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  • Actors: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone
  • Directors: Peter Weir
  • Writers: Andrew Niccol
  • Producers: Adam Schroeder, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Lynn Pleshette, Richard Luke Rothschild
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 17 April 2000
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004TL7A
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,206 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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 bestfriend--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 maybe 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. --MarshallFine

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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 (screenwriter for Gattaca) 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, Amazon.com

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You think *you're* paranoid??, 20 Jul 2006
By Tim Bentley (Shetland, UK) - See all my reviews
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The Truman Show, a movie about a ratings busting TV show all about one guy, Truman Burbank. Truman doesn't know he's the star, in fact Truman doesn't know he's on TV at all. You see, Truman lives in an artificial environment, a town and environs created inside a gigantic dome with engineered weather. It is the mother of all movie sets. Throughout the course of his life the Show's producer has guided and adapted his environment into the ultimate in reality TV.

But Truman has his suspicions.

I won't go any further into the plot as you really need to see this movie to appreciate the scale of the story. The movie is one of those poignantly funny films that makes you think about the nature of life and reality (well I did) and leads you to wonder, am I on TV? The paranoids amongst us will say "I knew it!".

I really enjoyed this film and the performances were excellent with Jim Carrey as Truman and the marvellous Ed Harris as the reclusive Christof, the TV producer. Jim Carrey gurns and mugs with the best of them, but I would seriously rate him as an actor now rather than a clown.

A great movie with much to think about. Five stars from me.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting film, where you also have to think...., 18 April 2005
The "Truman Show" directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol is a film about the life of a man called Truman Burbank. Unbeknown to himself he was adopted by a film company, when he was a baby and since then he has been the star of his own reality TV show which is broadcasted all over the world. The only purpose of his life is to entertain television viewers worldwide. All the people around him are actors, even his so-called parents, his wife and his best friend Marlon, who are acting from a script written by the creator and producer Christof (played by Ed Harris). He lives in Seahaven, a specially constructed film studio which is like a world within the world. Seahaven is situated on an island, which Truman has never left, because he is afraid of water. His life is very ordinary - he is married to a woman called Meryl, he has got a nice small house and an office job - but nevertheless millions of people all over the world watch him every day. Christof is able to manipulate Truman's behaviour as he can easily change the weather, decide which person should talk to Truman and what about - he can decide everything in Truman's life. However, after two decades Truman starts to be suspicious as technical breakdowns become more frequent (a spotlight falls down from the sky when he's on his way to work and his car radio starts to transmit the producer's instructions). In addition to this, Truman has seen his father again, who is supposed to be dead and he starts to think about events in the past, in particular about the time when he met Sylvia - his real love. Through various flashback scenes, we gain an insight into Truman's past, and events which shape his personality and ambitions. The rest of the film consists of his gradual realisation that all is not as it seems. All this leads to a fascinating turning-point and ends through a combination of desperation and joy.

This film certainly has many aspects that one has to think about; on the one hand it shows the enormous power of today's media (just think of all the reality-shows on TV) and on the other hand it shows that a person has to accept the reality he or she lives in. It provokes thoughts in the viewer, about whether our world may not be real, and that there could be an external force controlling all our actions and watching what we do on a reality TV show.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly memorable and moving film, 2 Jan 2001
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This review is from: The Truman Show [VHS] [1998] (VHS Tape)
"The Truman Show" is a great film about a man brought up in an artificial world created specifically for a TV audience. Everyone around him is an extra or a character on the set, including his wife and his best friend. The story has echoes of the tale of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, created by a vengeful God. Ok, it might be stretching a metaphor too far, but Truman is initially given the truth about his state by a disgruntled female extra whom he subsequently falls in love with. The process of disillusionment is gradual. The final denoument is brilliant, with Truman asking a disembodied voice the penultimate and ultimate questions of life," Who are you?" "I am the Creator...of a TV show" answers Christof (Ed Harris at his best); "Then, who am I?" "You are the Star". Given the choice between the uncertainty of the outside and the security of his controlled environment, Truman chooses life as a human being. The film also manages to encapsulate the dilemma faced by parents and their growing children, particularly in strongly hierarchical families. This one should have won Oscars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tragicomic
This is an utterly brilliant movie; Carrey is awesome, the script just sparkles and the ending will have even hardened bikies reaching for their hankies. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars It gets no better than this
The Truman Show is consistantly clever, creative and funny. It's a film which everyone will enjoy as it has emotional moments, but ofcourse funny moments also. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Carrey at his best.
A great story of 'hidden layers' to reality, and the suggestion that life can be an illusion. It is an illustration of way our lives can be cheapened and commercialised, but it is... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Carrey at his best
A great story of 'hidden layers' to reality, and the suggestion that life can be an illusion. It is an illustration of way our lives can be cheapened and commercialised, but it is... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great and thought provoking movie!
A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great and thought provoking movie!
A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great & Thought Provoking
A really interesting movie which follows the life of a man named Truman Burbank, played by Jim Carey. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a show!
Indeed, the Truman show is a great film. Jim Carrey is on top form as the star Truman trapped in an artificially constructed world. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This is a must see movie
This is a very powerful movie. I have never been a big fan of Jim Carrey, but in this movie he is great and plays the character with much sensitivity apart from humor. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This is a must see movie
This is a very powerful movie. I have never been a big fan of Jim Carrey, but in this movie he is great and plays the character with much sensitivity apart from humor. Read more
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