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1999Movie⏱️ 2h 2mPG-13🏆 #5063 Top Rated
ComedyDrama
6.1
IMDB Rating
46,570 votes

A video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.

Director
Ron Howard
Writers
Émile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard, Lowell Ganz
Stars
Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Geoffrey Blake
Release Date
March 26, 1999
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 212
Reviews
📋 24.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
as Ed
Jenna Elfman
Jenna Elfman
as Shari
Geoffrey Blake
Geoffrey Blake
as Keith
Gail Boggs
Gail Boggs
as Wife
👤
Jenna Byrne
as Felicia
Merrin Dungey
Merrin Dungey
as Ms. Seaver
Ian Gomez
Ian Gomez
as McIlvaine
Gavin Grazer
Gavin Grazer
as Clint
Chris Hogan
Chris Hogan
as Paul
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
as Panel Member

💰 Box Office

$35,242,897
Worldwide Gross
$22,431,897
Domestic Gross
$8,311,290
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument - 11 South Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Production
Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

fictional reality showbrother brother relationshipsatireinvasion of privacyremake

🎯 Categories

SatireComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Good morning! You're live on EDtv!
by Lady_Targaryen2005-11-18
7/10

"EdTv is a comedy, but also a very serious movie: if you notice our reality in the present days, full of cameras watching us everywhere we go, and even the reality show programs, you will notice that the main thing in the movie is not only to entertain, but maybe also to alert people about the dangerous problems of all this stuff. Ed Pekurny is a regular guy who suddenly gets invited to be part of a reality show. He accepts,specially because he wants the money that the TV executives are going to pay him. Gradually, what starts being funny and even a nice way of popularity becomes a nightmare,wi..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film and The Truman Show (1998) were aware of each other during pre-production. Edtv was not that concerned because their film would be a comedy, and they didn't think audiences would turn out in large numbers to see Jim Carrey doing a drama. When The Truman Show (1998) turned into a big hit, Universal insisted that the promotions for this film make it look like more of a broad slapstick comedy than it actually was, contributing to its failure at the box-office. Coincidentally, Dennis Hopper was originally cast in the role Ed Harris portrayed in The Truman Show.

📖 Synopsis

A video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.