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The Truman Show
Original title The Truman Show
Author Andrew Niccol
Genre

Fiction Novel

Language English
Characters Truman Burbank, Hannah Gill, Meryl Burbank, Christof
Published 1998
ISBN 978-0-14-024916-8
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The Truman Show is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that becomes the center of a reality television show that broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to a global audience, without his knowledge. The film also stars Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Brian Delate, Holland Taylor, Bruce Greenwood, and Blaine Horton.The Truman Show was originally a spec script by Niccol, inspired by an episode of The Twilight Zone called Special Service”. Niccol’s script was purchased by Paramount Pictures in 1995, and after Weir was hired as director in early 1996, casting of the film began. Principal photography took place in Seaside, Florida, between May and November 1997. The Truman Show was released in the United States on June 5, 1998, to critical acclaim.The Truman Show was a financial success, debuting to critical acclaim. The film received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and was nominated for three other Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Carrey and Best Director for Weir. The Truman Show has been analyzed as a social commentary on celebrity, consumerism, manipulation, and fiction versus reality.”

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