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Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Christine Taylor ... see more see more... , Henriette Mantel , Barbara Eden , Zsa Zsa Gabor , John Hillerman , Jesse Lee Soffer , Rosie O'Donnell , Paul Sutera , Jennifer Elise Cox , Olivia Hack

Like its lively predecessor, The Brady Bunch Movie (1995), this mild comic send-up takes its characters and situations from the popular family sitcom of the 1970s, The Brady Bunch. Set in the '90s, it... read more read more... is filled with in-joke references to American pop culture. However, one need not be familiar with the original series in order to enjoy this film. Bad guy Trevor Thomas (Tim Matheson) is posing as supermom Carol Brady's long-dead first husband Roy Martin. He claims to have been amnesiac and made unrecognizable by plastic surgery after suffering disfiguring injuries, but in truth, he is on the hunt for a very valuable artifact, an ancient Chinese horse carving which Roy sent to his family from the field. Because of the family's sheer niceness, they could never imagine such deception, and husband Mike Brady (Gary Cole) welcomes him into their midst. This causes Roy no end of frustration, as not only must he live with this incredibly sweet and cheerful family while he searches for the carving, but he must endure having his ill-tempered sarcastic jibes go completely unrecognized. When Carol (Shelley Long) is kidnapped, the whole family goes a-hunting. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Arlene Sanford

Release Date: August 23, 1996

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DVD Release Date: June 10, 2003

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  • stormyweather980
    October 24, 2009
    stormyweather980
    A Very Stinky Sequel to A Very Crappy Original.
  • fb619846742
    September 16, 2007
    fb619846742
    Lol, how can you not love these cheesy movies, as horrible as they are, Gary Cole brings it.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    June 10, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    This sequel to "The Brady Bunch Movie" continues the funny contrasting of the 70's family with modern life, but goes one further by introducing a scammer (Tim Matheson), who tries to take advantage of the family's good will by claiming he is the long-lost husband of Mrs. Brady (S... read morehelley Long), in order to swipe the family's hidden treasure. There are many more tributes to classic Brady Bunch TV episodes, with unexpected twists thrown in. There's the great sub-plots of Greg and Marsh being attracted to each other, and of Jan and her imaginary boyfriend. It's a funny little movie, which has the family going to Hawaii and finding a Tikki-Idol, just like on TV. Very funny once again.
  • timandterrybarker
    April 5, 2007
    timandterrybarker
    Funnier than the first.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 11, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    a very brady stupid. i actually liked the first one though
  • superclerk25
    December 27, 2006
    superclerk25
    Nope.
  • wbgoose13
    October 31, 2007
    wbgoose13
    Not without its chuckles, but a clearly strained follow-up.
  • Yinali
    June 20, 2007
    Yinali
    It was funy.
  • jim222001us
    September 6, 2009
    jim222001us
    It was funnier than the first film with a better script. Tim Matheson (Animal House) is very funny as a con-artist pretending to be Carol Brady's first husband. The scene where Alice accidentally puts shrooms in his spaghetti is hilarious. While the sexual tension between Greg a... read morend Marsha is just wrong but incredibly funny.

    So yeah, it's not just the show on the big screen, since Greg and Marsha would never have wanted each others bodies on the show lol. There would also never have been shrooms on the show as well. Now all we need is Full House from the people who made this movie lol.
  • divinetrash
    August 18, 2009
    divinetrash
    Okay, the reason why I saw this movie in the first place (other than my adoration for everything camp and kitsch) was that there's this website called denofgeek that totally goes batshit crazy for this movie and I wanted to see why. This was one of those early forays into adaptin... read moreg T.V. shows into movies and, while most of them tend to suck, the greatness of A Very Brady Sequel (and its predecessor, I imagine) was that instead of re-creating what made the television show popular, they basically spoof it piece by piece. The setting of the Brady family in modern times (well, modern being 1996) and have them look like retards on acid is absolutely hilarious, particularly with rain girl Jan, played by the brilliant Jennifer Elise Cox. All in all, it's a very entertaining, funny and self-referential delight easy to enjoy. True blood fans of the original show must hate it.

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Critic Reviews

Justin Chang
May 18, 2008
Justin Chang, Variety

A considerably better second installment than one usually encounters. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

As a satire of a sitcom that wasn't funny, it's often at its funniest when it's purposely stale. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I didn't laugh much during A Very Brady Sequel, but I did smile a lot. Full Review

Susan Wloszczyna
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

Still delivers diverting comic fluff for the bland clan's fans.

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

No incarnation of the Brady Bunch, no matter how cleverly satirized, can use up an hour and a half's screen time without making the audience feel like they've overdosed. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

A Very Brady Sequel isn't great, but it's enjoyable. Full Review

Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times

The new film hints mischievously at the kind of dysfunction that would truly bring the Brady bunch up to date. Full Review

Heather Boerner
December 18, 2010
Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media

Second far-out spoof is just as neat-o and fun. Full Review

May 18, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The sequel sniggers more but strains less... Full Review

Robin Clifford
April 9, 2005
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews

Fun while I watched, but twice is enough. Full Review

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