Real Life (1979 Albert Brooks)

In between our two monster musicals we had time to sneak in Brooks's directorial debut in a film written by he, Monica Johnson and Harry Shearer (who has a cameo, as does James L Brooks). It's still highly relevant, looking at how a fly-on-the-wall TV unit affects an average American family - climaxing in Gone With The Wind! Charles Grodin and Frances Lee McCain are mom and pop, Matthew Tobin and J.A. Preston behavioural observers. Film is very dry and funny.