But director Peter Weir had concerns about the original script's "dark tone". Too costly," he told Vanity Fair. But after just a few days of filming, he was sacked and replaced by Ed Harris. At the end of the movie, Truman almost dies as he tries to escape the fake world he's unknowingly been living in. I was under the water at the bottom of the pool, and with the last breath, with the last hint of consciousness, I just spun and made a couple of gigantic strokes toward the back of the storm and came up outside the storm gasping for air and exhausted.
They didn't know where I was, and then they finally saw me and came over. I almost died. That was the real deal. If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us!
Truman Burbank is the main protagonist of the comedy-drama movie The Truman Show. Truman Burbank was born to one of six unwanted pregnancies and was adopted by Christof, the head of a massive TV cooperation. Its unknown what happened to his biological parents. Unknown to Truman, he was trapped in a fake enclosed world of Seahaven, which was built under a giant dome in Los Angeles, California where every town member were played by actors hired on the set.
Although Truman loved them, he did not know they were his foster parents and they kept his hometown of Seahaven a secret by the orders of Christof, who became obsessed watching Truman's every move.
Truman developed a dream of becoming an explorer, which he never gave up as he grew from his childhood to adult years. In an attempt to stop Truman from leaving, Christof engineered the "death" of Truman's father, Kirk in the sea in order to give Truman aquaphobia. As a result of this, Truman became feared of the water but he missed his father not knowing he faked his death to accomplish the mission.
He became friends with a boy named Marlon, played by actor Louis Coltrane, eventually becoming best friends with him. When Truman reached his teenage years, he fell in love with an extra named Sylvia, who played Lauren, even though Christof wanted him to fall for another actress, Hannah Gill, playing the role of Meryl. Sylvia tried to tell Truman the truth of his life, Christof sent another actor, posing as Lauren's father to take her away. Truman kept Sylvia's jumper as a memento of his love for her.
He eventually married Meryl but never forgot about Sylvia, who became an activist for a "Free Truman" campaign: which was hosted by some audiences who felt that Truman was treated like a prisoner than a star. Christof planned to make Truman concieve a child with Meryl, which would create another prisoner. After 30 years of the show's success, Truman started to experience obstacles he encounters; such as a spotlight falling from the sky, radio frequency that describes his movements in his car and a homeless man who resembles his late father.
Truman starts to realise that the city somehow resolves around him and he becomes suspicious of this. His relationship with Meryl gets worsened when she tries to prevent him from finding out the truth, and it causes his skepticalism to increase. Truman takes Meryl on a road trip, only to find blockades of implausible emergencies. During a talk with an actor playing a police officer, who accidentally calls Truman by his name, Truman becomes even more suspicious, even though he never seen the man before, and goes to investigate the crisis.
He is stopped by actors in radiation suits and he is taken home with Meryl. Register Don't have an account? The Truman Show. History Talk 1. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Plot Truman Burbank is the unsuspecting star of The Truman Show , a reality television program in which his entire life, since before birth, is filmed by thousands of hidden cameras, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and broadcast live around the world. Cast Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank: Chosen out of six unwanted pregnancies and the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation, he is unaware that his daily life is broadcast continuously around the world.
He has a job in the insurance business and a lovely wife, but he eventually notices that his environment is not what it seems to be. Carrey took the opportunity to proclaim himself as a dramatic actor, rather than being typecast in comedic roles.
Carrey and Weir initially found working together on set difficult Carrey's contract gave him the power to demand rewrites , but Weir was impressed with Carrey's improvisational skills, and the two became more interactive.
The scene in which Truman declares "this planet Trumania of the Burbank galaxy" to the bathroom mirror was Carrey's idea. Since the show relies on product placement for revenue, Meryl regularly shows off various items she has recently "purchased," one of the many oddities that makes Truman question his life.
Her role is essentially to act the part of Truman's wife and ultimately to have a child by him, despite her reluctance to accomplish either. Linney explains that Gill "was a child actress who never made it, and now she's really ambitious. Mostly she's into negotiating her contract. Dennis Hopper was originally cast in the role, but he left in April during filming over "creative differences.
A number of other actors had turned down the role after Hopper's departure. Harris had an idea of making Christof a hunchback, but Weir did not like the idea. Marlon is a vending machine operator for the company Goodies, who promises Truman he would never lie to him, despite the latest events in Truman's life. Emmerich has said, "My character is in a lot of pain. He feels really guilty about deceiving Truman.
He's had a serious drug addiction for many years. Been in and out of rehab.
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