EDtv

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EDtv

PG-13,

1999,

2h 2m,

Comedy

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64%

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30%

50,000+ Ratings

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64%

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In a desperate attempt to boost ratings, a cable channel decides to document the life of someone on a daily basis and air the footage as a show. That lucky someone turns out to be Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey), a laid-back video-store clerk. While the TV series makes Ed an overnight celebrity, it also begins to wreak havoc on his personal life, complicating his relationship with his new girlfriend, Shari (Jenna Elfman), and causing tension with his brother, Ray (Woody Harrelson).

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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.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 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.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

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

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

Jul 13, 2023

C

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

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Feb 3, 2015

3/5

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

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Nov 6, 2014

2/4

...a fine premise that's utilized to progressively underwhelming effect...

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

2/5

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Jan 4, 2019

After the success of The Truman Show, this is trying hard to not be a copycat, as plenty of features are different, but it's still about a guy who becomes a phenomenon of Reality TV, and the drawbacks that it slowly seems to bring as the Studio Exec's try their hardest to milk the format for all its worth.

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Theodore S

Apr 19, 2018

It's not as good as The Truman Show but it's better than that 29% audience score.

Rey S

Apr 1, 2017

A cheesy dumb movie that isn't funny. I didn't believe any of it. Ron Howard's worst film.

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Ron Howard

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Matthew McConaughey

Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

Jenna Elfman

Shari

Ellen DeGeneres

Cynthia Topping

Woody Harrelson

Ray Pekurny

Martin Landau

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Synopsis

In a desperate attempt to boost ratings, a cable channel decides to document the life of someone on a daily basis and air the footage as a show. That lucky someone turns out to be Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey), a laid-back video-store clerk. While the TV series makes Ed an overnight celebrity, it also begins to wreak havoc on his personal life, complicating his relationship with his new girlfriend, Shari (Jenna Elfman), and causing tension with his brother, Ray (Woody Harrelson).

Director: Ron Howard
Producer: Jeffrey Barabe, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Émile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.4M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround

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