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Real Life (1979)
Submitted by winbran
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Summary: A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let he and his crew film their everyday lives... (imdb)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Directed By: Albert Brooks
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Real Life belongs to 9 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by curseof26 - 44 stars)
2. Jonathan Rosenbaum's Top 1000 Movies (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 15 stars)
3. Movies about movies (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 10 stars)
4. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
5. Jonathan Rosenbaum's Alternative Top 100 (public: moderated by JJJames - 2 stars)
6. Filmmaking (public: moderated by kyle.loomis - 1 star)
7. Director/star combination (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
8. Trailers From Hell (public: moderated by Void - 1 star)
9. Mockumentary (public: moderated by Spunkie)


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TCI User Score Tier
na moeta2
87
T8
na empire434
68
T5
na Q31
91
T6
Generally quite funny--an interesting spoof!
na Jos
91
T10
na sebby
50
T3
Good, not great. Brooks at his best is still just Woody Allen-lite.
na hellsditch
85
T9
Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give it is that it felt in no way dated. This could have been hilarious on the level of something like "Rambo III", with the way reality TV is so pervasive nowadays. But not only is this film still current and relevant, it feels very much ahead of its time. If all that's not enough, it's really funny too!
na RPMcMurphy
46
T3
na JJJames
95
T10
na welike
30
T6
na meester
70
T6
na jeff_v
80
T9
na FitFortDanga
75
T6
na 5thHobbit
64
T2
na nunstrangler
71
T6
na boywithshoes
35
T9
na Jack_Murphy
67
T4
na JooJoo
85
T9
Albert Brooks had some major insight/talent, nailing the absolute absurdity of reality tv right when it appeared. Also seems to have more influence in the mockumentary field than its stature would make you think. Hilarious stuff, most importantly.
na Pioneer
65
T2
na winbran
91
T10
na jstry
85
T8
Pretty funny stuff and interesting to see a time when reality tv wasn't the norm. The camera people lurking in the background is hilarious. I thought Brooks's meltdown could have been edited, but aside from that, it was quite funny.
na chiphall72
88
T9
na miss jesus
72
T8
As commentary, it's as pointed as ever today, but their big deal "high-tech" cameras and computers date the film terribly. I was surprised at how Grodin played his role here, and felt the family seemed very real. Kudos to Brooks too, for playing himself as such a self-centered jerk, ruining everything he touched. I loved the ending, and expect to be reminded of it many times by the endless reality TV that I'm sure is in store for everyone with network TV access in the future.
na RNG
70
T8
na cblur21
75
T8
na jbadds
94
T9
na flowing
76
T6
na Odyssey Dave
98
T9
na Stain
80
T7
Another Brooks exercise in painfully accurate but consistently funny satire of modern American life (his first). He plays himself as a total jerk, which should probably get some sort of award for self-effacement
na winds
6
T7
na Jazzaloha
68
T6
na imdb
70
T7
na mt.adkins
88
T10
Waaayyy ahead of it's time. Satire of the highest order, helped by some pitch-perfect acting by Charles Grodin. Since most of the humor is in the setup, the film loses steam as it reaches the self-referential 3rd act...but Brooks does an admirable job of keeping you hooked until the credits roll.
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