| EDtv | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ron Howard |
| Written by | Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel |
| Produced by | Ron Howard Brian Grazer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill |
| Music by | Randy Edelman Bon Jovi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million[2] |
| Box office | $35.2 million[2] |
EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) (1994),[3] 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 flop, grossing only $35.2 million compared to its $80 million production budget.
- ^ "ED TV". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
mojowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "EDtv a fun, fluffy Truman Show". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1999.