The Truman Show (1998)

Director:

Peter Weir

Guionista (WGA):

Andrew Niccol (written by)

Release Date:

5 junio 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Frase comercial:

All the world's a stage...

Plot:

An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show.

Plot Keywords:

Spatial Loop | Insurance Agent | No Opening Credits | Simulated Reality | Boat Accident

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 34 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Genius

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 18	12:00 PM	TNT
Wed. May 21	3:45 PM	SHOW
Sat. May 24	4:00 PM	SHOW

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Truman Burbank
Laura Linney	...	Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
Noah Emmerich	...	Marlon
Natascha McElhone	...	Lauren / Sylvia
Holland Taylor	...	Truman's Mother
Brian Delate	...	Truman's Father
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	...	Truman's Neighbor
Angel Schmiedt	...	Truman's Neighbor

También conocida como:

Show de Truman (Una vida en directo), El (Spain) [es]
The Truman Show (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language.

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Brazil:Livre (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | USA:PG (certificate #34959) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L | Ireland:PG | Mexico:A | Netherlands:12 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

Sylvia's apartment contained photos of cast members labeled with post it notes. One picture was of Marlon, with a note stating "Unable to Get Near Marlon - PRIME!". Another photo had a note stating "Jogger - 'No Way'". Another photo had a man with a note stating "will think about it". A printed banner above these photos contained the word "Agents".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Marlon is restocking the vending machine, he pulls yellow candy bars out of a box to put into the second row, the camera angle changes and when it come back again there was much fewer candy bars in the second row, not to mention they are no longer yellow. They're brown, again the angle changes and when it switches back the bars are again yellow and there are much more of them.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: Found 2 (#15.31)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Father Kolbe's Preaching

Genius

I asked a friend to describe The Truman Show. He said, "No, it's not a comedy, well...not exactly." I didn't quite understand until I watched it myself. Truman takes on a tone quite different than any parody/comedies I've seen lately. The point (the media and its destructive powers) is subtlely relayed through dark humor, and you don't feel like the director is smashing you over the head with his morals. Peter Weir demonstrated his artistic genius in Dead Poets Society and here as well. The soundtrack is great, Ed Harris is stellar (what were they THINKING at the Academy?) and for once I actually liked Jim Carrey. His performance wasn't ribald for once. The final scene--I will not reveal it--is a majestic, long-awaited finish to an intellectual movie. Some people will insist that it was boring or pointless. Those are the same viewers who prefer slapstick, obvious humor to the subtle layers presented here. This is a thinking person's movie. If you can't see the underlying message here, of course you won't like it!