Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

91 mins | Documentary | Jan. 21, 2016

Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

91 mins | Documentary | Jan. 21, 2016

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times. Using comedy and indelible characters, his legendary 1970s shows such as All In the Family, Maude, Good Times, and The Jeffersons, boldly cracked open dialogue and shifted the national consciousness, injecting enlightened humanism into sociopolitical debates on race, class, creed, and feminism.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Act III Productions
Original title Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Directors Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing
Writers

Cast

Norman Lear

as Self

John Amos

as Self

Alan Horn

as Self

Bill Moyers

as Self

Rob Reiner

as Self

Russell Simmons

as Self

Mel Brooks

as Self

Carl Reiner

as Self

Jon Stewart

as Self

Amy Poehler

as Self

Lena Dunham

as Self

George Clooney

as Self