Edtv (1999)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 122 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Jenna Elfman
IMDb score:
6,1 (45.823)
Releasedate: 26 March 1999
Edtv plot
"Fame. Be careful. It's out there."
The big boss of the TV station TrueTV is very concerned because the garden channel is getting even better ratings. An employee of the station comes up with an idea: follow a man all day, 7 days a week. After a lengthy search, they find Ed Pekurny, a video store employee. He doubts whether he wants to give up his privacy, but in the end he opts for money and fame. EdTV was created, but how will his environment deal with it.
Actors and actresses
Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
Ray Pekurny
Jeanette
Shari
Cynthia Topping
Mr. Whitaker
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Jill
John
Reviews & comments
Onderhond
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- 87448 messages
- 12489 votes
Bit corny.
The whole reality TV show happening is portrayed a bit too emphatically as the cultural demise, even to roles of eg Michael Moore who have to declare it explicitly in lame one-liners. That kind of nonsense would have been better left out of the film, Howard just wasn't made for that.
Other than that, it's still a pretty entertaining movie. Not a big event, Howard is also a somewhat flat director of course, but otherwise everyone plays with enough sense. Harrelson is especially funny, too bad that after a while he disappears from the film.
Two hours is also a bit on the long side, could have been fifteen minutes shorter. Furthermore, it could have been a little less preachy, but once you manage to look past that, it's not a boring film. Unfortunately that is a requirement.
2.0*
IH88
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- 9427 messages
- 3155 votes
Edtv
Nice. Edtv isn't an in-depth masterpiece about the dangers of privacy violations and Big Brother-esque scenes, but as a light-hearted comedy with fine acting by McConaughey, Harrelson, DeGeneres, Reiner and Elfman, it certainly does the job. Just when you think it's getting a bit repetitive and long-winded, director Ron Howard comes up with a strong final part. George Orwell wouldn't be spanked by this movie, but I think he could laugh at this kind of unpretentious entertainment.
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