The Truman Show (1998) USA
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Director:Peter Weir
Studio:Paramount
Producer:Adam Schroeder, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Lynn Pleshette, Richard Luke Rothschild, Scott Rudin
Writer:Andrew Niccol
Rating:4.5
Rated:PG
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:6305252521
UPC:0097363311270
Price:$14.98
Awards:Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 34 nominations
Genre:Satire
Release:2005-08-22
IMDb:0120382
Duration:103
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
Sound:AC-3
Languages:English, Dolby Digital 5.1, English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles:English, Spanish
Features:Letterboxed
Peter Weir  ...  (Director)
Andrew Niccol  ...  (Writer)
 
Jim Carrey  ...  Truman Burbank
Laura Linney  ...  Meryl Burbank
Noah Emmerich  ...  Marlon
Natascha McElhone  ...  Lauren
Holland Taylor  ...  Truman's Mother
Brian Delate  ...  Truman's Father
Blair Slater  ...  Young Truman
Peter Krause  ...  Lawrence
Heidi Schanz  ...  Vivien
Ron Taylor (IV)  ...  
Don Taylor (III)  ...  
Ted Raymond  ...  Spencer
Judy Clayton  ...  Travel Agent
Fritz Dominique  ...  Truman's Neighbor
Angel Schmiedt  ...  Truman's Neighbor
Nastassja Schmiedt  ...  
Muriel Moore  ...  
Mal Jones  ...  
Judson Vaughn  ...  
Earl Hilliard Jr.  ...  
Ron Taylor  ...  Ron
Don Taylor  ...  Don
Ed Harris  ...  
Comments: All the world's a stage...

Summary: The whole world is watching--literally--every time Truman Burbank makes the slightest move. Unbeknownst to him, in this hauntingly funny film by Peter Weir, his entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows--including his mother, his wife, and his best friend--is really an actor, paid to be part of his life. In this intriguing and surprisingly touching 1998 film, writer Andrew Niccol imagines an ultimate kind of celebrity, then sees it brought to life with comic intensity and emotional honesty by Jim Carrey in what may be the performance of his career. Carrey has exceptional support from Laura Linney and Ed Harris, but it's his show, in a portrayal that demonstrates just what kind of range Carrey is capable of. --Marshall Fine