Pleasantville

Nothing is as simple as black and white.

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Drama
Fantasy
Comedy

Overview

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

Keywords

dystopia
racism
1950s
alternate reality
coming of age
tv show in film
satire
magic realism
sibling relationship
black and white
diner
bathtub
masturbation
book burning
color
tv repairman
alternative reality
black and white sequence

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 17, 1998
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: New Line Cinema,Juno Pix,Larger Than Life Productions
Cast: Tobey Maguire,Reese Witherspoon,William H. Macy,Joan Allen,Jeff Daniels,J.T. Walsh,Paul Walker,Don Knotts,Marley Shelton,Jane Kaczmarekand 40 more
Director: Gary Ross
Writer: Gary Ross
Producer: Jon Kilik,Steven Soderbergh,Michael De Luca,Mary Parent,Gary Ross
Cinematography: John Lindley
Music: Randy Newman
Budget: $60,000,000
Revenue: $49,800,000
IMDb: tt0120789