The Truman Show | |
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Directed by | Peter Weir |
Produced by | Edward S. Feldman Scott Rudin Andrew Niccol Adam Schroeder |
Written by | Andrew Niccol |
Starring | Jim Carrey Laura Linney |
Music by | Burkhard Dallwitz Philip Glass |
Cinematography | Peter Biziou |
Editing by | William M. Anderson Lee Smith |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release | June 5, 1998 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $60 million. |
Gross revenue | $264,118,201 |
The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical social science fiction film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. The cast includes Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, as well as Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris and Natascha McElhone. The film chronicles the life of a man who is initially unaware that he is living in a constructed reality television show, broadcast around the clock to billions of people across the globe. Truman becomes suspicious of his perceived reality and embarks on a quest to discover the truth about his life.
The genesis of The Truman Show was a spec script by Niccol, inspired by an episode of The Twilight Zone called "Special Service". The original draft was more in tone of a science fiction thriller, with the story set in New York City. Scott Rudin purchased the script, and instantly set the project up at Paramount Pictures. Brian De Palma was in contention to direct before Weir took over and managed to make the film for $60 million against the estimated $80 million budget. Niccol rewrote the script simultaneously as the filmmakers were waiting for Carrey's schedule to open up for filming. The majority of filming took place at Seaside, Florida, a master-planned community located in the Florida Panhandle.
The film was a financial and critical success, and earned numerous nominations at the 71st Academy Awards, 56th Golden Globe Awards, 52nd British Academy Film Awards and The Saturn Awards. The Truman Show has been analyzed as a thesis on Christianity, metaphilosophy, simulated reality, existentialism and the rise of reality television.
Cast[]
- Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank
- Laura Linney as Hannah Gill playing Meryl Burbank
- Ed Harris as Christof: The creator of The Truman Show
- Noah Emmerich as Louis Coltrane playing Marlon
- Natascha McElhone as Sylvia playing Lauren Garland
- Brian Delate as Walter Moore playing Kirk Burbank
- Harry Shearer as Mike Michaelson (news anchor)
- Paul Giamatti as Simeon (control room director)
- Peter Krause as Laurence (Truman's boss)
External links[]
- The Truman Show at the Internet Movie Database
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Natascha McElhone films |
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