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For questions about "The Truman Show", a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey about a man who has spent his whole life in a fake town while being broadcast on television without his knowledge.

Refers to the 1998 movie about a man who is involved in a reality television show but is unaware of this:

The film chronicles the life of a man who is initially unaware that he is living in a constructed reality television show, broadcast around the clock to billions of people around the globe. Truman becomes suspicious of his perceived reality and embarks on a quest to discover the truth about his life.

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This tag is to be used when inquiring about anything regarding this particular movie.

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When does The Truman Show take place?

The Truman Show never mentions, as far as I noticed, when it takes place. There are some technologies that definitely don't exist, but none of the outside world other than extremely brief sequences is shown. Did the creators say anything about when…
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How big is the studio in the Truman Show?

Coming to you now, from Seahaven Island, enclosed in the largest studio ever constructed and, along with the Great Wall of China†, one of only two man-made structures visible from space, now in its thirtieth great year, it's The Truman…
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What happened after the end of the Truman Show?

At the end of the film, Truman leaves the show But do we have any indication what happened after the show ended? Specifically, was a new child found to allow the Truman Show to continue?
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Why were the crew so desperate to catch Truman and return him to Seahaven?

During Truman's first escape attempt, he travels for several minutes at high speed before encountering a range of increasingly unlikely obstructions, culminating in a police road block and an (alleged) nuclear leak. Is there any indication what the…
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Why would Truman's father disguise himself as homeless person in a society with no homeless people?

It struck me that Kirk's choice of outfit is a peculiar one. Notwithstanding that he was actually successful in making contact with Truman, why would he think that dressing as a homeless person was an inconspicuous way to infiltrate the show?…
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Did they show Truman doing private things (toilet, etc) when filming him for 24 hours, 7 days a week?

Did they ever see Truman doing anything private when filming him for 24 hours, 7 days a week, like going to the toilet or masturbating? If they filmed him all the time, surely they'd need to censor some human acts or was it just shown to whoever…
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How did Truman's father parachute into the set?

In the Truman Show, we see Truman's father parachute into the set, presumably against Christof's wishes. Considering the set is an enclosed dome, is it ever explained how he got there?
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Do the people in The Truman Show spend their whole day inside?

In The Truman Show, are all the actors always in the dome, or do they get snuck out at times such as when Truman is sleeping? If they do leave frequently, is the only exit the door Truman escapes out of at the end? What the writers have said or…
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How much would The Truman Show cost annually and where does the money come from?

It's a pretty big operation. Between the studio, the actors, supplying the city, and so on, what would be the cost per year? Also, did they ever explain how they pay for the thing? That'd be a lot of Burger King commercials...
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