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EDtv
Sign in to saveEDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the 1994 Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.
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EDtv is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer and Howard. The screenplay was written by Lowell Ganz, with music by Randy Edelman and cinematography by John Schwartzman. The cast includes Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, and Elizabeth Hurley. The narrative follows a video store clerk who agrees to have his life filmed for a television network.
Filmed in San Francisco and Florida, the movie was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. It has a runtime of approximately 122 to 123 minutes and is rated PG-13. The film received a budget of $80,000,000 and generated $35,242,897 in revenue. Critical assessments include a 6.3/10 rating, a 49/100 score, and a 64% rating. It also holds a 6.1 rating on IMDb and a 5.9 vote average on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
5.9Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
- Woody Harrelson as Ray Pekurny
- Sally Kirkland as Jeanette
- Jenna Elfman as Shari
- Martin Landau as Al
- Ellen DeGeneres as Cynthia Topping
Themes
- tv ratings
- simulated reality
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
46,641 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- EDtv
- Film.image
- Edtvposter.jpg
- Film.alt
- ED TV written in large red letters. A camera lens has burst through the middle of the poster.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Ron Howard
- Film.music
- Randy Edelman
- Film.cinematography
- John Schwartzman
- Film.studio
- Imagine Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 123 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $80 million
- Film.gross
- $35.2 million
- Album.name
- Music From The Motion Picture EDtv
- Album.type
- Soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Various Artists
- Album.released
- 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Cast member
- Geoffrey Blake
- Composer
- Randy Edelman
- Producer
- Ron Howard
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- John Schwartzman
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 742921
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-08-05
- film editor
- Daniel P. Hanley
- title
- EDtv
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 64%
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Release
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- See also
- References
- External links
EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the 1994 Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.
The movie received mixed-to-positive reviews, with some criticizing its similarity to The Truman Show (1998), and was a box office failure, grossing $35.2 million against an $80 million production budget.
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