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Release Date:
5 June 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
All the world's a stage... morePlot:
An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 34 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(58 articles)
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Genius moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Jan. 17 | 10:30 AM | TBS | |||
| Sun. Jan. 18 | 1:30 AM | TBS |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
103 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreCertification:
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:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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The band uniforms that Truman was wearing belonged to the Blue Star Regiment of Riverside's North High School. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: The boat Truman sails at the end of the movie has a gaff rigged mainsail, which requires two different lines, or halyards to raise. After the storm, however, Truman raises the sail by pulling on only one line. moreQuotes:
[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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Father Kolbe's Preaching moreFAQ
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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!