An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 40 wins & 69 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaEd Harris and Jim Carrey never met during filming.
- GoofsIt is an enduring myth that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space. The wall is narrower than the average highway and is visible only in low orbit from where all manner of other man-made objects can also be seen.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are for the "real" Truman Show, with lines like "starring Truman Burbank as himself" and "created and directed by Christof".
- Alternate versionsA lot more pseudo-documentary footage on the making of the fictional Truman Show was shot but not used in the theatrical version. Only some short segments have been included in the released film, in the pre-credits sequence. Segments of this outtake footage, featuring Meryl Burbank and Marlon being interviewed and talking about their roles on the show and their personal lives, have been included in some airline versions, presumably to pad the running times.
- ConnectionsEdited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)
- SoundtracksPiano Sonata No. 11 in A major K. 331 III. Alla Turca
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Wilhelm Kempff, piano
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft mbH., Hamburg
by arrangement with PolyGram Film and TV Music
Featured review
The film is an amazing combination of existentialism, surrealism, and symbolism. Truman turns into a Christ figure by the end and represents the desire of all people to find the truth of who they are and why they exist. > What is really amazing is that all of this is poured together into one film that is entertaining as well as thought provoking. How often do we get that from Hollywood? Other than CONTACT, I can't think of many other films recently.
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- The Truman Show. Historia de una vida
- Filming locations
- Seaside, Florida, USA(Seahaven Island)
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $125,618,201
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,542,121
- Jun 7, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $264,118,712
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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