Haymer
Dr. Maxwell Rennert

Nudie
Horse Owner

Charles H. Reid
Assistant Surgeon

Susan Clark
Veterinary Nurse

Ward Rodgers
Minister

David Spielberg
Dr. Jeremy Nolan

Julie Payne
Dr. Anne Kramer

Jennings Lang
Martin Brand (voice)

Leo McElroy
Jim Sanders - Channel 5 Reporter

Carlos Jurado
Reporter

S.W. Smith
2nd Reporter

Fred Wolfson
3rd Reporter

Norman Bartold
Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward

Harry Shearer
Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
groups Crew

Albert Brooks
Director

Albert Brooks
Writer

Monica Johnson
Writer

Linda Marder
Art Direction

Linda Spheeris
Art Direction

Kathryn Fenton
Makeup Artist

Rafael Elortegui
Second Assistant Director

David McGiffert
First Assistant Director

John Crawford
Props

Crew Chamberlain
Boom Operator

Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael C. Moore
Sound

Richard Albain
Special Effects

Harry Shearer
Writer

Penelope Spheeris
Producer

Norman Epstein
Executive Producer

Jonathan Kovler
Executive Producer

Eric Saarinen
Director of Photography

David Finfer
Editor

Betty Goldberg
Script Supervisor

Mort Lindsey
Original Music Composer
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