Real Life (1979) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Albert Brooks.

Cast

• 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
• Zeke Manners as Driver in Evaluation
• Dudley DeZonia as Andrew Felton - Alternate Family Father
• Barbara DeZonia as Felton Family Member
• Carolyn Silas as Felton Family Member
• Adam Grant as Felton Family Member
• Belle Richter as Jeanette's Mother
• Jerry Jensen as Jeanette's Father
• Michele Grace as Dr. Rennert's Nurse
• Thelma Leeds as Margaret - Dr. Rennert's Patient
• Johnny Haymer as Dr. Maxwell Rennert
• Nudie as Horse Owner
• Charles H. Reid as Assistant Surgeon
• Susan Clark as Veterinary Nurse
• Ward Rodgers as Minister
• David Spielberg as Dr. Jeremy Nolan
• Julie Payne as Dr. Anne Kramer
• Jennings Lang as Martin Brand (voice)
• Leo McElroy as Jim Sanders - Channel 5 Reporter
• Carlos Jurado as Reporter
• S.W. Smith as 2nd Reporter
• Fred Wolfson as 3rd Reporter
• Norman Bartold as Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward
• Harry Shearer as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
• Dick Haynes as Councilman Edmund Harris

Crew

• Monica Johnson — Writer
• Albert Brooks — Writer
• Albert Brooks — Director
• Penelope Spheeris — Producer
• Eric Saarinen — Director of Photography
• Harry Shearer — Writer
• Mort Lindsey — Original Music Composer

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