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Brady Bunch Movie

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Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:22

Rotten:15

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: Though lightweight and silly, The Brady Bunch Movie still charms as homage to the 70s sitcom.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The popular 70s TV show makes a graceful transition to the big screen in this light-hearted feature that's part parody and part homage. The plot here (about a ruthless land developer who wants to... The popular 70s TV show makes a graceful transition to the big screen in this light-hearted feature that's part parody and part homage. The plot here (about a ruthless land developer who wants to buy the Brady home) is secondary to the playful juxtaposition of the Brady's era with our own. The film dotes on the peculiarities of 70s fashion and lingo with an almost religious fervor. The kids seem as lost in their wide-collared, pastel shirts as they do in their anachronistic moral universe. Marcia, for instance, is oblivious to the come-ons from a lesbian friend and she haughtily informs a date that she doesn't go to "third base." Several members of the original cast make cameo appearances. [More]

Starring: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Michael McKean, Florence Henderson

Starring: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Michael McKean, Florence Henderson, Barry Williams, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Davy Jones, Jean Smart, Henriette Mantel, Christine Taylor, Jennifer Elise Cox, Olivia Hack, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Paul Sutera, Jesse Lee

Director: Betty Thomas

Director: Betty Thomas
Producer: Alan Ladd

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Reviews for Brady Bunch Movie

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This is enormous fun, one of the best TV adaptations to date, and guaranteed to provoke a nostalgic misty eye and mischevious grin in anybody who's ever owned a crimplene tank top.

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05/20/08
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
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While the young actors are all fine at spoofery, we get the impression that only Long, McKean and Cole really understand the joke.

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05/20/08
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[Director Thomas] drawn hilariously synthetic performances from a shrewdly cloned cast.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out
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A curiously sour movie in its amused contempt for this fatuous family.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/20/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

A funny, savvy, camp yet family-friendly look at the Generation-X TV icons.

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05/20/08
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08/07/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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06/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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01/24/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Funnier than it deserves to be.

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09/08/03
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

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09/02/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
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09/01/03
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Apparently someone else besides yours truly was watching the eighties sitcom "Day by Day".

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
06/09/03
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

The actors try hard, but the screenplay isn't solid enough to keep any of them consistently clever.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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05/20/03
Monica Hayde
Monica Hayde
Palo Alto Weekly

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05/09/03
Cory Cheney
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly

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02/14/03
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Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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01/14/03
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
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11/08/02
James Hill
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10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Comes off smart by being so silly.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
 
 
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