| | |
Features: DVD, Widescreen
He's the star of the show--but he doesn't know. Jim Carrey wowed critics and audiences alike as unwitting Truman Burbank in this marvel of a movie from director Peter Weir (Witness, Dead Poets Society) about a man whose life is a nonstop TV show. Truman doesn't realize that his quaint hometown is a giant studio set run by a visionary producer/director/creator (Ed Harris), that folks living and working there are Hollywood actors, that even his incessantly bubbly wife is a contract player. Gradually, Truman gets wise. And what he does about his discovery will have you laughing, crying and cheering like few film stories ever have.
"It's unusually provocative and challenging..." Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"The Truman Show is a marvelous movie!" Newsweek
"This is clearly one of the decade's cleverest, most original pictures." Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
Editor's Note
Comic actor Jim Carrey plays it (mostly) straight for this smart satire from director Peter Weir (DEAD POETS SOCIETY). The life of Truman Burbank (Carrey) has been broadcast around the world with tremendous success since the day he was born. A star for the mere fact that he exists, Truman has no idea that there are cameras in every corner of his world. But soon, cracks begin to show in the constructed world, and Truman questions his existence while everyone around him is in on the joke. Weir directs a fine cast, including Laura Linney as Truman's wife and Ed Harris as the show's director. Screenwriter Andrew Niccol also added interesting twists to the scripts for S1M0NE and GATTACA.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes | | Featurette: The Making of The Truman Show And Faux Finishing: The Visual Effects of TheTruman Show | | Interactive Menus | | Photo Gallery | | Previews | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer | | TV Spots | | Widescreen Version Enhanced For 16:9 TVs |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Truman Show - DVD Review By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 12/19/2008 4:33 PM | |
Thankfully, The Truman Show is done right, mostly. Having been beaten down with advertising for the film, you likely know that this is the story of a man (Carrey) who slowly discovers his life is a sham, a cradle-to-grave story that’s been televised to the world for 30 years. The melodrama factor is high, both on the show and behind the scenes....read the full review |
| Technical Info
|
Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 5/1/2007 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 030914 | | UPC: 00097360309140 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Ed Harris | | Jim Carrey | | Laura Linney | | Noah Emmerich | | Andrew Niccol - Writer | | Burkhard Dallwitz, et. al. - Original Music By | | Dennis Gassner - Production Designer | | Edward S. Feldman, et. al. - Producer | | Lynn Pleshette - Executive Producer | | Peter Biziou - Cinematographer | | Peter Weir - Director | | William Anderson, et. al. - Editor |
| Awards |
Oscar (1999) | | | Ed Harris, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor | | | Peter Weir, Nominee, Best Director | | | Andrew Niccol, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen |
|
| | Professional Reviews | Total Film
"...[Carrey's] performance is simply spellbinding..." -- 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/1999 p.104Rolling Stone
"...Carrey triumphs in a hilarious and heartfelt performance that reveals an uncommon sensitivity and grace..." 06/25/1998 p.99-100 Sight and Sound
"...Poignant and haunting....A moving exploration of creation-anxiety..." 10/01/1998 p.36-58 Entertainment Weekly
"...Niccol's witty script tunes into our hunger..." -- Rating: A 01/15/1999 pp.64-5 Los Angeles Times
"...Adventurous, provocative, even daring, THE TRUMAN SHOW has been directed with enviable grace and restraint by Peter Weir..." Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "1998's ingenious THE TRUMAN SHOW is a remarkable exercise in pre-emptively satirizing the reality TV phenomenon that it surely helped to inspire." 05/01/2006 p.150 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
For those who bemoan Hollywood's consistent lack of originality...The Truman Show is a welcome surprise. Over the years, there have been many satires about the power of television, but none has taken this route. Director Peter Weir, whose past credits include Witness, Dead Poets Society, and Fearless, has wed this cautionary tale about media strength with a surprisingly affecting (if somewhat uneven) drama about one man's search for the meaning of life. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
I enjoyed The Truman Show on its levels of comedy and drama; I liked Truman in the same way I liked Forrest Gump--because he was a good man, honest, and easy to sympathize with. But the underlying ideas made the movie more than just entertainment. Like Gattaca, the previous film written by Niccol, it brings into focus the new values that technology is forcing on humanity. Because we can engineer genetics, because we can telecast real lives--of course we must, right? But are these good things to do? The irony is, the people who will finally answer that question will be the very ones produced by the process. - Roger Ebert
|
| |
|
|
|
4
5
