The Truman Show

The Truman Show

103 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 4, 1998

Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.

The Truman Show

103 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 4, 1998

The Truman Show
Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions
Original title The Truman Show
Directors Jonathan Watson, Michael J. McAlister, Alan B. Curtiss, David M. Bernstein, Wilma Garscadden-Gahret, Peter Weir
Writers Andrew Niccol

Cast

Jim Carrey

as Truman Burbank

Laura Linney

as Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

Noah Emmerich

as Marlon / Louis Coltrane

Natascha McElhone

as Lauren Garland / Sylvia

Holland Taylor

as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair

Ed Harris

as Christof

Paul Giamatti

as Simeon

Brian Delate

as Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank

Peter Krause

as Lawrence

Blair Slater

as Young Truman

Heidi Schanz

as Vivien

Una Damon

as Chloe

Krista Lynn Landolfi

as Bar Waitress

O-Lan Jones

as Bar Waitress

Ron Taylor

as Ron

Don Taylor

as Don

Ted Raymond

as Spencer

Harry Shearer

as Mike Michaelson

Jeanette Miller

as Senior Citizen

Philip Glass

as Keyboard Artist

Joe Minjares

as Bartender

Philip Baker Hall

as Network Executive

John Pleshette

as Network Executive

Terry Camilleri

as Man in Bathtub

Joel McKinnon Miller

as Garage Attendant

Judy Clayton

as Travel Agent

Fritz Dominique

as Truman's Neighbor

Angel Schmiedt

as Truman's Neighbor

Nastassja Schmiedt

as Truman's Neighbor

Muriel Moore

as Teacher

Mal Jones

as News Vendor

Judson Vaughn

as Insurance Co-Worker

Earl Hilliard Jr.

as Ferry Worker

David Andrew Nash

as Bus Driver / Ferry Captain

Jim Towers

as Bus Supervisor

Savannah Swafford

as Little Girl in Bus

Antoni Corone

as Security Guard

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

as Security Guard

John Roselius

as Man at Beach

Kade Coates

as Truman (4 years)

Marcia DeBonis

as Nurse

Sam Kitchin

as Surgeon

Dave Corey

as Hospital Security Guard

Mark Alan Gillott

as Policeman at Power Plant

Jay Saiter

as Policeman at Truman's House

Tony Todd

as Policeman at Truman's House

Marco Rubeo

as Man in Christmas Box

Daryl Davis

as Couple at Picnic Table

Robert Davis

as Couple at Picnic Table

R.J. Murdock

as Production Assistant

Matthew McDonough

as Man at Newsstand

Larry McDowell

as Man at Newsstand

Joseph Lucus

as Ticket Taker

Logan Kirksey

as TV Host

Adam Tomei

as Control Room Director

John Pramik

as Keyboard Artist

Al Foster

as Bar Patron

Zoaunne LeRoy

as Bar Patron

Millie Slavin

as Bar Patron

Dona Hardy

as Senior Citizen

Tom Simmons

as Garage Attendant

Susan Angelo

as Mother

Carly Smiga

as Daughter

Yuji Okumoto

as Japanese Family

Kiyoko Yamaguchi

as Japanese Family

Saemi Nakamura

as Japanese Family

Sergio Kato

as Production Assistant (uncredited)

Jake Eberle

as Classical Clive (uncredited)

Marc Macaulay

as Citizen Searching Truman (uncredited)

Melissa Fitzgerald

as Girl Dancing with Marlon (uncredited)

Erik Rodenhiser

as Man Dancing / Man in Control Room (uncredited)