EDtv is a comedy film directed by Ron Howard released in 1999. An adaptation of the French Canadian movie Louis 19, le roi des ondes (1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard and Dennis Hopper.
Its plot has been called superficially similar to that of The Truman Show, especially since the two hit theatres nearly around the same ti...
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EDtv is a comedy film directed by Ron Howard released in 1999. An adaptation of the French Canadian movie Louis 19, le roi des ondes (1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard and Dennis Hopper.
Its plot has been called superficially similar to that of The Truman Show, especially since the two hit theatres nearly around the same time. The differences come from the fact that unlike Truman, Ed (McConaughey) has knowledge and has given consent that his life is a reality television show.
The film was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
EDtv starts off with the television channel True TV commencing interviews for a TV show that shows a normal person's life 24/7. This idea was thought up by a TV producer named Cynthia (Ellen DeGeneres). They interview Ed (Matthew McConaughey) and his brother Ray (Woody Harrelson). When the producers see the interview...
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