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About
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".
Theatrical
Mar 2, 1979
Digital
Jan 1, 2024
Box Office
$365K
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 13, 2001
Cast
Full credits →A
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
C
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
F
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
M
Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill
J
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary
M
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
J
James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati
C
Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father
J
James L. Brooks
Driving Evaluator
Z
Zeke Manners
Driver in Evaluation
J
Jerry Jensen
Jeanette's Father
T
Thelma Leeds
Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient
J
Johnny Haymer
Dr. Maxwell Rennert
N
Nudie
Horse Owner
S
Susan Clark
Veterinary Nurse
D
David Spielberg
Dr. Jeremy Nolan
J
Julie Payne
Dr. Anne Kramer
J
Jennings Lang
Martin Brand (voice)
N
Norman Bartold
Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward
H
Harry Shearer
Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
