The Truman Show
The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical psychological comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, written and co-produced by Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who is unaware that he is living his entire life on a colossal soundstage, and that it is being filmed and broadcast as a reality television show that has a huge international following. All of his friends, family, and members of his community are paid actors whose job is to sustain the illusion and keep Truman unaware that the world he inhabits is scripted and fake. The film's supporting cast includes Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, and Paul Giamatti.
Plot
Selected at birth and legally adopted by a television studio following an unwanted pregnancy, Truman Burbank is the unsuspecting star of The Truman Show, a reality television program filmed and broadcast worldwide, 24/7, through hidden cameras. Truman's hometown, Seahaven Island, is set inside an enormous soundstage in Los Angeles, which allows Christof, the show's creator and executive producer, to control nearly all aspects of Truman's life. Truman's world is populated by actors and crew members who serve as his community while keeping him from discovering the truth. To prevent Truman from escaping, Christof has orchestrated various scenarios such as the "death" of Truman's father in a boating accident to instill thalassophobia, and has the cast reinforce Truman's anxieties with messages about the dangers of traveling and the virtues of staying home.
Awards
Cast
- Brian Delate
- Don Taylor
- Dona Hardy
- Ed Harris
- Harry Shearer
- Heidi Schanz
- Holland Taylor
- Jim Carrey
- John Roselius
- Kevin D. Ross
- Laura Linney
- Marc Macaulay
- Marcia DeBonis
- Natascha McElhone
- Noah Emmerich
- O-Lan Jones
- Paul Giamatti
- Peter Krause
- Philip Baker Hall
- Philip Glass
- Terry Camilleri
- Una Damon
- Yuji Okumoto