The Truman Show

The Truman Show (1998) is a movie directed by Peter Weir, written by Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey. Niccol was due to direct the film until Carrey was signed. It was felt that Carrey's $12 million salary was too great an investment to leave in the hands of a second-time film director, and Weir was drafted.

Characters' names

Truman: Truman is made up of the two words: "True" and "Man". This is supposed to remind us of the fact the Truman is the only real personality in the show, and that everyone else is fake. His last name Burbank refers to Burbank, California, the location of many television and film studios.

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Meryl: Truman's wife is named for Meryl Streep, an actress. She is so named because she is merely an actor posing as someone who loves Truman, while she has no true feelings for him.

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Marlon: Truman's best friend is named for Marlon Brando. Like Meryl, he is only an actor, and has no genuine feelings of friendship for Truman. This is most apparent during the dock scene, when he blatantly lies to Truman, telling him "I can't be part of 'it' because there is no 'it'.".

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Christof: The creator of Truman's universe, an allusion to Christ. Indeed, Christof oversees the universe from the sky or heavens inside his studio inside the false moon of the "studio."

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