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''The Brady Bunch Movie'' placed the original sitcom characters, with their 1970s Fashion sense and 1970s Sitcom family morality, in a contemporary 1990s setting and parodied the resulting culture clash. The movie was a hit and was followed by '' A Very Brady Sequel '' in 1996 . PARODIES AND SIMILAR STORYLINES: Through the movie, there are moments and plotlines which were taken straight from episodes from the original television series. These moments are:
PLOT The movie begins with the Brady's next door neighbor Mr. Dittmeyer (an unscruplous real estate developer) being chewed out by someone on his cellular phone. After he utters the line, "What's the story," the long-familiar opening begins. The Bradys are the last holdouts in Mr. Dittmeyer's scheme to raze the neighborhood in lieu of a new Shopping Mall . After being warned not to tattle, Cindy is sent to the Dittmeyers to see if they got their mail again; unknown to the Bradys, Mr. Dittmeyer has been stealing their mail. He is fully aware they are delinquent on their property taxes and have been threatened with foreclosure if they fail to meet a fast-looming deadline. Cindy soon learns of Mr. Dittmeyer's plans and attempts to warn her parents, only for her to be admonished by her naïve parents for tattling. After all, they are more concerned with Peter's voice entering puberty and Jan hearing psychotic voices in her head crying "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!". Jan goes to the school counselor Mrs. Cummings (played by RuPaul ), who advises her to consider a new look, one that will make her stand out from her sisters and be noticed. Jan enthusiastically accepts the advice, and Mrs. Cummings asks her to return when she's pregnant. Jan later purchases a huge black Wig , but is still overshadowed by Marcia. At school, Marcia has caught the eye of that hunk, Doug Simpson (as well as es her). Marcia tells him that she isn't interested, and a disgusted Doug leaves her stranded at the side of the road. At the dance, Greg does his "Johnny Bravo" impression and is heartily booed offstage. Marcia arrives later and introduces the star performer of the night, Davy Jones . Although years past his Monkees heyday, he gets a rousing reception, particularly from the teachers present. Marcia arrives at the dance and apologizes to Charley, who forgives her and asks her to dance with him. Doug, seeing Marcia with Charley, becomes jealous and calls her a slut. Charley attempts to confront Doug unsuccessfully. Noreen, witnessing the entire incident, punches Doug in the face, knocking him unconscious. When Marcia sees Doug on the floor, she assumes it was Charley who punched him out and is flattered. Marcia and Charley leave the dance together, and Noreen is heartbroken (but soon comforted by another attractive girl). Charley takes Marcia home, who promptly gives him the thrill of a lifetime with a french kiss of her own. Mr. Dittmeyer, knowing the Bradys have received their final notice for their past-due property taxes, attempts to sweeten his offer to Mike for the Brady property. Mike tells him no amount of money will convince his family to move. Cindy overhears the conversation and reveals her findings to her siblings. The Bradys hastily look for work to raise the needed funds by the deadline. Eventually, the kids audition for – and win a spot on – the TV talent series "Search for the Stars." Things go from bad to worse. Mike loses a contract which was to front him a $20,000 advance at the architectural firm, thanks to Mr. Dittmeyer lying to a client about the allegedly substandard safety standards of Mike's buildings. On the night before the Bradys have to move, Jan – having grown progressively more insecure about her place in the family – decides to run away. However, "Schultzy" ( Ann B. Davis ) picks her up and convinces her to return home. The next morning, Mr. Dittmeyer is celebrating the success of his scheme when his plans become unraveled. First, the Bradys win the top prize of $20,000 on "Search for the Stars," the amount needed to cover the tax bill. Later, the Bradys' neighbors decide to withdraw their homes from the market, and the neighborhood is secured. Oh, what a story they have to tell Grandma Brady ( Florence Henderson ) when they go to visit her. CAST
Four original cast members have small parts in the movie. Ann B. Davis played a trucker, Christopher Knight played a coach, Barry Williams played a music director, and Florence Henderson played Grandma Brady. Ann B. Davis' character's name was Schultzy. Schultzy was the name of the character that she played on the old Bob Cummings show, ''Love That Bob''. The role originally offered to Florence Henderson caused her to publicly oppose the film until a rewrite occurred and a much better part was offered. Christopher Knight's part was severely shortened, originally running four minutes. Scenes featuring Mike Lookinland as Cop #3, Susan Olsen as a reporter for "The Daily Tattler", and Maureen McCormick as the Lemonade Lady were filmed but cut. TRIVIA
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