The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) User Reviews

satirical take on 70s TV family

[SnoopyStyle · 7/10 · 3 November 2013]

Shelley Long, Gary Cole, and Christine Taylor lead the cast to recreate the iconic 70s TV family. It's a stroke of genius to bring the gang into the 90s. They are a school of fish out of water. The storyline to raise $20,000 for back property taxes sounds so familiar.

Jennifer Elise Cox is especially funny as the head bopping insecure Jan suffering Middle Child Syndrome. "But Jan, you don't have any friends." Everybody in the family is funny. Some of the modern people overplay their characters. It's not really necessary. Most of them are better off playing the straight character to the family's wackiness. Although Alanna Ubach turns in one of the funnier characters as Marcia's pining best friend.

Really good....but you gotta see the sequel!

[planktonrules · 7/10 · 17 January 2010]

When I first heard about this film being in production, I was about as happy as you'd be if you heard about a giant meteorite heading to destroy the Earth! After all, despite the original show having a bit of a following, the show was completely saccharine and impossible for anyone other than kids to like. So why, oh why, would I want to see this?! Well, it turns out I was wrong--wrong because the film WAS good to watch and wrong because this was NOT the same Brady Bunch I remember from my youth.

So what was so right about this film? Well, first it was not a remake of the show, but a parody of it--the only way this could have worked. In this case, it's the same sort of Brady family BUT they are living exactly as they did in 1970--despite it being 1995. In other words, the clothes, the language, the actors and their spot-on impersonations of the originals (I particularly loved Gary Cole and the way he talked just like Mike Brady) and the music are all circa 1970--and everyone around the Brady family just stares at them in total disbelief. TO make things even better, there is a wonderful visit from Davy Jones as well as a wonderful plot involving Jan and hear jealousy of Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! As for the plot, this might be the biggest weakness. While it isn't bad, the film's theme of the evil neighbors and the Brady family losing their home never is as fun or interesting as the sequel--A VERY BRADY SEQUEL--and you MUST see this sequel. It is a hoot!

Hilarious!

[thomas1652 · 7/10 · 14 April 2009]

"The Brady Bunch Movie" is one of the most clever spoofs I have ever seen. Usually self-parody can get boring and uninteresting, but the mocking of the Brady's family ethics mixed with sexual references galore makes it interesting throughout. And, although the plot may seem to lose steam at some spots, the heartwarming conclusion to Jan's running away is very worth sticking around to see.

Not only is the movie humorous, but it very well acted. I think Jennifer Elise Cox stands out the most, as the psycho middle-child Jan Brady.

All-in-all the cast nailed it, and this goes down hands-down as one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time.

Hilarious, over-the-top spoof of "Brady Phenomenon"

[mdm-11 · 10 October 2004]

Besides offering countless belly-laughs, this spoof of the legendary sit-com has many authentic elements of the original 70s TV show. The casting in itself was a stroke of genius. I'm still not sure if they actually "froze" Maureen McCormick (the REAL Marcia Brady), only to unthaw her in time to return to her role in this film; the actress playing Marcia in this film looks like a clone of the original! Shelley Long is also striking as Carol, as are Cindy, Bobby and Alice. -- Several original cast members from the TV series had cameos, most noteworthy Ann B. Davis (Alice), who returned as a truck driving confidante to a confused run-away Jan. -- Florence Henderson showed up as her own meddling mother who finally (much overdue) told Jan to "cut the crap!", giving her a swift smack on the cheek, thus curing her of her chronic and tiresome wining. -- We meet the Brady's neighbors the "Dittmeyers", who were frequently mentioned, but never actually shown on the TV program. Here they are no "Fred & Ethel", but scheming, manipulative opportunists, eager to convince the Bradys to sell their house (to them), in order for a big developer to turn the entire neighborhood into a huge building project. -- The film is also loaded with cheesy advice we remember Mike & Carol dishing out in over-dose rations during their 5 year run in prime time (not to mention the zillions of re-runs to follow). This will always be Sherwood Schwartz's biggest hit. The Brady Bunch will go down with Lucy, Andy and Samantha as America's best loved all-time favorite sit coms. The Brady Bunch Movie only intensified America's love affair with the light fluff that dreams are made of. This film is a winner in my book!

A clever spoof

[JW-27 · 7/10 · 29 June 1999]

OK, I'm as fed up with the polyvinyl, well-scrubbed Brady family as anyone, so a spoof on the entire genre was most refreshing. But I think people who are not familiar with the series may take some pleasure in the 90's-steeped humor that's also present. Certainly not for everyone, but I can only rate a movie as I see it, and I was thoroughly amused (rating: 7/10).

far out and groovy

[HelloTexas11 · 7/10 · 24 February 2008]

I didn't think 'The Brady Bunch' television series was so stupid it was funny, I just thought it was stupid. I gather I am not on the same wavelength as its many fans. I'm still not clear on what they're fans OF. So I went in to see 'The Brady Bunch Movie' thinking, this will be a couple of hours of my life I'll never get back. And then I proceeded to laugh my fool ass off. The spoofery here is perfect and dead on target; it seems almost too easy of a kill. The makers of the film must have felt like kids in a candy store. What do you lampoon mercilessly first? Marcia's airheadedly blonde conceit? Jan's borderline-psycho jealousy of Marcia? Mike Brady's emptyheaded homilies? Carol Brady's hairdo? Don't get impatient, the film gets to all of them in due course, and many others. 'The Brady Bunch Movie' basically takes the Brady family on its own terms but thrusts them into the 1990's where they are even more out of place than before. The principal running joke is that they don't consider themselves odd at all, in fact the Bradys feel they are the hippest, best-looking, and smartest family God ever created. They are oblivious to an outside world that variously treats them with bewilderment, astonishment, and sometimes outright contempt. Doesn't faze them in the slightest. The early seventies, when the original series prospered, were a strange time anyway. In a way, the sixties hadn't really ended. Disco and Saturday Night Live were yet to come. 'The Brady Bunch' was the latest of a type of show that had been a staple of network television since its inception, the family situation comedy. 'Father Knows Best,' 'The Donna Reed Show,' and of course 'Leave It To Beaver' were the prototypes. One might think 'The Brady Bunch' would have been the last of its breed, but the format's enduring appeal lived on in such shows as 'Eight Is Enough' and 'Full House.' 'The Brady Bunch' is definitely an artifact of its time though, more noticeably so than the other examples given, given the 60's background and affectations in dress, hairstyles, and dialogue. So bringing this determinedly odd and stupid family into the 90's was a stroke of genius, and what resulted was a sharp parody that made a lot of money and was followed by a sequel. Some of the best bits include continual run-ins with their neighbor, Mr. Dittmeyer, and his boozy, lustful wife, who clearly wishes to engage in a threesome with Greg and Peter. The Brady's astroturf lawn is still there, and another neighbor comments in amazement, "One time I was over there. One bathroom for nine people? And I never did see a toilet." Then there's Greg Brady's line to several female classmates, "Hey there, groovy chicks. You're all hep in far out ways." And Marcia's comforting words to Jan, who is worried about moving because she'll have to make new friends. "Jan, you don't have any friends." 'The Brady Bunch Movie' is a funny flick bound to send you away muttering, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!"

Total fun

[BandSAboutMovies · 7/10 · 15 February 2019]

From 1969 to 1974, then in syndication forever, the Brady Bunch presented the clean and fun adventures of a blended family. Personally, I loved the 1990's The Bradys TV show, because it tried to inject massive gravitas into a show that never came near it. Regardless, twenty years after the show went off the air, Betty Thomas directed this tribute to the show.

Real estate developer Larry Dittmeyer (Michael McKean, always a welcome bad guy) has sold every house on the block except to one: the Bradys. The family is the same as you remember them and by that, they're stuck in 1974 while the rest of the world has moved on. I love that this is never explained. People just move on.

The other joy of this film is that it references nearly every major plotline from the show. And many of the cast members show up, like Florence Henderson as Grandma Brady, Barry Williams as a music producer and Christopher Knight as a gym teacher. Maureen McCormick, Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland's scenes were all deleted. There's an awesome inside joke here as Ann B. David shows up, but not as Alice the maid. Instead, she plays a truck driver named Schultzy, which is the character she played on The Bob Cummings Show. Only Eve Plumb refused to participate and sadly, Robert Reed died three years before the movie was made.

Even Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork of The Monkees show up, as well as RuPaul, David Leisure and Jean Smart. And kudos to Gary Cole (shoutout to anyone who remembers his show Midnight Caller) and Shelley Long - as well as all of the kids - for being perfect in their roles.

This movie is a great introduction to the Bradys or a great remembrance of them. Sure, it makes fun of them, but it never feels rude or mean. It feels like it really loves its subject matter.

Oh my nose!

[triple8 · 5/10 · 16 December 2003]

Was anybody else let down by this movie? Not that I expected an academy award worthy film but The Brady Bunch movie, although not awful also wasn't that great. It was sort of a let down.

I'm not sure what didn't gel but it wasn't cinema's finest hour. The Brady's as a movie simply doesn't work. Oh, I'm not gonna pretend I didn't laugh at all: example: ("she's harder to get into then a pearl Jam concert"-LOL), but the movie itself was pretty corny. I actually liked the parents better then what they did with the kids-and that whole selling the land storyline was just a weak storyline (cmon-this is the BRADY bunch- could not SOMETHING a bit stronger have been used as the main storyline?). I think it could have been very funny if they just didn't try so hard to modernize everything and everyone in the movie.

They should have concentrated on the things that made the original television show such a success and made the movie funnier but in a more recognizable "brady" way. Looking at the movie objectively it can't really be said that it stands out as "classic" as did the television show.

Even though the movie was good for a few laughs and is cool to see once, I wouldn't recommend it as a really great movie. I really am of the opinion that not everything needs to be so modernized, some movies will still work fine if the charm and wit that made them work in the first place is left intact or even expanded on. This isn't awful, just unremarkable. 5 out of 10 is my rating.

I never thought of it that way..

[Incalculacable · 9/10 · 22 December 2005]

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) is, in my opinion, one of the best spoofs in movie history. Every character is deliciously well done in true '70s style, the decor is excellent, and the whole plot is hilarious: the Bradys in the '90s. An excellent movie on the whole, complete with cameos by the original Brady Bunch cast and '70s icons.

The beauty of this movie, has I've mentioned before, is that it is done so authentically. There are little touches here and there (you may need to watch the movie a few times to notice), such as 'The Partridge Family' bus going by just before the singing competition scene.

There are some hilarious moments (some quite cringe worthy too!). Mike Brady giving a 'wise' speech, Marcia getting hit in the nose by a football, Marcia's dance and so many more. I even find when Jan knocks some boxes off funny! Pacing wise, it moves very fast so you don't get bored. It runs smoothly. No qualms there.

It is really amusing to see a naive, sweet '70s family fit in with '90s California grunge. It's a great movie - many great memories of this.

"A Very Brady Bruising"

[happipuppi13 · 6/10 · 18 July 2022]

I'm probably in the minority here but as funny as the send up of the Bradys is (based in part on a Saturday Night Live skit) sometimes the downright meanness of the "modern day" characters in the movie is really uncalled for and isn't even funny.

In two different scenes The Brady's sing and dance in public, only to be looked at as if they're nuts! It would have been funnier if the people in "Sears" had joined in on the songs. This would have been mre fun too, had it become a full fledged musical number. (Just one , not the whole pictire...although, I'd have liked that too.)

In other words ,The Brady's 'upbeat' outlook on life should have had a positive effect on the 1990s , not the opposite...because again, what's funny about people being mean to them?

I would have enjoyed this more if it opened their eyes to how terrible and vindictive they'd been and become better people. I did like it when the police come to the neighborhood and see the neighbors finally standing up for the family.

"I wanna live in this neighborhood too!" To me that's a statement that speaks for a lot of people. We all wish we had neighbors or just people in the world we could trust like the Bradys.

Gary Cole as Mike was hilarious trying to sell the same structure to his boss (a model of his own home). Peter's voice changing, Jan's voices in her head & more.

Some really funny moments and gags that work but just too many "mean-spirited one's for my taste. The topper (and I don't mean in a good way) was a guy is talking to his friend and in looking Marcia, turns to him and says, "She's harder to get into than a Pearl Jam concert."

That was one more bit of nastiness than needed to be there.

I'll stick with the TV series, I think it's "really much funnier in a far out kind of way!"

6 stars, I love the Brady Family in this, but the anger vented at them is overdone. (END)

Brady Bunch Movie!? Surely not!

[gcd70 · 5/10 · 8 February 2008]

"The Brady Bunch" movie! (ugh!). The very thought makes me shudder. It is hard to imagine a send up of one of the most benign, dead-boring, square T.V. shows of the 70's, one which achieved a sort of sad cult status. Yet here it is in all its glory!?

The story tells us of the adventures of America's favourite family as they battle against an attempt to oust them from their beloved home and (horror of horrors) move them on. The singular gag is that the geeky Brady's are now living in the 90's, but still every bit as "70's" as they were twenty years ago.

The casting crew have done a marvellous job locating the look-a-likes required, and have excelled themselves in the Marcia, Jan and Cindy departments. Shelley Long's Carol Brady is great while both the original mom and Alice make surprise cameos.

Not a great deal to get excited about comedy wise, but enough to keep one awake, and seemingly enough to justify subjecting a new generation of young viewers to the "Brady Bunch" by resurrecting the old tele shows.

Saturday, March 11, 1995 - UA Theatre, Anaheim, USA

A Classic Tribute!

[g-bodyl · 9/10 · 31 December 2014]

The Brady Bunch Movie is a fine tribute to the original television series and the film retains enough of the humor from the series to make the film work, despite an entire new cast. However, I liked the decision for Paramount to have some cameos from the likes of Florence Henderson and the late Ann B. Davis. The film is a bit campy at time, but it takes some getting used to. The jokes are really good, but the main joke is seeing how the Bradys react in the 1990's, and fortunately that joke did not disappoint.

Betty Thomas's film has all the original characters from the television series, including my favorite: Alice the housekeeper. A scheming neighbor of the Bradys plan to take their house unless they can raise twenty thousand dollars. They discover that participating in a musical may be their only bet to keep their property.

The film was not badly acted. The new actors retained enough of the characters wit to be effective. Shelley Long and Gary Cole as the parents were very good. Christine Taylor as the eldest daughter, Marcia is also very good and beautiful! Michael McKean is effective as the scheming neighbor. Finally, Henriette Mantel as Alice actually reminded me of Ann B. Davis's Alice very much so.

Overall, The Brady Bunch Movie is an effective comedy and a successful reboot showing a new generation the wonders of the Brady family. The movie often movies into slapstick territory and relies on physical comedy perhaps a bit too much, but that doesn't hurt the film too much. Nothing beats the original Brady family, but this Brady family was very good and quite funny. This is the story of how 1970 met 1995 to pretty funny results. I rate this film 9/10.

If you watched the TV show, you'll love this movie...

[ijonesiii · 7/10 · 21 December 2005]

THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE is a twisted and clever lampooning of the classic 1969-74 TV show about the saccharine sweet blended family and the adventures they faced. Director Betty Thomas has cleverly set this movie in 1995; however,has kept the Bradys stuck in a 1970's time warp, talking, acting, and dressing like they are still in the 70's and it this clash of opposing pop cultures that help to make this movie so funny; however be forewarned: This movie is solely aimed at people who watched every single episode of the TV series. If you did (and I must confess to being one who did) you will find this film rolling-on-the-floor funny. If you did not, you will find this film meaningless. Of course with everything we know about the Bradys now (Robert Reed being gay, Barry Williams book GROWING UP BRADY, the kids all having the hots for each other), this movie takes on even more meaning. The movie is very well cast too. Gary Cole's Robert Reed impression as Mike Brady is frighteningly on the money and Shelley Long is also good as Carol. The kids are well cast too, special mention to Christine Taylor' Marcia (whose physical and vocal resemblance to Maureen McCormick is uncanny)and the brilliant Jennifer Elise Cox, who just about steals the movie as Jan. She doesn't look too much live Eve Plumb, but the voice, the walk, the mannerisms and the attitude are dead solid perfect. There are amusing cameos by RuPaul and former Monkey Davy Jones as well as former BRADY cast members Williams, Christopher Knight, Susan Olsen, Florence Henderson, and Ann B. Davis. Michael McKean and Jean Smart are also very funny as the evil Mr. Dittmeyer, who wants to buy the Bradys' home and his drunken wife, who has the hots for ALL the Brady men. So if you loved the TV series, you will love this movie...if not, rent another video.

Great self-mocking fun

[bob the moo · 2 August 2002]

The 1970's family The Brady's find themselves in the 1990's but still with the same virtues we all know. However their next door neighbour is trying to get all the land around the area acquired to build a mall. He has been hiding their mail and causing them to build up $20K in unpaid taxes. The kids set about trying to raise the money to save the family home.

Reading the reviews shows me that people just don't get this film. I think this is a great example of what should happen when you remake a cheesy TV show from all our childhood's. The whole film is one big self-mocking joke about the values of the Brady's. The plot is not really important but it is a good summing up of the daft plots they had back then, however here it is just a device for the jokes.

The joke here is that we have a slightly modern spin on the family. We see them being all cheesy and full of morals even when surrounded by the dog eat dog world of LA in the nineties, but they are still the same. I find this funny and the moral lessons etc are all delivered tongue in cheek. The best bit of self mocking is the modern expansion of the characters – this thing is full of innuendoes and nice touches – like Jan hearing voices etc

The cast are all spot on. Long and Cole talk it straight but let their looks and glances tell a different story (Long is excellent), while the kids are all very very good. I'd never seen the show till after this so I didn't see any cameos or anything but really this isn't important.

This is great – you don't need to have seen the show. It's wonderfully self mocking and very very funny. Those who criticise it for not being serious or for being a joke just are getting it at all. Great fun!

You'll laugh, You'll cry, You'll fall on the floor laughing...

[Mitch-38 · 7/10 · 3 September 2000]

Funny, oft times hilarious send up of the 1970's tv show. Starring Gary Cole, as the homily-spouting dad, Mike Brady (he nails this role dead on) and Shelley Long, as Mrs. Brady. They are to be commended, as the rest of the cast, for a comic retro trip back through memory lane. Henriette Mantel is especially good, as the pun-weilding, eternally cheerful Alice, the maid. Yes, some of the plot is a tad lame, and not all the cameos equate out to well above par. (What was it with that Davey Jones number?! Downright spooky...)

However, this film has more than enough comical highlights, to make it very worthy of your time. Those not old enough to remember the series, ought to hip themselves first, by catching a few episodes on Nick@Nite first. If not, you'll be confused as to why your parents are giggling like they're possessed or something, at this parody.

Good Likenesses Even If Movie Was So-So

[view_and_review · 6/10 · 31 August 2020]

I was never a huge Brady Bunch fan. I would watch "The Brady Bunch" reruns occasionally after school mostly because nothing else was on.

"The Brady Bunch Movie" attempts to parody The Brady Bunch in the modern day real world Los Angeles. What you get are some funny cases where this anachronistic and oblivious family contrasts greatly with their surrounding environment.

They did an excellent job choosing the actors to play the various Bradys and the plot, though simple, was serviceable enough. I guess my feelings about the movie are much like my feelings were about the show: lukewarm.

Charming satire

[fistofgonzo · 7/10 · 7 September 2022]

I was surprised by how funny I found this one. Gary Cole, Shelley Long, Christine Taylor, and Michael McKean are all treats, and the rest of the main cast are formidable as well. The way television portrays American family values across generations is a gold mine for satire, and what's great about The Brady Bunch movie is that it doesn't feel mean spirited. It simultaneously pays homage to and spoofs the original sitcom. Jan's pathological envy of her older sister is particularly funny, as are Gary Cole's speeches about family unity that seem to go in circles forever. This is a perfect example of what a spoof movie should be.

Great Nostalgia!

[OzguyNJ · 9/10 · 13 April 2006]

I first saw this at a cinema with my best friend, we grew up with the Bradys and to be honest, I think for one to really enjoy this movie, you have to feel as if you are on the inside of an inside joke. The cast is terrific, Christine Taylor's homage to Maureen McCormick is phenomenal and watching the highs and lows of poor Jan, Jan, Jan is an absolute hoot! My only suggestion is to watch it with friends who will "get it." It elevates the whole film. Definitely one for the collection -- a keeper!This film was like cotton candy. very, very sweet -- it could give some a toothache. For me, it was a great retrospective of a part of my early life that I enjoyed immensely. Truly great fun!

"Remember, we'll always be Bradys"

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 20 February 2010]

Shelley Long had Florence Henderson right there on the set to guide her and Gary Cole certainly had the spirit of Robert Reed channeled to play Mike Brady. The two headed up a cast that really satirized the famous sugary sitcom that Paramount television brought us from 1969 to 1974, The Brady Bunch.

Time has stood still for the family in The Brady Bunch Movie. Gary Cole and Shelley Long have raised their blended family right from the Seventies. The parents and kids listen to the music, dress in the fashion and behave otherwise as if the Eighties and Nineties just never took place. The kids stand out quite a bit from their peers in their suburban school.

The main plot such as it is has the Bradys being under siege by their neighbors, the Dittmyers, Michael McKean and Jean Smart who need the Brady home in order to complete a big real estate deal. They'll get it by fair means or foul. The Dittmyers are best described as poor relations of that other TV family, the Bundys.

A big part of the problem with this film is that you would have to have been a fan of the show and presumably have seen it in reruns a gazillion times on the TVLand channel in order to appreciate it. About 15 of the various episodes are used in creating the plot. That's a component that someone who never saw the show couldn't possibly get.

Still some of the sly innuendo also comes from the Nineties culture with RuPaul as the school guidance counselor eying Christopher Daniel Barnes as Greg and a young lesbian girl carrying a big old torch for Marcia played by Christine Taylor. Jennifer Elise Cox has taken over nicely the role of the ever dissatisfied middle sister Jan who the real and original Carol Brady as the grandmother finally deals with in the appropriate manner.

As in any of the television Brady episodes goodness and vacuity ultimately triumph and to find out how and which episode plot lines are used to bring that about, you'll have to sit back and enjoy the big screen version of America's most famous blended family.

Makes me happy each time I watch it

[rexmagicman · 8/10 · 6 September 2021]

Well, this 59 year old man grew up with the Brady kids, and I wasn't sure what to expect when I saw this in the theatre. I was more than pleasantly surprised. Very, very well-done in every detail, and is very self-aware in it's parody of the original T. V. show while bringing the Brady family to modern times. Loved every moment of it, bought it when it came out on DVD, and watch it at least once a year.....just puts me in a good mood when I need a little boost. All of the actors for the Brady family were perfectly cast, every one of them --- and the supporting cast of their neighbors and school kids were perfect as well (special shout-out to Alanna Ubach as Noreen -- tremendous). The whole look and feel of the movie is such a "valentine" to the original series. Very, very clever and worth a watch for sure.

One of the only TV show adaptations that got it right.

[lee_eisenberg · 7/10 · 21 June 2006]

During the past few years, movie adaptations of TV shows have become synonymous with horrendous, pathetic garbage (think "The Flintstones", "I Spy" and "Bewitched", among others). "The Brady Bunch Movie" is one that got it right. Even people who don't know the original series - or hold it in low regard - can admire this movie. You see, the problem with most TV show adaptations is that they transpose the characters to the modern world, thereby taking them out of context. This movie has the eponymous wholesome family living in the 1990s but time-locked in the 1970s, thus enabling a comparison/contrast between the two eras.

The plot has the Bradys trying to keep from getting evicted, while Jan gets jealous of Marcia and Greg tries to start up a career as a singer. There are some scenes taken straight from the show, such as what happens to Marcia's nose, and Cindy having to learn about tattling. It's just a hoot how the Bradys are nice to even the meanest people.

So, it's not any kind of masterpiece, but pretty neat. The sequel was OK.

Extremely funny, very clever too

[Boyo-2 · 11 September 2000]

Out of all the movies that have been made from old TV shows, this is perhaps the best. The plot is as thin as one you see on the show and. The dialogue is killer - when Marcia is insecure about her injured nose on a date, the guy reassures her, "its not your nose I'm after". Quite alot of the jokes are of the double-meaning style and most of them are very funny. Gary Cole takes the acting honors, as he is just as sincere are Robert Reed was. I was never the biggest fan of the show, but this movie made me wish I were. Also it was great seeing Davey Jones of the Monkees!

Great spoof if you know about the TV series!!

[Doc_Who · 7/10 · 7 October 1999]

This movie is a great spoof based on the TV show by the same name. The Brady 's live a quiet life in 1990's america. The Brady's still believe it's still the 1970's!!Meanwhile, the real world has changed drastically since the Brady's time in the 1970's. Also a neighbor is trying to build a mall in the Brady's neighborhood. The Brady's manage to save their home and neighborhood.The movie has pleanty of songs from the orginal TV series!!Davy Jones,Florence(original Mrs. Brady), Ann B. Davis(Alice), the original Peter Brady and Greg Brady all have cameos in the movie!!!If you still have not seen the TV series , the watch it and then watch the movie!!This movie was followed by "A Very Brady Sequel" the next year!!Both "Brady Bunch " movies are my favorites because I can relate to them in a big family(I am in a family of 11)!Of course I also grew up watching the series as a kid, it still is one of my favorite TV series(besides Doctor Who,Buffy and Angel!!) IF you have seen this awesome spoof go see it ASAP!!!

I'm shocked to find so many people on this site liking this film

[zetes · 7/10 · 28 May 2001]

Because I thought I was the only one! In fact, having caught this first on video, I was one of two people in the theater for the sequel! That one is nearly as good, too. The original television show was so stupid, and the idea of making old tv shows into movies is a bad idea in the first place. But the idea for this one is perfect. Way to go!

Drowsy satire for '70s aficionados

[moonspinner55 · 6/10 · 8 December 2007]

Propelled by the never-ending reruns and a popular stage show called "The Real Live Brady Bunch", Paramount finally decided to cash-in on their cult hit by recreating the TV show "The Brady Bunch" for a theatrical satire, using the polyester-and-fringe look for a series of retro jokes. Seems the wholesome Brady clan is stuck in a '70s time-warp, and they are completely unaware of the changing times and modern predicaments (such as carjacking, grunge bands, lesbian advances and the fact that Davy Jones is no longer a rock star). Carefully-picked cast members have the look and groovy idiom down perfectly, and they are complimented further by recognizable faces in most of the supporting roles, but the plot (about evil next-door neighbors the Dittmeyers trying to oust the Bradys from their home) is just an outline, hung with familiar jokes and situations from the series. As a TV family, the Bradys (and wisecracking maid, Alice) were so dogged in their corny saintliness that they didn't allow for much excitement (they weren't fish out of water so much as fish underwater); director Betty Thomas can't really juice up their lives here either, and so juxtaposes Mike's job at the office and the kids' lives at school with the harsh realities of 1995--and it's a depressing contrast. The thing certainly looks good (great care was taken to reproduce the Bradys' world down to the smallest detail), but the film cannot sustain itself on visual gags and innuendos alone. **1/2 from ****