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EDtv

EDtv

The story of a nobody everybody is watching.

19996.02h 3m

Overview

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Sylvie-Katherine Bouchard, Lowell Ganz, Émile Gaudreault
Produced by Jeffrey T. Barabe, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $35.2M

Top Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Ray Pekurny

Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

Jeanette

Jenna Elfman

Jenna Elfman

Shari

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Al

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

Cynthia Topping

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Mr. Whitaker

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Henry 'Hank' Pekurny

Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Hurley

Jill

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

John

Themes & Keywords

tv ratingssimulated reality

About EDtv

EDtv is a comedy film released in 1999 exploring themes of tv ratings, simulated reality . Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Sally Kirkland. Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.

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