Real Life (1979) - First Supper

Real Life (1979) -- (Movie Trailer)

Writer, director and star Albert Brooks in the semi-legendary trailer for his mock documentary Real Life, 1979, which was not shot in 3-D, featuring paddle-ball champ Randy Brown.

Real Life (1979) - Etinauer 226-XL

Director and star Albert Brooks (as "himself," a comedian turned documentary film-maker) talks about the special gear chosen for his scientific observation of the Yeager family in Real Life, 1979.

Real Life (1979) - It's Not Degrading!

Director and star Albert Brooks assures doctors Cleary and Hill (J.A. Preston and Matthew Tobin) about his documentary as they arrive to meet the Yeagers (Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain et al) in Real Life, 1979.

Real Life (1979) - Nobel Prize

Albert Brooks, the director and star playing a version of "himself," explains his methods and motivations as a documentarian in this early scene from Real Life, 1979.

Intro Aired: Dec 2017

Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Real Life (1979)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Real Life, 1979.

Real Life (1979) - Phoenix

Albert Brooks (narrating as comedian turned documentarian "Albert Brooks") extols an improbable set of details as he fills in the audience about Phoenix, Arizona in Real Life, 1979.

Real Life (1979) - Something's Gotta Give

Comic turned documentarian Albert Brooks (as "himself") warms up a crowd of citizens in Phoenix with his modified version of Johnny Mercer's "Something's Gotta Give," in an early scene from Real Life, 1979.