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The Truman Show (1998) 8.0
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Metascore: 90/100
Reviews: 761 user | 175 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show. Director:Peter WeirWriter:Andrew Niccol |
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Cast
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Storyline
In this movie, Truman is a man whose life is a fake one... The place he lives is in fact a big studio with hidden cameras everywhere, and all his friends and people around him, are actors who play their roles in the most popular TV-series in the world: The Truman Show. Truman thinks that he is an ordinary man with an ordinary life and has no idea about how he is exploited. Until one day... he finds out everything. Will he react? Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords:
island | hidden camera | artifice | nuclear accident | object falling from the sky |Taglines:
The World is Watching See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 June 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Truman Show See more »Filming Locations:
Falls Lake, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,210,999 (UK) (9 October 1998)Gross:
£9,771,416 (UK) (27 November 1998)Company Credits
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Christof: We've become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions. We are tired of pyrotechnics and special effects. While the world he inhabits is, in some respects, counterfeit, there's nothing fake about Truman himself. No scripts, no cue cards. It isn't always Shakespeare, but it's genuine. It's a life.
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Written and Performed by Philip Glass
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
by arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Just before the boat stops, we see the number "139" prominently displayed on its sail. The ensuing dialogue between Truman and Christof contains some paraphrased references to Psalm 139, as do many other aspects of the film. See more »Goofs
Truman's Ford Taurus is actually three different models. The GL, the LX and the performance edition SHO. The models change frequently in the film. The wheels, interior trim, and exterior styling all have subtle (but noticeable) differences. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Christof: We've become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions. We are tired of pyrotechnics and special effects. While the world he inhabits is, in some respects, counterfeit, there's nothing fake about Truman himself. No scripts, no cue cards. It isn't always Shakespeare, but it's genuine. It's a life.
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Crazy Credits
Opening credits are for the "real" Truman Show, with lines like "starring Truman Burbank as himself" and "created and directed by Christof". See more »Soundtracks
"The Beginning"Written and Performed by Philip Glass
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
by arrangement with Warner Special Products
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When I first saw 'The Truman Show' I came out of the theatre amazed. This is your first clue that you are watching something different from your normal Jim Carrey movie. I love the dialogue, camera shot, performances, direction, music, and running time of this movie. There is nothing I would do to change it. I came away from 'The Truman Show' feeling inspired which is the goal of good filmmaking Jim Carrey was outstanding as Truman, underplaying him, not making him too comic or too dramatic, but giving true sincerity when asked. He deserved an Oscar nomination. Ed Harris has always been a good actor, but in this movie he's a great actor. He plays Christof with such arrogance and bullheadedness that you don't know whether he's helping or destroying Truman. He and the director, Peter Weir, deserved their Oscar nods.
Weir, who directed the great 'Witness', uses different camera angles to make you feel like you're actually watching 'The Truman Show' and not a movie. He ends it before you get tired of the concept and helped Carrey and Harris give immaculate performances. Andrew Niccol script is a real star in the movie too because of it's inventiveness and ingenuity. Overall, 'The Truman Show' is what I like to call a true American classic.