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 See more

• Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank.
Though Robin Williams was considered for the role, Weir cast Carrey after seeing him in Ace Ventura: Pet … See more

Development
Andrew Niccol completed a one-page film treatment titled The Malcolm Show in May 1991. The original … See more

The Truman Show: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack to the 1998 film of the same name and was composed by Burkhard Dallwitz. Dallwitz was hired after Peter Weir received … See more

Media
In 2008, Popular Mechanics named The Truman Show as one of the 10 most prophetic science … See more

Originally set for August 8, 1997, the film's theatrical release was pushed back initially to November 14, 1997, and then to the summer of 1998. NBC purchased broadcast rights in December 1997, roughly eight months before the film's release. In March 2000, See more

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Truman Show holds a 94% approval rating based on 162 … See more