The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Betty Thomas which was released on February 17, 1995 by Paramount Pictures.
It is based on the 1969-1974 ABC network sitcom series, "The Brady Bunch."
Plot[]
The film follows the Brady family who are placed in the '90s where their house is at risk of being taken away by a real estate developer if they can't come up with $20,000.
Cast[]
- Gary Cole as Mike Brady
- Shelley Long as Carol Brady
- Henriette Mantel as Alice Nelson
- Christopher Daniel Barnes as Greg Brady
- Christine Taylor as Marcia Brady
- Paul Sutera as Peter Brady
- Jennifer Elise Cox as Jan Brady
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Bobby Brady
- Olivia Hack as Cindy Brady
- David Graf as Sam Franklin
- Michael McKean as Larry Dittmeyer
- Jean Smart as Dina Dittmeyer
- Jack Noseworthy as Eric Dittmeyer
- Moriah Snyder as Missy Dittmeyer
- James Avery as Steve Yeager
- R. D. Robb as Charlie Anderson
- Shane Conrad as Doug Simpson
- Marissa Ribisi as Holly
- Alanna Ubach as Noreen
- Megan Ward as Donna Leonard
- Elisa Pensler-Gabrielli as Miss Linley
- RuPaul as Mrs. Cummings
- Darion Basco as Eddie
- David Leisure as Jason
- Davy Jones as himself
- Micky Dolenz as himself
- Peter Tork as himself
Box Office[]
"The Brady Bunch Movie" grossed $14,827,066 in its opening weekend and $46,576,136 worldwide on an estimated budget of $12,000,000.
Critical Reception[]
Entertainment Weekly wrote: "The makers of The Brady Bunch Movie have too much affection for the show simply to skewer it with satire. What they’ve done is closer to alchemy: turned this cheese into comic gold."
TV Guide Magazine called it a "funny, savvy, camp yet family-friendly look at the Generation-X TV icons" while the Los Angeles Times said it was "more successfully silly than non-Brady fans will expect."
Time Out said that director Betty Thomas "has recreated '70s sitcom-land with the kind of unerring attention to detail Merchant-Ivory lavish on a society ball, and she's drawn hilariously synthetic performances from a shrewdly cloned cast."
Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times said: "The film establishes a bland, reassuring, comforting Brady reality - a certain muted tone that works just fine but needs, I think, a bleaker contrast from outside to fully exploit the humor."
Gene Siskel from the Chicago Tribune wrote: "The only attempt at stretching the wooden characters involves middle daughter Jan being teed off at perfect older sister Marcia and throwing a few fits. We smile the first time."
The New York Times noted that the film " manages to be painless and pointless in equal measure."
Caroline Westbrook from Empire Magazine said: "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."
Betsy Bozdech from DVDJournal.com wrote: "Despite a distinct lack of plot, director Betty Thomas's film is a surprisingly fresh, funny comedy."
Variety magazine said: "Part homage, part spoof, the deft balancing act is a clever, engaging adaption."
Awards[]
Casting Society of America, USA (1995)
- Artios Award for Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy: Deborah Aquila and Jane Shannon-Smith [Nominated]
MTV Movie Awards (1995)
- Best Dance Sequence [Nominated]
Young Artist Awards (1996)
- Best Perfomances by a Young Ensemble (Feature Film or Video) [Nominated]
Sequels[]
Two sequels: A Very Brady Sequel and The Brady Bunch in the White House were released in 1996 and 2002 respectively.