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The Truman Show (1998)
Country
of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1998
Running Times: 102 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.37:1 (negative ratio) 1.85:1
(intended ratio)
Sound: DTS Dolby
Digital
CREDITS
(Full Credits)
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures / Scott Rudin
Productions
Executive Producer: Lynn Pleshette
Producers: Adam Schroeder, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Scott Rudin
Co-Producer: Richard Luke Rothschild
SCRIPT
Script: Andrew Niccol
DIRECTION
Director: Peter Weir
2nd Unit Director: Micheal J. McAlister
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Peter Biziou
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editors: William Anderson, Lee Smith
Additional Editor: Kevin D. Ross
MUSIC
Music: Burkhard Dallwitz
Additional Music: Philip Glass (The Beginning; Living
Waters; Anthem - Part 1; Anthem - Part 2; Opening);
Johannes Brahms (Wiegenlied (Lullaby)); Frédéric Chopin
(Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Opus 11 Second
Movement: Romance - Larghetto); David Hirschfelder
(Scales to America); Wojciech Kilar (Father Kolbe's
Preaching); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Piano Sonata No. 11
in A Major (K. 331) (300) Third Movement: Alla Turca;
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major (K412) First Movement:
Allegro)
SOUND
Sound Designer: Lee Smith
Production Sound Mixer: Art Rochester
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Supervising Make Up: Brad Wilder, Ron Berkeley
Hair Supervisor: Bette Iverson
Costume Designer: Marilyn Matthews
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Available Light Limited; Bolan Jet Air;
Cinesite Hollywood; Larz Anderson
VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Stirber Visual Effects Network Inc; The
Computer Film Company
DIGITAL EFFECTS
Digital Effects: EDS Digital Studios; Matte World Digital
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner
Art Director: Richard L. Johnson
LOCATIONS
Locations: Panama City, Florida, USA; Seaside, Florida,
USA
STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Pat Banta
Stunts: Pat Banta, Reese Banta, Ann Bellinger, Jake
Brake, Charlie Brewer, Michael Christopher, Shane Dixon,
Tim Gilbert, Sandra Gimpel, Martin Grace, Al Jones, Byron
Lee Nashold Jr, Larry Nicholas, Peewee Piemonte, Steve
Santosusso, Jimmy Waitman, John Zimmerman
CASTING
Casting: Howard Feuer
Location Casting: Ellen Jacoby (uncredited)
CAST
Jim Carrey (Truman Burbank)
Laura Linney (Meryl / Hanna Gill)
Ed Harris (Christof)
Noah Emmerich (Marlon / Louis Coltrane)
Natascha McElhone (Lauren Garland / Sylvia)
Holland Taylor (Angela Burbank)
Brian Delate (Kirk Burbank)
Blair Slater (Young Truman)
Peter Krause (Lawrence)
Heidi Schanz (Vivien)
Ron Taylor (Ron)
Don Taylor (Don)
Ted Raymond (Spencer)
Judy Clayton (travel agent)
Fritz Dominique, Angel Schmiedt, Nastassja Schmiedt
(Truman's neighbours)
Muriel Moore (teacher)
Mal Jones (Errol)
Judson Vaughn (insurance co-worker)
Earl Hilliard Jr (ferry worker)
David Andrew Nash (bus driver / ferry captain)
Jim Towers (bus supervisor)
Savannah Swafford (little girl in bus)
Antoni Corone, Mario Ernesto Sanchez (security guards)
John Roselius (Mr Garland)
Kade Coates (Truman aged 4)
Marcia DeBonis (nurse)
Sam Kitchin (surgeon)
Sebastian Youngblood (orderly)
Dave Corey (hospital security guard)
Mark Alan Gillott (policeman at power plant)
Jay Saiter, Tony Todd (policemen at Truman's house)
PLOT SUMMARY
Truman Burbank's life is
turned upside down when he gradually comes to realise
that his entire life has been a sham. His apparently
normal life is in fact the plot of the world's most
popular television show and the seaside town he live sin
is the largest television set ever constructed. Now that
he's uncovered the truth, Truman determines to find a way
out into the 'real' world...
CAPSULE REVIEW
For a big-budget
Hollywood blockbuster, this was an unusual and
intelligent offering - more Philip K. Dick than Jerry
Bruckheimer. Carrey surprised his detractors by turning
in a commendably complex performance far removed from his
usual low-brow knockabout routines. It lacks the savage
satire of The Prisoner (1967) - with
which it shares many concerns - but it's still more
subversive than any comparable Hollywood film of its day.
AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
Video Distributor: Argentina Video Home
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
DVD Distributor: Paramount
Italy
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Lusomundo
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
UK
Theatrical Distributor: United International Pictures
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount (LV 331127-WS)
DVD Distributor: Paramount (331127)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: 13
Australia
Rating: PG
Belgium
Rating: KT
Brazil
Rating: 12
Chile
Rating: 14
Denmark
Rating: 11
Finland
Rating: K-12/9
France
Rating: U
Germany
Rating: 12 (bw)
Hong Kong
Rating: I
Ireland
Rating: PG
Mexico
Rating: A
Netherlands
Rating: 12
Portugal
Rating: M/12
Singapore
Rating: PG
Spain
Rating: T
Sweden
Rating: 11
Switzerland
Rating: 7
UK
Rating: PG
USA
Rating: PG (for thematic elements and mild language)
AWARDS
1998
National Board of Review, USA
Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris) - winner (also for his
performance in Stepmom (1998))
1999
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, USA
Top Box Office Films (Philip Glass, Burkhart von
Dallwitz) - winner
Academy Awards,
USA
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Harris) - nominated
Best Director (Peter Weir) - nominated
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
(Andrew Niccol) - nominated
Academy of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
Saturn Award Best Fantasy Film - winner
Saturn Award Best Writer (Andrew Niccol) - winner
Saturn Award Best Actor (Jim Carrey) - nominated
Saturn Award Best Director (Peter Weir) - nominated
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris) -
nominated
American Comedy
Awards, USA
Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) (Jim
Carrey) - nominated
Australian Film
Institute, Australia
Best Foreign Film Award (Scott Rudin, Peter Weir) -
nominated
Blockbuster
Entertainment Awards, USA
Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama (Ed
Harris) - winner
Favorite Actor: Drama (Jim Carrey) - nominated
Favorite Supporting Actress: Drama (Laura Linney) -
nominated
British Academy
Awards, UK
Best Production Design (Dennis Gassner) - winner
Best Screenplay: Original (Andrew Niccol) - winner
David Lean Award for Direction (Peter Weir) - winner
Best Cinematography (Peter Biziou) - nominated
Best Film (Edward S. Feldman, Andrew Niccol, Scott Rudin,
Adam Schroeder) - nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed
Harris) - nominated
Best Special Effects - nominated
British Society
of Cinematographers, UK
Best Cinematography Award (Peter Biziou) - nominated
Broadcast Film
Critics Association Awards, USA
Award Best Picture - nominated
Chicago Film
Critics Association Awards, USA
Best Original Score (Burkhart von Dallwitz) - winner
Best Actor (Jim Carrey) - nominated
Best Director (Peter Weir) - nominated
Best Picture - nominated
Best Screenplay (Andrew Niccol) - nominated
Costume
Designers Guild Awards, USA
Excellence for Costume Design for Film (Marilyn Matthews)
- nominated
Directors Guild
of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
(Peter Weir) - nominated
European Film
Awards
Five Continents Award (Peter Weir) - winner
Film Critics
Circle of Australia Awards, Australia
Best Foreign Film - winner
Florida Film
Critics Circle Awards, USA
Best Director (Peter Weir) - winner
Golden Globes,
USA
Best Original Score: Motion Picture (Philip Glass,
Burkhart von Dallwitz) - winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama
(Jim Carrey) - winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Motion Picture (Ed Harris) - winner
Best Director: Motion Picture (Peter Weir) - nominated
Best Motion Picture: Drama - nominated
Best Screenplay: Motion Picture (Andrew Niccol) -
nominated
Golden Satellite
Awards, USA
Best Motion Picture Art Direction (Dennis Gassner) -
winner
Hugo Awards, USA
Best Dramatic Presentation - winner
International
Monitor Awards, USA
Monitor Theatrical Releases: Color Correction (Bryan
McMahan) - winner
Italian National
Syndicate of Film Journalists, Italy
Migliore Doppiaggio Maschile (Roberto Pedicini) - winner
London Film
Critics Circle Awards, UK
Director of the Year (Peter Weir) - winner
Screenwriter of the Year (Andrew Niccol) - winner (also
for Gattaca)
Film of the Year - nominated
MTV Movie
Awards, USA
Best Male Performance (Jim Carrey) - winner
Award Best Movie - nominated
Motion Picture
Sound Editors, USA
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing: Foreign Feature -
nominated
Online Film
Critics Society Awards, USA
Best Screenplay, Original (Andrew Niccol) - winner
Best Director (Peter Weir) - nominated
Best Film - nominated
Best Film Editing (William M. Anderson, Lee Smith) -
nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris) - nominated
Robert Festival,
Germany
Robert Bedste amerikanske film (Peter Weir) - winner
Southeastern
Film Critics Association Awards, USA
Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris) - winner
Valladolid
International Film Festival
Golden Spike (Peter Weir) - nominated
Writers Guild of
America, USA
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Andrew
Niccol) - nominated
Young Artist
Awards, USA
Best Family Feature: Drama - nominated
TIMELINE
1996
December
9: USA - production begins
1998
June
5: Canada, USA - theatrical release
September
12: France - shown at the Deauville Film Festival
24: Australia - theatrical release; Finland - shown at
the Helsinki International Film Festival
October
1: Singapore - theatrical release
2: Mexico - theatrical release
8: Hungary, New Zealand - theatrical release
9: UK - theatrical release
16: Estonia, Turkey - theatrical release
22: Argentina - theatrical release
23: Iceland, Norway, Poland - theatrical release
24: South Korea - theatrical release
28: France - theatrical release
29: Netherlands - theatrical release
30: Brazil, Finland, Israel, Spain - theatrical release
31: Indonesia - theatrical release
November
4: Belgium - theatrical release
6: Sweden - theatrical release
11: Kuwait - theatrical release
12: Germany - theatrical release
13: Austria, Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland (German
speaking region) - theatrical release
14: Japan - theatrical release
26: Slovakia, Slovenia - theatrical release
1999
January
12: USA - laserdisc release (Paramount (LV
331127-WS))
26: USA - DVD release (Paramount (331127))
February
11: Iceland, Argentina - theatrical re-release
March
12: Colombia - theatrical re-release
September
29: UK - television broadcast (on Sky Box Office)
2000
April
1: UK - television broadcast (on Sky Movies)
2001
February
15: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)
April
12: USA - DVD release (Paramount)
December
30: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)
POSTER TAGS
The Story of a Lifetime
On The Air. Unaware.
The World is Watching
We like to watch!
Watch What Happens
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Die Truman Show - German
title
El Show de Truman - Spanish title
Le Show Truman - French Canadian title
O Show de Truman - Brazilian title
O Show de Truman, O Show da Vida -
Brazilian title
A Vida em Directo - Portugese title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies
(2000)
The Prisoner (1967)
The Qui-Gon Show (1999)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Empire November 1998 p.33
(UK)
review (by Ian Nathan)
Film Review November 1998
p.15 (UK)
review (by Ian Calcutt)
Notícias Vídeo April
1999 p.26 (Portugal)
review (by Joao Lopes)
Playboy November 1998
p.48 (Germany)
review (Life is live: der Alltag als Spektakel by Peter
Koberger)
NEWSPAPERS
A Capital 13 November
1998 (Portugal)
review by (Rui Tentúgal)
A Capital, Guia TV 23
April 1999. (Portugal)
review (by Rui Brazuna)
Diário de Notícias 13
November 1998 (Portugal)
review (by Nuno Henrique Luz)
Expresso, Cartaz 14
November 1998 (Portugal)
review (by Manuel Cintra Ferreira)
Göteborgs-Posten 6
November 1999 p.47 (Sweden)
review (Mästerlig mediesatir av Weir by Mats Johnson)
Svenska Dagbladet 6
November 1998 (Sweden)
review (Livstidsdömd till en tillvaro i tv's klor by
Astrid Söderbergh Widding)
BOOKS
The Truman Show: The Shooting
Script by Andrew Niccol and Peter Weir (New
York: Newmarket Press (1998)) KEYWORDS
television, reality tv, weather control, boats, prisons,
satire, beaches, bridges, the media, technology
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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