Real Life
“An American Comedy”
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".
Genres
Comedy
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Real Life performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$364,642
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$53K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Warren Yeager
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Jeannette Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Yeager
Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager
Eric Yeager
Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager
Dr. Howard Hill
Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill
Dr. Ted Cleary
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Paul Lowell - Realtor
Joseph Schaffler
Paul Lowell - Realtor
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
Phyllis Quinn
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
Jack from Cincinnati
James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati
Role Reversal Family Father
Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father
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