The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
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63% of critics liked it
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39% of users liked it
(48,049 ratings)
The Brady Bunch Movie pays tribute to the 1970s TV show while poking gentle fun at it. The Brady family, led by father Mike (Gary Cole), still live in their suburban, split-level home and are still throwbacks to the era that spawned them. Eternally perky wife Carol (Shelley Long) is the perfect… More The Brady Bunch Movie pays tribute to the 1970s TV show while poking gentle fun at it. The Brady family, led by father Mike (Gary Cole), still live in their suburban, split-level home and are still throwbacks to the era that spawned them. Eternally perky wife Carol (Shelley Long) is the perfect homemaker, while the kids' behavior is as wholesome as their loud, time-warp pastel clothes. Meanwhile, the greedy, selfish modern era swirls dangerously around them, embodied in next-door neighbor and real estate agent Ditmeyer (Michael McKean), who wants to buy the Bradys' property and turn the neighborhood into a giant mall. But no amount of money or prodding can persuade the Bradys to give up their home. Director Betty Thomas contrasts the overlit sitcom look of the Brady house interiors (faithfully recreated from the series) with real locations and natural grit for the modern L.A. scenes. The result is a satire that deftly spoofs the idea of staying true to old-fashioned values without ever passing judgment on those values. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Directed By
- Betty Thomas
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 17, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
A curiously sour movie in its amused contempt for this fatuous family.
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, Time Out
[Director Thomas] drawn hilariously synthetic performances from a shrewdly cloned cast.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
The actors try hard, but the screenplay isn't solid enough to keep any of them consistently clever.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
The Brady Bunch Movie is never more than lightly amusing, but then neither was the TV show.
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Leonard Klady, Variety
Part homage, part spoof, the deft balancing act is a clever, engaging adaption.
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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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Michael McKean
as Mr. Dittmeyer
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Jean Smart
as Mrs. Ditmeyer
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Henriette Mantel
as Alice Nelson
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Christopher Daniel Barnes
as Greg Brady
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Selma Archerd
as Neighbor
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James Avery
as Mr. Yeager
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Shane Conrad
as Doug Simpson
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Ann B. Davis
as Schultzy
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Micky Dolenz
as Himself
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David Graf
as Sam Franklin
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Archie Hahn III
as Mr. Swanson
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Florence Henderson
as Grandma Brady
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Davy Jones
as Himself
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Christopher Knight
as Coach
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Jesse Lee Soffer
as Bobby Brady
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David Leisure
as Jason
- Maureen McCormick
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Jack Noseworthy
as Eric Ditmeyer
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Julie Payne
as Mrs. Simmons
- Eve Plumb
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David Proval
as Electrician
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Marissa Ribisi
as Holly
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R.D. Robb
as Charlie
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Robert Rothwell
as Mr. Simmons
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Paul Sutera
as Peter Brady
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Peter Tork
as Himself
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Barry Williams
as Music Producer
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Keone Young
as Mr. Watanabe
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Jennifer Blanc
as Valley Girl
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Lisa Sutton
as Hooker
- Mike Lookinland
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Beverly Archer
as Mrs. Whitfield
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Steven Gilborn
as Mr. Phillips
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Alanna Ubach
as Noreen
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Jennifer Elise Cox
as Jan Brady
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Olivia Hack
as Cindy Brady
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Moriah Snyder
as Missy
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RuPaul
as Mrs. Cummings
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Arnold Turner
as Officer Axelrod
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Christine Taylor
as Marcia Brady
