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'''''The Truman Show''''' is a 1998 American [[Psychological drama|psychological]] [[comedy drama]] film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-truman-show-v161628|title=The Truman Show (1998) - Peter Weir {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=[[AllMovie]]|language=en-us|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420010157/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-truman-show-v161628|url-status=live}}</ref> written and co-produced by [[Andrew Niccol]], and directed by [[Peter Weir]].
The film is the story of Truman Burbank (played by [[Jim Carrey]]), a man who is unaware that he is living his entire life on a colossal [[soundstage]], and that it is being filmed and broadcast as a [[reality television]] show which has a huge international following. All of his friends and family and members of his community are paid actors whose job it is to sustain the illusion and keep Truman in the dark about the fiction he is living.
The movie's supporting cast includes [[Laura Linney]], [[Ed Harris]], [[Noah Emmerich]], [[Natascha McElhone]], [[Holland Taylor]], [[Paul Giamatti]], and Brian Delate.
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== Plot ==
Selected at birth and legally adopted by a television studio following an [[unwanted pregnancy]], Truman Burbank is the unsuspecting star of ''The Truman Show'', a [[reality television]] program filmed and broadcast worldwide, 24/7, through approximately five thousand hidden cameras
Truman's hometown, Seahaven Island, is set inside an enormous soundstage. The immense and elaborate set allows Christof to control
Truman is intended by the producers to fall in love with and marry fellow student Meryl, but during his college years he develops feelings for Sylvia, an [[Extra (acting)|extra]]. Sylvia sympathizes with Truman's surreal plight and tries to tell him his life is a fiction, but she is fired from the show and forcibly removed from the set before she can convince him. Truman marries Meryl as
As the show approaches its 30th anniversary, Truman begins to notice unusual occurrences: a stage light which serves as a star in the night sky falls from its position and nearly hits him; an isolated patch of rain falls only
Truman's suspicions culminate in a spontaneous attempt to escape the island
Hoping to bring Truman back to a controllable state, Christof
Christof orders a citywide search for Truman and is soon forced to break the production's day-night cycle to optimize the
Initially horrified, Truman looks around and finds a staircase leading to an exit door. As he contemplates leaving, Christof speaks to him directly in God-like fashion from the "sky," tells him the truth about the show, and encourages him to
After the broadcast ends, Truman’s viewers
==Cast==
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*[[Philip Baker Hall]] as the network executive.
* [[Joel McKinnon Miller]] as a garage attendant.
==Production==
===Development===
[[File:House from The Truman Show film.jpg|thumb|This house in [[Seaside, Florida]], served as Truman's home. The house is owned by the Gaetz family, which
[[Andrew Niccol]] completed a one-page [[film treatment]] titled ''The Malcolm Show'' in May 1991.<ref>{{cite news | first = Benedict | last = Carver | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117477740 | title = 'Truman' suit retort | work = Variety | date = June 22, 1998 | access-date = May 15, 2009 | archive-date = November 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105131248/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117477740 | url-status = live }}</ref> The original draft was more in tone of a science fiction [[thriller (genre)|thriller]], with the story set in New York City.<ref name="part1">{{Cite video |title=How's It Going to End? The Making of The Truman Show, Part 1 |year=2005 |publisher=Paramount Pictures |medium=DVD}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=July 4, 2023 |title='The Truman Show' Writer Andrew Niccol on the Original Script's Darker Tone and Connection to 'Gattaca' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-truman-show-writer-darker-script-1235528928/amp/ |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> Niccol stated, "I think everyone questions the authenticity of their lives at certain points. It's like when kids ask if they're adopted."<ref name="Johnston" /> In the fall of 1993,<ref name="debut" /> producer [[Scott Rudin]] purchased the script for slightly over $1 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last= Fleming|first= Michael|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR118435.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=%22The+Truman+Show%22|title= TriStar acquires female bounty hunter project|magazine= Variety|date= February 18, 1994|access-date= March 8, 2008|archive-date= July 21, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090721134654/http://www.variety.com/article/VR118435.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=%22The+Truman+Show%22|url-status= live}}</ref> [[Paramount Pictures]] agreed to distribute. Part of the deal called for Niccol to make his directing debut, though Paramount executives felt the estimated $80 million budget would be too high for him.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.splicedonline.com/02features/aniccol.html |title=''S1M0NE'S'' SIRE |last=Blackwelder, Rob |date=August 12, 2002 |access-date=March 28, 2008 |publisher=Spliced Wire |archive-date=April 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412211543/http://www.splicedonline.com/02features/aniccol.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, Paramount wanted to go with an [[A-list]] director, paying Niccol extra money "to step aside". [[Brian De Palma]] was under negotiations to direct before he left [[United Talent Agency]] in March 1994.<ref name="debut">{{cite magazine|author=Fleming, Michael|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR119056.html?categoryid=3&cs=1|title=''SNL's'' Farley crashes filmdom|magazine=Variety|date=March 10, 1994|access-date=March 8, 2008|archive-date=October 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023180051/http://variety.com/article/VR119056.html?categoryid=3&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Directors who were considered after De Palma's departure included [[Tim Burton]], [[Sam Raimi]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[David Cronenberg]], [[Barry Sonnenfeld]] and [[Steven Spielberg]] before Peter Weir signed on in early 1995,<ref name="pro"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-22-ca-29730-story.html | title=The Complexity of Cronenberg | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=April 22, 1999 }}</ref> following a recommendation of Niccol.<ref name="Johnston" /> [[Bryan Singer]] wanted to direct but Paramount decided to go with the more experienced Weir.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bernard|first=Weinraub|title=An Unusual Choice for the Role of Studio Superhero|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 9, 2000}}</ref>
Weir wanted the film to be funnier, feeling that Niccol's script was too dark, and declaring, "where [Niccol] had it depressing, I could make it light. It could convince audiences they could watch a show in this scope 24/7." Niccol wrote sixteen drafts of the script before Weir considered the script ready for filming. Later in 1995, Jim Carrey signed to star,<ref name="part1" /> but because of commitments with ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' and ''[[Liar Liar]]'', he would not be ready to start filming for at least another year.<ref name="pro" /> Weir felt Carrey was perfect for the role and opted to wait for another year rather than recast the role.<ref name="part1" /> Niccol rewrote the script twelve times,<ref name="pro" /> while Weir created a fictionalized book about the show's history. He envisioned backstories for the characters and encouraged actors to do the same.<ref name="part1" />
Weir scouted locations in [[Eastern Florida]] but was dissatisfied with the landscapes. [[Sound stage]]s at Universal Studios were reserved for the story's setting of Seahaven before Weir's wife [[Wendy Stites]] introduced him to [[Seaside, Florida]], a "master-planned community" located in the [[Florida Panhandle]]. Pre-production offices were immediately opened in Seaside, where the majority of filming took place. The scenes of Truman's house were filmed at a residence owned by the Gaetz family, which included Florida State Senator [[Don Gaetz]] and U.S. representative [[Matt Gaetz]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rep-matt-gaetz-wants-you-to-know-who-he-is-and-his-plan-is-working/2018/02/20/2dfce71e-126a-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html |title=Rep. Matt Gaetz wants you to know who he is, and his plan is working |last=Zak |first=Dan |date=February 20, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |access-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713225153/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rep-matt-gaetz-wants-you-to-know-who-he-is-and-his-plan-is-working/2018/02/20/2dfce71e-126a-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The scene at the Seahaven Nuclear Power Station was filmed outside the front entrance of the Lansing Smith Generating Plant at [[Lynn Haven, Florida|Lynn Haven]], operated then by [[Gulf Power Company|Gulf Power]]. Other scenes were shot at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="part2">{{cite video | title = How's It Going to End? The Making of The Truman Show, Part 2| medium = DVD | publisher = Paramount Pictures |year = 2005}}</ref> [[Norman Rockwell]] paintings and 1960s postcards were used as inspiration for the film's design.<ref name="Rudolph" /><ref name="finish" /> Weir, [[Peter Biziou]] and [[Dennis Gassner]] researched surveillance techniques for certain shots.<ref name="Rudolph" />
===Filming===
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