The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writers (WGA):

Sherwood Schwartz (characters)
Laurice Elehwany (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They're back to save America from the '90s

Plot:

The original 70's TV family is now placed in the 1990's, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.

Plot Keywords:

House | Neighbor | Homestead | Brady Bunch | Nunchuck

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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 (as Jesse Lee)
Henriette Mantel	...	Alice Nelson
David Graf	...	Sam Franklin
Florence Henderson	...	Grandma
Jack Noseworthy	...	Eric Dittmeyer
Megan Ward	...	Donna Leonard
Jean Smart	...	Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
Michael McKean	...	Mr. Larry Dittmeyer

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for racy innuendos.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Firmament Avenue, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Scenes featuring Mike Lookinland as Cop #3 Susan Olsen as a reporter for "The Daily Tattler", and Maureen McCormick as the Lemonade Lady were filmed but cut.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): They need $20,000 to keep their home. Mike asks Carol in bed for a penny for her thoughts. She responds "about 20,000 of them". This is only $200, not the $20,000 needed to save their home.

Quotes:

Jan Brady: [her demonic inner voices] Watch my head spin! Kill! Kill! KILL!
[out loud]
Jan Brady: No, stop it! I can't take it anymore!
[her demonic inner voices]
Jan Brady: Ah, shut up you loser!
Grandma: Jan, cut the crap!
Jan Brady: They're gone! Thank you grandma!

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Soundtrack:

Girl

I never thought of it that way..

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) is, in my opinion, one of the best spoofs in movie history. Every character is deliciously well done in true '70s style, the decor is excellent, and the whole plot is hilarious: the Bradys in the '90s. An excellent movie on the whole, complete with cameos by the original Brady Bunch cast and '70s icons.

The beauty of this movie, has I've mentioned before, is that it is done so authentically. There are little touches here and there (you may need to watch the movie a few times to notice), such as 'The Partridge Family' bus going by just before the singing competition scene.

There are some hilarious moments (some quite cringe worthy too!). Mike Brady giving a 'wise' speech, Marcia getting hit in the nose by a football, Marcia's dance and so many more. I even find when Jan knocks some boxes off funny! Pacing wise, it moves very fast so you don't get bored. It runs smoothly. No qualms there.

It is really amusing to see a naive, sweet '70s family fit in with '90s California grunge. It's a great movie - many great memories of this.