Real Life (1979)
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".
Top billed cast
Albert BrooksAlbert Brooks
Charles GrodinWarren Yeager
Frances Lee McCainJeannette Yeager
Lisa UretteLisa Yeager- Robert StirratEric Yeager
Dick HaymesCouncilman Harris- Matthew TobinDr. Howard Hill
J.A. PrestonDr. Ted Cleary
Mort LindseyMort Lindsey- Joseph SchafflerPaul Lowell - Realtor
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
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Easy Digging
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Debunk (2022)
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Fox & Penguin (2021)
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By Dawn's Early Light (2001)
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Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser (2007)
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Going Great White (2008)
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Four Christmases (2008)
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Still Crazy (1998)
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A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
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The Script Cops are back! This time, investigating a group of student filmmakers accused of using clichés.