A Very Brady Sequel |  | Director: Arlene Sanford
Actors: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Christine Taylor, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 15874
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD332444D
ISBN: 0792190491
UPC: 097363324447
EAN: 9780792190493
ASIN: B00008Z459
Theatrical Release Date: August 23, 1996
Release Date: June 10, 2003
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Product Description
The Bradys are planning a surprise wedding aniversary for Carol, when her long-lost first husband shows up and upsets the whole idea.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: LONG/COLE/MATHESON
Title: VERY BRADY SEQUEL
Street Release Date: 06/10/2003
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Genre: COMEDY VIDEO
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This second ironic send-up of the old Sherwood Schwartz sitcom is even funnier than The Brady Bunch Movie. Shelley Long and Gary Cole return as the married heads of the merged family known as the Bradys, and Christopher Daniel Barnes and Christine Taylor reprise their roles as eldest stepsiblings Greg and Marcia. As with the first film, the clever premise finds the Brady clan caught in a kind of '70s time warp, while the rest of the world has moved well into the '90s. Greg is still looking for a "groovy girlfriend," Mr. Brady thinks the idea of a cable that sends 50 channels to one's TV set must be a joke, and Mrs. Brady spends hours at the beauty shop only to look exactly the same as she went in. There's a plot involving an imposter (Tim Matheson) who claims to be Carol's long-lost husband, but the real charge in this comedy comes from the way these pseudohip characters deal with sexual taboos (is there any real reason that Greg and Marcia shouldn't get it on?) and the incredulous reactions of other people. --Tom Keogh
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 My daughter and I LOVE this movie!!!! February 6, 2010
B. Reddoor (Box Elder, MT USA)
This is a favorite movie of my daughters and mine. Before we had our satellit service brought back, we had nothing but a lot of VHS movies to watch. Well between the Elmo tapes and The Muppet movies, we had 'A Very Brady Sequel'. Now she was only four or five at the time, but she loved that movie so much, we HAD to watch it at least twice a day, EVERY day. The whole movie is just really fun and as a child growing up in the latter part of the 70's, I can remember the clothing and assorted references to that era. Jan has always been my favorite. Well as luck would have it, I found that old VHS tape and wouldn't you know it, the VCR is broke. Well my daughter is 10 now and still has fond memories of that time when it was just us two and that movie. She can't wait to see it again real soon. Thank you Amazon for letting me know its out there and that we are not alone in our love for this movie. This will definitely be among my next purchases.
 I wouldn't say `funnier', but it surely is just as entertaining... September 17, 2008
Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
I adored the first `Brady Bunch' movie. I was such a huge fan of the show (reruns) as a child and to watch the sitcom get ripped apart in such a respectful way (you can tell that they wanted to honor the films ridiculousness as apposed to trash it) gave me such a warm and fuzzy feeling all over. What is nice about this `Brady Bunch' sequel is that it builds off the same scenario, trapping the Brady's in a time warp where there brand of style and general life keeps them segregated from the rest of society, and in doing this they have set themselves up for ample laughs. What is sad at the same time though is that a lot of the laughs seem repetitive, as if we've seen this once before.
The film follows the Brady's as they are faced with a wrench in their tightly knit family circle. Yes, a man shows up at their front door claiming to be Carol's long presumed dead husband Roy Martin. Roy is actually Trevor, an imposter wanting to get his hands on a priceless artifact that Roy gave to Carol before he disappeared. The Brady's are oblivious to this though, and their lovely home begins to crumble as this man begins to take root in their lives.
The real story though is taking place in the attic, where Greg and Marcia find themselves rooming together. Finally realizing that they aren't technically brother and sister their attraction to one another starts burning a whole in their conscience for it just seems so wrong yet feels so right.
Thanks to the spot on acting done on the part of the entire Brady clan (Long, Cole, Taylor, Barnes, Cox, Sutera, Hack & Soffer) not to mention the witty script that keeps fresh in mind all the reasons we loved and or hated the inspiration, `A Very Brady Sequel' serves up some very worthy laughs. Christine Taylor (who honestly should have received an Oscar nomination for her performance in `The Brady Bunch Movie') is not necessarily best-in-show here, her performance being upstaged by actors such as Jennifer Elise Cox, who does an extraordinary Jan.
Like I mentioned on the outset, the film does seem a bit repetitious at times, and the original was funnier in my opinion (maybe because it felt so much fresher). I wasn't too thrilled about the throwbacks to other popular sitcoms (`I Dream of Genie' and `Gilligan's Island') being littered into the script, although the `Gilligan' riff was pretty funny. The plot involving Carol's husband was a bit of a stretch, but it served its purpose in giving this sequel a purpose. In the end it delivered the laughs and was consistent so I'd recommend it, but I won't say that it was better than the first because the first was almost too good to be true.
Absolute must see for Brady fans October 3, 2007
DaveP (USA)
Another of the rare breed of sequels-better-than-the-original movies, A Very Brady Sequel continues with the idea of the 70's Brady's being stuck in the present (in this case, the mid-90's) from the first film. While the original movie was very funny (grunge music nonwithstanding), the total lack of a plot was a pretty obvious hole.
This time around we're actually treated to a decent storyline (as relative as can be to the entire Brady aura, that is) involving Mrs. Brady's first, long-lost husband, Roy. This adds a whole additional avenue for laughs as we now have an straight outsider thrust directly into the everyday realm of the Bradys. As he tries to enact his nefarious scheme, he's dragged kicking and screaming through their loopy antics, breakout songs and Mr. Brady's lectures.
The same Brady cast returns and they're as spot-on as ever. A bulk of the laughs continue to go to insecure Jan, as she tries to convince everyone she's a viable person. A new "incest" angle is introduced between Greg and Marcia ("Does this mean we're not really brother and sister?") that plays very well throughout. Tim Matheson is an excellent addition as Roy Brady, and he gets some scene stealing parts as well, particularly when he ends up "tripping with the Bradys".
While Sam seems to have disappeared in this one, we do see a couple of other Brady icons who seemed to have been missed in the first movie, though blink and you'll miss them. Surprisingly no real-life cameos in this one.
As with the first movie, the more familiar you are with the TV series the more you will enjoy this movie. If you've never watched the Bradys then you'll probably want to skip these movies as most of the laughs are derived from inside references to the episodes, but if you have, then this is highly recommended and one of my faves.
 Oh My God, I'm Tripping With The Bradys August 25, 2007
J. E. Monaghan (Reno, NV)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pretty funny film, I must admit. One of the best scenes is on the plane to Hawaii when Greg (Johnny Bravo)Brady picks up his guitar & breaks out into a song. In another five seconds, the passengers would have handed him a parachute & shown him to the emergency exit.
True, the critics trashed this film, but hey..this IS a Brady Bunch movie, not 'Citizen Kane.' It's not something you watch for social commentary.
Where's Fleetwood and Miss Tickle? June 9, 2007
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
I thought the first film was a missed opportunity. They got it right on this one. Decent plot. Enough references to the TV series for fans to chew on. Good cameos by David Spade, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and John Hillerman(Sorry, Rosey. You make me sick). Funny heavy played by "Animal House" alumni Tim Mattheson. Jan dealing with esteem issues. Greg and Marcia discovering each other in ways brothers and sisters shouldn't. Watch this one before you watch the "The Brady Bunch Movie" so you won't be disappointed.
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