Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Marley Shelton and Jeff Daniels. Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Jane Kaczmarek, and J. T. Walsh are also featured.
The film was released in the United States by New Line Cinema through Warner Bros. on October 23, 1998. This was J. T. Walsh's last film, released after his d...
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Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Marley Shelton and Jeff Daniels. Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Jane Kaczmarek, and J. T. Walsh are also featured.
The film was released in the United States by New Line Cinema through Warner Bros. on October 23, 1998. This was J. T. Walsh's last film, released after his death.
David (Tobey Maguire) and his sister Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) are siblings leading dramatically different high school social lives. Jennifer is shallow and extroverted, while David is shy, introverted and spends most of his time watching television. One evening while their mother (Jane Kaczmarek) is away from home, David and Jennifer fight over the use of the downstairs TV; Jennifer wants to watch an MTV concert, while David needs the TV in order to watch a marathon of his favorite show, Pleasantville, a black and white 1958 sitcom...
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