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| Dick Haynes | ... | Councilman Harris | |
| Albert Brooks | ... | Albert Brooks | |
| Matthew Tobin | ... | Dr. Howard Hill | |
| J.A. Preston | ... | Dr. Ted Cleary | |
| Joseph Schaffler | ... | Paul Lowell | |
| Phyllis Quinn | ... | Donna Stanley | |
| James Ritz | ... | Jack from Cincinnati | |
| Clifford Einstein | ... | Role Reversal Family Member | |
| Harry Einstein | ... | Role Reversal Family Member | |
| Mandy Einstein | ... | Role Reversal Family Member | |
| Karen Einstein | ... | Role Reversal Family Member | |
| James L. Brooks | ... | Driving Evaluator | |
| Zeke Manners | ... | Driver | |
| Charles Grodin | ... | Warren Yeager | |
| Frances Lee McCain | ... | Jeannette Yeager | |
| Lisa Urette | ... | Lisa Yeager | |
| Robert Stirrat | ... | Eric Yeager | |
| Dudley DeZonia | ... | Felton Family Member | |
| Barbara DeZonia | ... | Felton Family Member | |
| Carolyn Silas | ... | Felton Family Member | |
| Adam Grant | ... | Felton Family Member | |
| Belle Richter | ... | Jeannette's Mother | |
| Jerry Jensen | ... | Jeannette's Father | |
| Michele Grace | ... | Nurse | |
| Thelma Leeds | ... | Margaret (as Thelma Bernstein) | |
| Johnny Haymer | ... | Dr. Maxwell Rennert | |
| Nudie | ... | Horse Owner | |
| Charles H. Reid | ... | Assistant Surgeon | |
| Susan Clark | ... | Nurse | |
| Ward Rodgers | ... | Minister | |
| David Spielberg | ... | Dr. Jeremy Nolan | |
| Julie Payne | ... | Dr. Anne Kramer | |
| Jennings Lang | ... | Martin Brand | |
| Leo McElroy | ... | Jim Sanders | |
| Carlos Jurado | ... | Reporter | |
| S.W. Smith | ... | Second Reporter | |
| Fred Wolfson | ... | Third Reporter | |
| Norman Bartold | ... | Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward | |
| Harry Shearer | ... | Pete | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mort Lindsey | ... | Himself | |
Directed by | |||
| Albert Brooks | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Albert Brooks | written by | |
| Monica Mcgowan Johnson | written by | |
| Harry Shearer | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Norman Epstein | .... | executive producer | |
| Jonathan Kovler | .... | executive producer | |
| Penelope Spheeris | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mort Lindsey | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Eric Saarinen | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Finfer | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Linda Marder | |||
| Linda Spheeris | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kathryn Logan | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rafael Elortegui | .... | second assistant director | |
| David McGiffert | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| John Crawford | .... | special props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Crew Chamberlain | .... | boom operator | |
| Robert Knudson | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Knudsen) | |
| Michael C. Moore | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Richard Albain | .... | special effects (as Dick Albain) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Mark Jaffe | .... | computer graphics artist | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dennis Bishop | .... | gaffer | |
| Michael Bowe | .... | best boy | |
| Frederick Elmes | .... | additional photographer | |
| Kit Kalionzes | .... | assistant camera | |
| Michael Katz | .... | key grip | |
| Larry Snodgrass | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Andy Spheeris | .... | additional grip | |
| Kevin Williams | .... | additional grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Norman Knight | .... | extras casting | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Barbara Bloom | .... | post-production secretary | |
| Eric Jenkins | .... | associate editor | |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | .... | negative cutter | |
Music Department | |||
| Ken Johnson | .... | music editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Terry Carr | .... | pre-production secretary | |
| Don Cirillo | .... | unspecified assistant | |
| Robert Furst | .... | production assistant | |
| Betty Goldberg | .... | script supervisor | |
| Tom Mickel | .... | location assistant | |
| Diane Quinn | .... | production assistant | |
| Ky Richards III | .... | location assistant | |
| Lois Stirrat | .... | production accountant | |
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Local 'madness' in an Arizona small, one horse town. Based on a show shot in Santa Barbara California in 73' a first reality show, that went horribly wrong! It was a hit, but the family was never the same. This is an off the cuff answer to that first reality show, that I believe may have gone lost in translation.
Sure this starts out interesting and goes right along, showing a small Arizona Phoenix as the place where the real family will be followed by a camera and crew, in the home, in their lives and all over the place. It seems at times so depressing and so real in parts... that it hurts just watching. That's not bad when it seems that it is real. Brooks has a creative and wild mind. With it all some how he can lose people in his presentation. It isn't that he is not talented, he just sees things through a different ' lens ' than most average do.
If more people had been informed of why and how the movie came about, I think it would have done better at the theater. Albert Brooks is an entertaining creative craftsman and his work and acting shows to those who can follow what he is about.
I recommend this movie for it's madness and reality type-lore but the fun part is seeing the Arizona from the seventies and how different it is today. Brooks will always be good at his job I believe, but you have to understand the mind from which it comes. (***)