EDtv
Sign in to saveEDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the 1994 Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.
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5.9Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Released: 1999-03-26123 minDir: Ron HowardComedy
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
- Woody Harrelson as Ray Pekurny
- Sally Kirkland as Jeanette
- Jenna Elfman as Shari
- Martin Landau as Al
- Ellen DeGeneres as Cynthia Topping
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Key facts
- Film.name
- EDtv
- Film.image
- Edtvposter.jpg
- Film.alt
- ED TV written in large red letters. A camera lens has burst through the middle of the poster.
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Ron Howard
- Film.music
- Randy Edelman
- Film.cinematography
- John Schwartzman
- Film.studio
- Imagine Entertainment
- Film.distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 123 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
Key dates
- Published
- 5 August 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Cast member
- Geoffrey Blake
- Composer
- Randy Edelman
- Producer
- Ron Howard
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- John Schwartzman
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EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the 1994 Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.
The movie received mixed-to-positive reviews, with some criticizing its similarity to The Truman Show (1998), and was a box office failure, grossing $35.2 million against an $80 million production budget.
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1999 American films1999 comedy films1999 English-language films1999 filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican comedy filmsAmerican remakes of Canadian filmsEnglish-language comedy filmsFictional television showsFilms about televisionFilms directed by Ron HowardFilms produced by Brian Grazer