The film opened at #1 at the box office with $14.8 million and grossed $46.6 million in the U.S. and Canada. Its television debut was on NBC November 29, 1997 with additional footage not shown in theaters or on home video releases. "[7] He and Gene Siskel also agreed that the film offers charmingly bright and silly set decoration but fails to deliver genuine laughs. Jan is jealous of her elder, popular sister Marcia. Along with the Christmas album, It's a Sunshine Day: The Best of the Brady Bunch is one of the only Brady Bunch albums currently in print. Cindy overhears this and tells her siblings and they look for work to raise money to save the house, but their earnings are nowhere near enough to reach the required sum. The filmmakers instead erected a facade around a house in nearby Encino and filmed scenes in the front yard. Some scenes were filmed at Bowcraft amusement park in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The two initially ignore the crisis, but when Mike's architectural design (which is exactly the same as their house) is turned down by two potential clients, he tells Carol that they may have to sell the house. The film opened at #1 at the box office with $14.8 million and grossed $46.6 million in the U.S. and Canada. The school scenes were shot at Taft High School in Woodland Hills. Cindy is tattling about everything she's hearing. The Brady Bunch Movie was released on DVD June 10, 2003 and April 25, 2017. / It's a Sunshine Day by Anna Kendrick (Ft. Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Kunal Nayyar, Ron Funches & Walt Dohrn) The Kids From the Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch 1. The Brady Bunch Movie is rated PG-13, which is a compromise: The Bradys themselves live in a PG universe, and the movie would have been funnier if when they ventured outside it was obviously Wayne's World. 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Peter is beginning puberty with his voice starting to break and the numerous titillations he is exposed to, notably sex education and his very attractive teacher Miss Linley. The film places the original sitcom characters, with their 1970s fashion sense and sitcom family morality, in a contemporary 1990s setting, drawing humor from the resulting culture clash. Part homage, part spoof, the deft balancing act is a clever adaptation—albeit culled from less than pedigreed source material. They use their car's citizens' band radio, and their transmission is heard by Schultzy (Ann B. Davis), a long-haul trucker who picks up Jan and convinces her to return home. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though lightweight and silly, The Brady Bunch Movie still charms as homage to the 70s sitcom. The Kids from the Brady Bunch is the third studio album by American pop group the Brady Bunch.It was released on December 4, 1972, by Paramount Records. Cindy gives Mike and Carol a tax delinquency notice (which was earlier mistakenly delivered to the Dittmeyers) stating that they face foreclosure on their house if they do not pay $20,000 in back taxes. [8] Common Sense Media said that "for those who grew up watching the TV show, The Brady Bunch Movie is deeply satisfying and the best part is its nostalgia. Later, Carol's mother (Florence Henderson) arrives and finally convinces Jan to stop being jealous of Marcia, only for Cindy to start feeling jealous of Jan. Greg is dreaming of becoming a singer (but sings folk songs more appropriate to the seventies). The second sequel, The Brady Bunch in the White House, sees a convoluted series of mishaps end with Mike and Carol Brady elected as President and Vice President of the United States. The Brady Bunch Movie was released in the United States on February 17, 1995, and grossed $46.6 million. The producers had sought to film the original house that had been used for exterior shots during the original Brady Bunch series, but the owner of the Studio City, California home refused to restore the property to its 1969 appearance. Larry Dittmeyer, an unscrupulous real estate developer, explains to his supervisor that almost all the families in his neighborhood — except for the Brady family — have agreed to sell their property as part of a plan to turn the area into a shopping mall. [4], The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 62% approval rating based on 42 reviews and an average rating of 5.7/10. The next day, the children join the "Search for the Stars" contest. Two decades after their small-screen demise, the clean-cut crew is back in mythic form as The Brady Bunch Movie. But the heart of the film is a campy, affectionate interpretation of the TV show."[9]. The family must then follow Carol to Hawaii in order to set things straight. Two songs on the album, "It's a Sunshine Day" and "Keep On", were featured on season 4, episode 16 of The Brady Bunch, "Amateur Nite".. "[5], Leonard Klady of Variety wrote, "For five years back in the early 1970s, U.S. TV homes were in the thrall of The Brady Bunch. On the night before the Bradys have to move out, Marcia suggests that they enter a "Search for the Stars" contest, the prize of which is exactly $20,000. [citation needed] The Brady Bunch Movie was released on DVD June 10, 2003 and April 25, 2017. [2], The Brady Bunch Movie was released in theaters on February 17, 1995. "[6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "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. Peter finally builds the confidence to stand up to Eric Dittmeyer, Peter's tormentor and Holly's boyfriend, which earns him a kiss from Holly and turns him into a man. [1] Its television debut was on NBC November 29, 1997 with additional footage not shown in theaters or on home video releases. All of the main cast members reprised their roles. Mike manages to sell a Japanese company on one of his dated designs, thereby securing the money, only for Larry to sabotage it by claiming that Mike's last building collapsed. A Very Brady Sequel, directed by Arlene Sanford, was released theatrically on August 23, 1996. Sure, it's fun to see the Bradys treated as freaks. Bobby is excited about his new role as hall monitor at school. It sees the family routine thrown into disarray when a man claiming to be Carol's long-lost first husband arrives on their doorstep. He is also trying to win the affection of the girl he loves, Holly, but his shy and awkward personality prevents him from doing so, or so he thinks. Despite innocent efforts to improve the country, the Brady family is beset on all sides by controversy and imagined scandals which threaten to tear them apart. The film was shot almost entirely in Los Angeles, California, with the Brady house being located in Sherman Oaks. It also features cameos from Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and RuPaul, and the original cast of The Brady Bunch (except Robert Reed, who died in 1992, and Eve Plumb) in new roles. The children's dated performance receives a poor audience response compared to the more modern performances of other bands. Cindy sees her leave and tattles, and the whole family goes on a search for her. A sequel titled A Very Brady Sequel was released on August 23, 1996, and a television film titled The Brady Bunch in the White House was aired on November 29, 2002. The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, Bonnie and Terry Turner, and stars Shelley Long, Gary Cole and Michael McKean. Although the original actors for Mike and Carol return, the children and Alice are all recast for this film, which was released as a filmed-for-television movie. Jan, having originally suggested this and been rejected, runs away from home. [3] The film has also been released digitally on Google Play. At the Bradys' house, Mike and Carol are having breakfast prepared by their housekeeper, Alice, while the six children prepare for school. The Brady Bunch Movie is a 1995 American comedy film that parodies the 1969–1974 television series The Brady Bunch. However, the judges — Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork of The Monkees — vote for them, and they win the contest as a result.