Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Diane Lane | ... | Pat Loud | |
Tim Robbins | ... | Bill Loud | |
James Gandolfini | ... | Craig Gilbert | |
Thomas Dekker | ... | Lance Loud | |
Caitlin Custer | ... | Delilah Loud | |
Kaitlyn Dever | ... | Michele Loud | |
Nick Eversman | ... | Grant Loud | |
Johnny Simmons | ... | Kevin Loud | |
Patrick Fugit | ... | Alan Raymond | |
Shanna Collins | ... | Susan Raymond | |
Jake Richardson | ... | Tommy Goodwin | |
Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Mary Every | |
Lolita Davidovich | ... | Val | |
Matt O'Leary | ... | Cameron | |
Stephen Caffrey | ... | Tom |
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the first American family to be the subjects of a reality TV show.
"One must never let the public behind the scenes for they are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it is the illusion they love." The first successful reality show was on PBS and it was about the Loud family. The show followed around Pat (Lane) and Bill (Robbins) Loud and their family. It was the first of it's kind and this movie about how it started, what it was like while it was going on and the aftermath. I was actually pretty excited about watching this because of the cast. I have to say I was not disappointed at all. The acting was great in this and the movie itself was very entertaining. I have never been a fan of reality TV but it was very interesting to see how the genre began and the immediate impact that the show had. I do have to say though that as great as this movie is and how interesting it was to see the family problems come to the surface I still have no interest to watch the real "American Family" show. That in no way means that I did not enjoy watching the Loud family in this movie though. Overall, an excellent movie that should be watched. Very, very interesting and makes me wonder how accurate it is. I give it an A-.