The Truman Show (1998)

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PG | 1 hr 47 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 6/5/1998 |Box Office Total: $125.5M

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Synopsis:

An insurance salesman learns that his life has been the basis of a popular, 24-hour-a-day television show, and that even his wife and mother are just actors. He then attempts a daring escape.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/5/1998

Director	Credit
Peter Weir	Director
Michael J McAlister	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Jim Carrey	Truman Burbank
Laura Linney	Meryl
Noah Emmerich	Marlon
Natascha McElhone	Sylvia
Natascha McElhone	Lauren
Holland Taylor	Truman's Mother
Brian Delate	Truman's Father
Blair Slater	Young Truman
Peter Krause	Lawrence
Heidi Schanz	Vivien
Ron Taylor	Ron
Don Taylor	Don
Ted Raymond	Spencer
Judy Clayton	Travel Agent
Fritz Dominique	Truman's Neighbour
Angel Schmiedt	Truman's Neighbor
Nastassja Schmiedt	Truman's Neighbor
Muriel Moore	Teacher
Mal Jones	News Vendor
Judson Vaughn	Insurance Co-Worker
Earl Hilliard Jr	Ferry Worker
David Andrew Nash	Ferry Captain
David Andrew Nash	Bus Driver
Jim Towers	Bus Supervisor
Savannah Swafford	Little Girl in Bus
Antoni Corone	Security Guard
Mario Ernesto Sanchez	Security Guard
John Roselius	Man at Beach
Kade Coates	Truman
Marcia De Bonis	Nurse
Sam Kitchin	Surgeon
Sebastian Youngblood	Orderly
Dave Corey	Hospital Security Guard
Mark Alan Gillott	Policeman at Power Plant
Jay Saiter	Policeman at Truman's House
Tony Todd	Policeman at Truman's House
Marco Rubeo	Man in Christmas Box
Daryl Davis	Woman at Picnic Table
Robert Davis	Man at Picnic Table
R J Murdock	production assistant
Matthew McDonough	Man at Newstand
Larry McDowell	Man at Newstand
Joseph Lucus	Ticket Taker
Logan Kirksey	TV Host
Ed Harris	Christof
Paul Giamatti	Control Room Director
Adam Tomei	Control Room Director
Harry Shearer	Mike Michaelson
Una Damon	Chloe
Philip Baker Hall	Network Executive
John Pleshette	Network Executive
Philip Glass	Keyboard Artist
John Pramik	Keyboard Artist
O-Lan Jones	Bar Waitress
Krista Lynn Landolfi	Bar Waitress
Joe Minjares	Bartender
Al Foster	Bar Patron
Zoaunne LeRoy	Bar Patron
Millie Slavin	Bar Patron
Terrance Camilleri	Man in Bathtub
Dona Hardy	Senior Citizen
Jeanette Miller	Senior Citizen
Joel McKinnon Miller	Garage Attendant
Tom Simmons	Garage Attendant
Susan Angelo	Mother
Carly Smiga	Daughter
Yuji Okumoto	Member--Japanese Family
Kiyoko Yamaguchi	Member--Japanese Family
Saemi Nakamura	Member--Japanese Family
Production Credits	Credit
Lynn Pleshette	Executive Producer
Scott Rudin	Producer
Andrew Niccol	Producer
Edward Feldman	Producer
Adam Schroeder	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Scott Rudin Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Seaside, Florida, USA
Writer	Credit
Andrew Niccol	Screenplay
Michael J Leeson	Screenplay
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Cheyrl Harris	Animal Trainer
Tammy Blackburn	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Thomas Minton	Set Designer
Nancy Haigh	Set Decorator
Dennis Gassner	Production Designer
Richard L Johnson	Art Director
Joseph F Griffith Jr	Storyboard Artist - storyboard illustrator
Gail Laskowski	Art Department Coordinator
Odin R Oldenburg	Set Designer
Casting	Credit
Howard Feuer	Casting
Meredith Tucker	Casting Associate
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Ellen Jacoby	Location Casting
Dana McFadden	Casting Associate
Film Camera	Credit
Don Reddy	Camera Operator
Rick Whitfield	Video - video producer
Peter Biziou	Director of Photography
David John Golia	Camera Operator
Robert LaBonge	Camera Operator
Mike Thomas	Camera Operator
Jay Nefcy	Camera Operator - video camera operator
Tommy Rowe	Camera Operator - video camera operator
Music	Credit
Kurt Munkacsi	Music Producer - Philip Glass Music producer
Ricky Edwards	Music Conductor
Lowell Greer	Soloist
Philip Glass	Song
Philip Glass	Song Performer
Wilhelm Kempff	Music Performer
Bunny Andrews	Music Editor
Burkhard Dallwitz	Music
The Big Six	Song Performer
Marc Bolan	Song
Philip Glass	Music
Nicholas McGegan	Music Conductor
Arthur Rubinstein	Music Performer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
David Hirschfelder	Song
David Hirschfelder	Song Performer
Orchestre Philharmonique National de Pologne	Music Performer
Kazimierz Kord	Music Conductor - conductor
Jackie Davis	Song Performer
Frederic Chopin	Music
Leo Robin	Song
Burkhard Dallwitz	Song Performer
Lewis Gensler	Song
Johannes Brahms	Song
Burkhard Dallwitz	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Pat Banta	Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Lin	Motion Control - motion control photography
Production Management	Credit
Rosemary Dority	Post-Production Supervisor
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	Script Supervisor
Andrew Ullman	Location Manager
Judy Pritchard	Production Coordinator
Alan B Curtiss	Assistant Director
Philip Steuer	Production Supervisor
Richard Luke Rothschild	Unit Production Manager
Jonathan M Watson	Assistant Director
Christopher W Trott	Location Manager
Joseph P Kane	Unit Production Manager
David Bernstein	Assistant Director
Jill Musser	Assistant Director
Susan L Carpenter	Assistant Director
Robert Huberman	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Sandy O'Neill	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Jim Sevin	Foley Editor
Karin Whittington	ADR Editor - ADR supervising editor
Art Rochester	Sound - production sound
Lee Smith	Sound Designer
Julie Pearce	Foley Recordist
John Simpson	Foley - foley walker
Phil Heywood	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Bob Baron	ADR Mixer
Martin Oswin	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Eric Rosenberg	Graphic Designer
Juliette Yager	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Mieko Yoshida	CGI Artist - CGI animator
Morgan Trotter	3-D Models - 3-D modeller
Kevin Lingenfelser	Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
Peter Chesney	Special Effects - boat effects designer
Michael J McAlister	Visual Effects Supervisor
Roger Kupelian	Matte Painter - concept matte artist
Karen Klein	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope supervisor
Ariana Lingenfelser	Visual Effects - digital effects producer
Gokhan Kisacikoglu	CGI Artist - CGI animator
Lars Anderson	Special Effects
Brad Kuehn	Visual Effects Supervisor - digital visual effects supervisor
Mark Lewis	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Todd Siechen	3-D Models - 3-D models/textures
Joe Pasquale	Effects Supervisor - special effects 3-D supervisor
Jason Wardle	CGI Artist - CGI animator
David Lingenfelser	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Craig Barron	Visual Effects Supervisor
Thomas Kittle	Special Effects - special effects crew
Ted Andre	Visual Effects - digital artist
Eduardo Silva	CGI Artist - CGI animator
Durk Tyndall	Special Effects - special effects crew
Richard Klein	CGI Artist - CGI animator
Mike Arbogast	Special Effects - special effects crew
Laura Hanigan	Visual Effects - digital artist
Chad Baalbergen	Special Effects - special effects crew
Richard A Benoit	Visual Effects - digital effects associate producer
Eric Pender	CGI Artist - CGI animator
Chris Regan	Visual Effects - digital imaging technician
Jim Fredburg	Special Effects - special effects crew
Bruce Bullock	Visual Effects - digital imaging scheduled
Roland Lowe	Special Effects - special effects crew
Janek Sirrs	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Tom Ward	Special Effects - special effects crew
Stella Bogh	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Janet Yale	Visual Effects - digital compositing
David Fuhrer	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Travis Baumann	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Eric Weinschenk	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Dylan Carter	Visual Effects - digital compositing
Martin Matzinger	Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Christopher Evans	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Brett Northcutt	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Caroleen Green	Visual Effects - digital matte artist
Todd R Smith	Visual Effects - digital compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Bette Iverson	Hair Stylist - hairstylist supervisor
Ron Berkeley	Makeup Artist - makeup artist supervisor
Marilyn Matthews	Costume Designer
Mary C Lane	Costume Supervisor
Hazel Catmull	Hair Stylist - hairstylist supervisor
Brad Wilder	Makeup Artist - makeup artist supervisor
Roland Scott	Hair Stylist - hairstylist supervisor
Kathleen Berkeley	Makeup Artist - makeup artist supervisor
Stephanie Eastburn	Makeup Artist - makeup artist supervisor
Elizabeth F LaVallee	Hair Stylist - hairstylist supervisor
Randa Squillacote	Hair Stylist - hairstylist supervisor

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