The Brady Family

Movie
German title	The Brady Family
Original title	The Brady Bunch Movie
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1995
length	84 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Betty Thomas
script	Rick Copp , ; Laurice Elehwany , ; Bonnie Turner , ; Terry Turner
production	David Kirkpatrick , ; Lloyd J. Schwartz , ; Sherwood Schwartz
music	Guy Moon
camera	Mac Ahlberg
cut	Peter Teschner
occupation
	Shelley Long : Carol Brady; Gary Cole : Mike Brady; Christine Taylor : Marcia Brady; Christopher Daniel Barnes : Greg Brady; Jennifer Elise Cox : Jan Brady; Paul Sutera : Peter Brady; Olivia Hack : Cindy Brady; Jesse Lee Soffer : Bobby Brady; Henriette Mantel : Alice Nelson; David Graf : Sam Franklin; Florence Henderson : Grandmother; Jack Noseworthy : Eric Dittmeyer; Megan Ward : Donna Leonard; RuPaul : Mrs. Cummings; Beverly Archer : Mrs. Whitfield; Elisa Gabrielli : Ms. Lynley; Alanna Ubach : Noreen; David Proval : Electrician;

The Brady Family (Original title: The Brady Bunch Movie ) is an American comedy film from 1995 . The Director led Betty Thomas , the writer wrote Rick Copp , Laurice Elehwany , Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner . The main roles were played by Shelley Long and Gary Cole .

action

Carol and Mike Brady and their children live in a suburban house in the 1990s. The home furnishings and clothing of the family correspond to the 1970s. The family often surprises those around them with their optimism and ignorance of the reality of the 1990s.

In the neighborhood lives Mr. Dittmeyer, a real estate developer who wants to build a shopping center instead of the houses. The Bradys have to pay real estate tax and need $ 20,000. Mr. Dittmeyer offers the money and wants to buy the Bradys' house in return.

The architect Mike Brady shows his designs to some customers who do not find them up to date. He eventually sells a design, but Mr. Dittmeyer lies to the client that Brady's structures are unsafe. The order is being withdrawn.

The kids win $ 20,000 on a show. The neighbors follow the Brady's lead and also decide not to sell their houses.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 17, 1995 that the film was based too closely on the original concept of the television series. A stronger contrast to the outside world would look funnier.

Edward Guthmann wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of February 17, 1995 that the comedy thrived on the contrasts between the "innocent" 1970s and the "aggressive" 1990s. He described the scene of the attempted car robbery. Guthmann praised the portrayals of Shelley Long and Gary Cole, the "perfect" cast of their roles.

The lexicon of international films wrote: "A rousing comedy that is based on a renaissance of the 1970s that was current at the time of production, but which nevertheless maintains an ironic distance from both the series model and the epoch depicted."

Awards

The film was nominated for the Casting Society of America Award in 1995 . One dance sequence was nominated for the MTV Movie Award in 1995 . The film was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1996.

backgrounds

The comedy is based on the television series Three Girls and Three Boys ( The Brady Bunch ) from 1969 to 1974. It was shot in the Los Angeles area. It cost approximately $ 12 million to produce, and US cinemas grossed $ 46.6 million. In 1996 the sequel The Brady Family 2 ( A Very Brady Sequel ) was produced. In 2002, the television film The Brady Family in the White House ( The Brady Bunch in the White House ) was produced.

Four original cast members from the series have brief appearances in the film. Florence Henderson as a grandmother, Ann B. Davis as a trucker, and Barry Williams and Christopher Knight .

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] Film review by Roger Ebert

[2] Film review by Edward Guthmann

[3] The Brady Family. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 24, 2017 .

[4] The Brady Family on boxofficemojo.com