The Brady Bunch Movie
1995 film by Betty Thomas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film that parodies the 1969–1974 television series The Brady Bunch. The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, and Bonnie and Terry Turner, and stars Shelley Long, Gary Cole, and Michael McKean. It also features cameos from Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, RuPaul, and some of the original cast of The Brady Bunch in new roles.
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Directed by | Betty Thomas |
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Based on | The Brady Bunch by Sherwood Schwartz |
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Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
Edited by | Peter Teschner |
Music by | Guy Moon |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $54.1 million[1] |
The film (likewise with the connected sequels) is an alternate retroactive continuity of the Brady Bunch storyline and lore, based on the kitschy-camp parody musical "Live Brady Bunch" tour in the early 1990s.[2] The film places the original sitcom characters, with their 1970s fashion sense and sitcom family morality, in a contemporary 1990s setting. With Mike Brady working as a successful architect in Los Angeles, which due to failure to pay property tax, his family's home is at risk for repossession. All the while, dealing with his conman neighbor Larry Dittmeyer, sabotaging the Brady's effort to save their home. In addition to side plots, based around the humor from the Brady's conservative lifestyle, despite their more liberal surroundings, resulting in culture clash.
The Brady Bunch Movie was released in the United States on February 17, 1995, and grossed $54 million. A sequel titled A Very Brady Sequel was released on August 23, 1996, and a television film titled The Brady Bunch in the White House was aired on November 29, 2002.