"An American Comedy" 02 March 1979 Comedy 99 mins
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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Albert Brooks as Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin as Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain as Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Urette as Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat as Eric Yeager
Matthew Tobin as Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston as Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey as Mort Lindsey
Joseph Schaffler as Paul Lowell - Realtor
Phyllis Quinn as Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
James Ritz as Jack from Cincinnati
Clifford Einstein as Role Reversal Family Father
Harold Einstein as Role Reversal Family Son
Mandy Einstein as Role Reversal Family Mother
Karen Einstein as Role Reversal Family Daughter
James L. Brooks as Driving Evaluator
Monica Johnson Writer
Albert Brooks Writer
Albert Brooks Director
Linda Spheeris Art Direction
Linda Marder Art Direction
David McGiffert First Assistant Director
Kathryn Fenton Makeup Artist
Rafael Elortegui Second Assistant Director
John Crawford Props
Crew Chamberlain Boom Operator
Richard Albain Special Effects
Michael C. Moore Sound
Robert Knudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Norman Epstein Executive Producer
Jonathan Kovler Executive Producer
Penelope Spheeris Producer
United States 01 January 2024
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An under-taker (Renzo Montagnini) unintentionally raises three accident victims from the dead while reading out-loud from a zombie pulp novel.
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Taking the stage with the sun sinking in the West, Cheap Trick opened their Reading Festival appearance aptly with the raucous, quick-hittin' action of "Hello There", followed by the power pop rockin' "Come On, Come On".
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The Riehl family has recently owned a small house in a new development in the countryside. Mr. Riehl drives into town every morning, where he works in a furniture store.
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