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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006 · 1h 38m · US
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.
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The Muse
1999 · 1h 37m · US
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
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Mother
1996 · 1h 44m · US
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
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Defending Your Life
1991 · 1h 51m · US
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.
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Lost in America
1985 · 1h 31m · US
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.
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Modern Romance
1981 · 1h 33m · US
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
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Real Life
1979 · 1h 39m · US
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".
Audience Research
1976 · 7m
Albert Brooks goes to a research institute to find out why people don't like him and how he can change that. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 9
Sick
1975 · 6m · US
Albert Brooks is sick and stuck in bed. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 7
Upcoming Season
1975 · 7m · US
Super mid-season replacements to failed shows in a network's super season. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 4
Open Heart Surgery
1975 · 13m · US
Albert places an ad in a newspaper expressing a desire to perform a heart bypass & gets to live his dream of being a heart surgeon for one day. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 3
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975 · 6m · US
Albert Brooks introduces himself to the audience through showing them his home movies from childhood & attempts and fails at doing candid-camera style pranks. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 2
The Impossible Truth
1975 · 4m · US
Albert Brooks presents a mockumentary in which he presents several shocking news stories. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 1
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972 · 8m
This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Machine. The film is a parody of The Famous Artists School and was born of an article written by Brooks in Esquire Magazine.