Plot
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".
Cast
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Charles Grodin
Warren Yeager
Frances Lee McCain
Jeannette Yeager
Lisa Urette
Lisa Yeager
Robert Stirrat
Eric Yeager
Matthew Tobin
Dr. Howard Hill
J.A. Preston
Dr. Ted Cleary
Mort Lindsey
Mort Lindsey
Joseph Schaffler
Paul Lowell - Realtor
Phyllis Quinn
Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner
James Ritz
Jack from Cincinnati
Clifford Einstein
Role Reversal Family Father
Crew
Albert Brooks
Director
Monica Johnson
Writer
Albert Brooks
Writer
Penelope Spheeris
Producer
Harry Shearer
Writer
Eric Saarinen
Director of Photography
Mort Lindsey
Original Music Composer
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