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Unlike the finished product, Niccol's [[spec script]] was more of a [[science-fiction]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], with the story set in [[New York City]]. One of the producers [[Scott Rudin]] purchased the script and set up production at [[Paramount Pictures]]. [[Brian De Palma]] was to direct before Weir signed as director, making the film for $60 million—$20 million less than the original estimate. Niccol rewrote the script while the crew was waiting for Carrey to sign. The majority of filming took place at [[Seaside, Florida]], a master-[[planned community]] located in the [[Florida Panhandle]].
''The Truman Show'' held its world premiere in Los Angeles on June 1, 1998, and was released in North America on June 5. The film was a financial success, grossing $264 million worldwide, debuting to critical acclaim, and earned numerous nominations at the [[71st Academy Awards]], [[56th Golden Globe Awards]], [[52nd British Academy Film Awards]], and [[25th Saturn Awards]]. ''The Truman Show'' has been analyzed as an exploration of [[simulated reality]], [[existentialism]], [[surveillance]], [[metaphilosophy]], [[privacy]], and [[reality television]], and described as a [[Hybrid genre|genre-blending]] work that features elements of [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|dystopian fiction]], [[meta fiction]], [[psychological drama]], [[romantic comedy]], [[satire]], [[surrealism]], and [[social science fiction]].
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