The Truman Show

1998·Movie

1h 43min·12

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About

On the air. Unaware.

Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.

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Genres: Comedy Drama Satire Dystopian Absurdist Drama
Mood: HumorousIronicUnsettlingThought-ProvokingCreepy
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Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Peter Weir, Peter Biziou, Marco Rubeo

Written by:

Andrew Niccol

Produced by:

Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Scott Rudin

Composed by:

Burkhard von Dallwitz, Philip Glass, Wojciech Kilar

Cast

Jim Carrey

Truman Burbank

Laura Linney

Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

Noah Emmerich

Marlon / Louis Coltrane

Natascha McElhone

Lauren Garland / Sylvia

Holland Taylor

Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair

Ed Harris

Christof

Paul Giamatti

Simeon

Brian Delate

Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank

Peter Krause

Lawrence

Blair Slater

Young Truman

Heidi Schanz

Vivien

Una Damon

Chloe

Krista Lynn Landolfi

Bar Waitress

O-Lan Jones

Bar Waitress

Don Taylor

Don

Harry Shearer

Mike Michaelson

Jeanette Miller

Senior Citizen

Philip Glass

Keyboard Artist

Joe Minjares

Bartender

Philip Baker Hall

Network Executive

John Pleshette

Network Executive

Terry Camilleri

Man in Bathtub

Joel McKinnon Miller

Garage Attendant

Judy Clayton

Travel Agent

Mal Jones

News Vendor

David Andrew Nash

Bus Driver / Ferry Captain

Antoni Corone

Security Guard

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Security Guard

Marcia DeBonis

Nurse

Sam Kitchin

Surgeon

Adam Tomei

Control Room Director

Zoaunne LeRoy

Bar Patron

Millie Slavin

Bar Patron

Dona Hardy

Senior Citizen

Tom Simmons

Garage Attendant

Susan Angelo

Mother

Yuji Okumoto

Japanese Family

Saemi Nakamura

Japanese Family

Sergio Kato

Production Assistant (uncredited)

Marc Macaulay

Citizen Searching Truman (uncredited)

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