The Truman Show (1998)
Since birth, a big fat lie defines the well-organised but humdrum life of the kind-hearted insurance salesman and ambitious explorer, Truman Burbank. Utterly unaware of the thousands of cleverly hidden cameras watching his every move, for nearly three decades, Truman's entire existence pivots around the will and the wild imagination of the ruthlessly manipulative television producer, Christof--the all-powerful TV-God of an extreme 24/7 reality show: The Truman Show. As a result, Truman's picturesque neighbourhood with the manicured lawns and the uncannily perfect residents is nothing but an elaborate state-of-the-art set, and the only truth he knows is what the worldwide television network and its deep financial interests dictate. Do lab rats know they are forever imprisoned?
Cast and Crew:
Director(s):
Peter Weir
Writer(s):
Andrew Niccol
Starring:
Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Brian Delate, Blair Slater, Peter Krause, Heidi Schanz, Ron Taylor, Don Taylor, Ted Raymond, Judy Clayton, Fritz Dominique, Angel Schmiedt, Nastassja Schmiedt, Muriel Moore, Mal Jones, Judson Vaughn, Earl Hilliard Jr., David Andrew Nash, Jim Towers, Savannah Swafford, Antoni Corone, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, John Roselius, Kade Coates, Marcia DeBonis, Sam Kitchin, Sebastian Youngblood, Dave Corey, Mark Alan Gillott, Jay Saiter, Tony Todd, Marco Rubeo, Daryl Davis, Robert Davis, R.J. Murdock, Matthew McDonough, Larry McDowell, Joseph Lucus, Logan Kirksey, Ed Harris, Paul Giamatti, Adam Tomei, Harry Shearer, Una Damon, Philip Baker Hall, John Pleshette, Philip Glass, John Pramik, O-Lan Jones, Krista Lynn Landolfi, Joe Minjares, Al Foster, Zoaunne LeRoy, Millie Slavin, Terry Camilleri, Dona Hardy, Jeanette Miller, Joel McKinnon Miller, Tom Simmons, Susan Angelo, Carly Smiga, Yuji Okumoto, Kiyoko Yamaguchi, Saemi Nakamura, Jake Eberle, Melissa Fitzgerald, Sergio Kato, Marc Macaulay, Michael J. McAlister, Mickalean McCormick, Arnold Montey, Lorin Moore, Courtney Pakiz, Kevin D. Ross, Joseph Rye, Erica Taylor, A. Marshal Ward
Producer(s):
Edward S. Feldman, Andrew Niccol, Lynn Pleshette, Richard Luke Rothschild, Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
Release Info:
Release Date: June 5, 1998 (USA) | Length: 103 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language.