A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
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52% of critics liked it
(33 reviews) -
26% of users liked it
(62,218 ratings)
Like its lively predecessor, The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), this mild comic send-up takes its characters and situations from the popular family sitcom of the 1970s, The Brady Bunch. Set in the '90s, it is filled with in-joke references to American pop culture. However, one need not be familiar… More Like its lively predecessor, The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), this mild comic send-up takes its characters and situations from the popular family sitcom of the 1970s, The Brady Bunch. Set in the '90s, it is filled with in-joke references to American pop culture. However, one need not be familiar with the original series in order to enjoy this film. Bad guy Trevor Thomas (Tim Matheson) is posing as supermom Carol Brady's long-dead first husband Roy Martin. He claims to have been amnesiac and made unrecognizable by plastic surgery after suffering disfiguring injuries, but in truth, he is on the hunt for a very valuable artifact, an ancient Chinese horse carving which Roy sent to his family from the field. Because of the family's sheer niceness, they could never imagine such deception, and husband Mike Brady (Gary Cole) welcomes him into their midst. This causes Roy no end of frustration, as not only must he live with this incredibly sweet and cheerful family while he searches for the carving, but he must endure having his ill-tempered sarcastic jibes go completely unrecognized. When Carol (Shelley Long) is kidnapped, the whole family goes a-hunting. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arlene Sanford
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 23, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Justin Chang, Variety
A considerably better second installment than one usually encounters.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
As a satire of a sitcom that wasn't funny, it's often at its funniest when it's purposely stale.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I didn't laugh much during A Very Brady Sequel, but I did smile a lot.
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Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Still delivers diverting comic fluff for the bland clan's fans.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
No incarnation of the Brady Bunch, no matter how cleverly satirized, can use up an hour and a half's screen time without making the audience feel like they've overdosed.
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Cast
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Shelley Long
as Carol Brady
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Gary Cole
as Mike Brady
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Tim Matheson
as Roy Martin/Trever Thomas
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Christopher Daniel Barnes
as Greg Brady
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Christine Taylor
as Marcia Brady
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Henriette Mantel
as Alice Nelson
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Barbara Eden
as Jeannie
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
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John Hillerman
as Dr. Whitehead
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Jesse Lee Soffer
as Bobby Brady
- Rosie O'Donnell
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Paul Sutera
as Peter Brady
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Jennifer Elise Cox
as Jan Brady
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Olivia Hack
as Cindy Brady
