The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

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:

Real Estate | Neighbor | Race Against Time | Homestead | Contest

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

As he heads off to his business meeting, Carol Brady tells her husband, Mike, to "Go get 'em, Tiger", and then wonders to herself "Tiger, Tiger: what ever happened to that dog?" Tiger was the name of the Bradys' dog in the TV series. But, after the first two seasons, the dog was never seen again, even though his dog house was still out back. The movie is supposed to take place in the later seasons. So, that line is an inside joke to the show.

Goofs:

In the beginning of the movie, when Cindy goes to the Dittmeyers to swap the mail, there are no vehicles in the driveway, nor in the garage. However, when Mike leaves for work, his car is in the driveway.

Quotes:

Mr Dittmeyer: We'll be so rich you can hire an Eskimo to sit on your face.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The Brady Bunch: Her Sister's Shadow (#3.7)" (1971)

Soundtrack:

It's a Sunshine Day

Brave New Territory

The Brady bunch are a family whose members look normal to one another, and a few other social misfits, but the rest of the modern world sees them as out of place and weird. The movie starts by portraying a typical day in the nineties, but for the Brady's- it's anything but. The next door neighbors have been getting so much of their mail, that they've been missing property tax slips. And thus, they have failed to pay. This is great news to Mr. Dittmeyer, who has been trying to get Mike Brady to sell his house so he can have a mini-mall built. So, the Brady clan has to come up with a way to acquire $20,000 by the deadline, or Dittmeyer gets their house.

The plot is not the most enticing reason to see this movie. Instead, there is a real networking subplot about a family from the seventies not trying to fit in, but are content in their own little world. One-liners galore, and the sibling relationships make for extra fun because though the story involves two families who merged together while their oldest kids are in their mid-teens- they all treat each other like natural brothers and sisters.

Marcia is shallow as Hal. Her whole worthiness to herself never gets old. Her best friend tells her that she is the prettiest girl in the school, to which she replies, "I know". The question on all of our minds is- but how can she use her good looks and sparkling personality to earn money? Jan is rad as a fad with her multiple personalities. One encourages her, the second insults her, the third suggests she act in rage. "Watch my head spin! Kill! Kill! Kill!" That line is a comment on The Exorcist. Cindy has a funny lisp, and the rest of the kids are boring. But, this movie doesn't waste time on boring kids. And that's what's so great about it. The music is great corny fun... I suggest you see the movie and scream out the lines, "It's me! The New Jan Brady! Let's knock over a 7-11. Stop, you're scaring me! Me too. ME TOO!!!!"

*** out of ****