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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305252528
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305252521
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 26, 1999
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 35455
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: June 05, 1998
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
The whole world is watching--literally--every time Truman Burbank makes the slightest move. Unbeknownst to him, in this hauntingly funny film by Peter Weir, his entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows--including his mother, his wife, and his best friend--is really an actor, paid to be part of his life. In this intriguing and surprisingly touching 1998 film, writer Andrew Niccol imagines an ultimate kind of celebrity, then sees it brought to life with comic intensity and emotional honesty by Jim Carrey in what may be the performance of his career. Carrey has exceptional support from Laura Linney and Ed Harris, but it's his show, in a portrayal that demonstrates just what kind of range Carrey is capable of. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Reality of the Truman Show
The first time I saw The Truman Show, I was hooked. The movie is highly critical of the media and of how reality is manipulated to entertain the largest group of people. I have always been critical of the way television shows always claim to distribute "reality" to the public, and The Truman Show exemplifies many of the reasons reality television is so highly criticized. Truman, played by Jim Carrey, is an engaging character whose life is displayed on camera for the world to watch. He is ... Read More
Rating: - My kind of reality show...
The concept behind `The Truman Show' is more pertinent to us today than it was when the film was released. Sure, the idea of television controlling the world is not a new one, but in a world where every new television program is another take at the reality genre it becomes more and more probable that an event such as this one may one day take place. The opening words by the shows creator say it all:
"We've become bored with watching actors give us phony emotions. We are tired of pyrotechnics ... Read More
Rating: - Unusual theme
I like this movie alot; I like Jim Carrey as a serious actor and as a semiserious one. He is an incredible actor. The story gives one pause to consider what if my life had been entirely staged, scripted, and was on display 24 hours a day. Yikes!
Rating: - ABSOLUTELY BEYOND OUTSTANDING
For me to give a 5-star rating to any Jim Carrey movie, before I saw this 1, I'd say you'd see the sun rise in the west first; or see Bush become a Christian!
Very very small-the ending, kind of leaves 1 hanging; especially with Natascha's character when she rejoices over Carrey's choice and throws on her coat and runs out the door, where's she going? To him?
But for what the movie is and attempts to accomplish, BRAVO x 1000. To qualify, for people who are not into a surreal brand of movie, without ... Read More
Rating: - Truman Show
Great movie that gets you thinking about your own perspective of reality. Jim Carey does very good and the best part is that he did not use one bit of crude humor like he does in many of his other shows.
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