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 about a man whose life is a non-stop TV show.
Truman doesn't realise 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.
Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
Andrew Niccol (written by)
Starring
Jim Carrey (Truman Burbank); Laura Linney (Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill); Noah Emmerich (Marlon); Natascha McElhone (Lauren / Sylvia); Holland Taylor (Truman's Mother); Brian Delate (Truman's Father); Blair Slater (Young Truman); Peter Krause (Lawrence); Heidi Schanz (Vivien); Ron Taylor (Ron); Don Taylor (Don); Ted Raymond (Spencer); Judy Clayton (Travel Agent); Fritz Dominique (Truman's Neighbor); Angel Schmiedt (Truman's Neighbor). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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