• Jim Carrey stars as a man unaware that his entire life is a reality television program in the dramatic comedy The Truman Show.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: June 5, 1998
  2. Director: Peter Weir
  3. Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
  4. Producers: Scott Rubin, Andrew Niccol, Adam Schroeder, Edward S. Feldman
  5. Distributor: Paramount Pictures
  6. MPAA rating: PG
  7. Run time: 103 minutes
  8. Worldwide box office: $264,118,201 Box Office Mojo: The Truman Show

• Academy Awards

  1. Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  2. Best Director
  3. Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

• Plot Summary

  Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) has unknowingly lived his entire life as the focus of a reality television show. The movie follows Truman as he gradually becomes aware that his life has been on display for the world to view and that everyone he interacts with is actually an actor.

• Cast

  • Jim Carrey: Truman Burbank
  • Laura Linney: Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
  • Noah Emmerich: Louis Coltrane / Marlon
  • Natascha McElhone: Sylvia / Lauren Garland
  • Holland Taylor: Alanis Montclair / Angela Burbank
  • Brian Delate: Walter Moore / Kirk
  • Blair Slater: Young Truman

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Jim Carrey | Peter Weir | Laura Linney | Natascha McElhone | Holland Taylor | Philip Glass | Ed Harris | Academy Awards | Dumb and Dumber | The Cable Guy | Truman Syndrome

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