Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
Modern Romance
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Lost in America
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
The Muse
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
Defending Your Life
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
Mother
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Real Life
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
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Albert Brooks
Director
B.J. Ward
as
Barbara Nader
Amy Ryan
as
Emily Brooks
Ahmed Ahmed
as
Escort
Ajay Mehta
as
Indian Official
George Kennedy
as
Himself and Zeron
Bruno Kirby
as
Jay
Jerry Belson
as
Jerry
Kathryn Harrold
as
Mary Harvard
Candy Ann Brown
as
David's Secretary
Donald Gibb
as
Ex-Convict
Charles Boswell
as
Highway Patrolman
Jeff Bridges
as
Jack Warrick
Mark Feuerstein
as
Josh Martin
Sharon Stone
as
Sarah Little
Steven Wright
as
Stan Spielberg
Lillian Lehman
as
Daniel's Judge
Lee Grant
as
Lena Foster
Ethan Embry
as
Steve
Mary Pat Gleason
as
Waitress
Rob Morrow
as
Jeff Henderson
Lisa Kudrow
as
Linda
James Gleason
as
Waiter
Norman Bartold
as
Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward
Harry Shearer
as
Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer
Charles Grodin
as
Warren Yeager DVM
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