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 hidden cameras. Truman's hometown, Seahaven Island, is set inside an enormous soundstage in Los Angeles, which allows Christof, the show's creator and executive producer, to control nearly all aspects of Truman's life. Truman's world is populated by actors and crew members who serve as his community while keeping him from discovering the truth. To prevent Truman from escaping, Christof has orchestrated various scenarios such as the death of Truman's father in a boating accident to instill thalassophobia, and has the cast reinforce Truman's anxieties with messages about the dangers of traveling and the virtues of staying home.
Though the producers intend for Truman to fall in love with and marry a woman named Meryl, he develops feelings for an extra named Sylvia. Sympathetic to Truman's plight, Sylvia tries to tell him the truth, but is promptly fired and removed from the set. Truman marries Meryl, but their relationship is stilted and passionless, and he continues to dream of traveling to Fiji, where he was told Sylvia had moved, and living a happy life with her. In the real world, Sylvia joins Free Truman, an activist group that calls for Truman's liberation from the show.
Original title: Truman Show, The
Director: Peter Weir
Cast:
Truman Burbank Jim Carrey
Meryl Burbank Laura Linney
Marlon Noah Emmerich
Lauren Natascha McElhone
Christopher Ed Harris
Control Room Paul Giamatti
Control Room Adam Tomei
Mike Michaelson Harry Shearer
Truman's Mother Holland Taylor
Truman's Father Brian Delate
Spoken languages: English
Subtitles: Danish,Finnish,Norwegian,Swedish,English
Language on cover: Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,Finnish
