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1999·PG-13

EDtv

The story of a nobody everybody is watching.

Comedy2h 3m

🍅64%

🍅

64%

Tomatometer

🍿

30%

Popcornmeter

6.0

TMDB

Storyline

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

Trailers

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EDtv (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Details

DirectorRon Howard

ReleasedMar 26, 1999

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$80M

Revenue

$35.2M

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

Imagine Entertainment

Universal Pictures

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

Viveka Davis

Viveka Davis

Marcia

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Ken

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

3 fresh · 3 rotten

Critics consensus

“If it's not as ambitious as The Truman Show in satirizing the voyeuristic nature of television, EdTV is an amiable, witty comedy with fine performances from Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.”

64% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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David Ansen

RTNewsweekMar 3, 2018

You'll have a good time watching "EDtv"-- Howard is always at his best in comic mode, and he gives the film a cleverly cluttered look that suggests the experience of watching reality on multiple monitors.

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 1, 2000

After it's over, we've laughed some, smiled a little and cared not really very much.

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Gary Wolcott

RTTri-City HeraldJul 13, 2023

As entertainment, EDtv is about as fulfilling as an episode of The Jerry Springer Show.

R

Renee Schonfeld

RTCommon Sense MediaFeb 3, 2015

Comic satire of reality TV; lots of dysfunction, sexuality.

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Information

Title

EDtv

Released

Mar 26, 1999

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 3m

Status

Released

Studios

Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

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