Pleasantville (film)

Pleasantville
The theatrical release poster shows people in black and white color looking at a color poster that is placed at the wall. The poster shows a teenage boy standing next to a teenage girl holding an umbrella behind a colorful scene of a town. The tagline reads "Nothing is as simple as Black and White".
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGary Ross
Written byGary Ross
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Lindley
Edited byWilliam Goldenberg
Music byRandy Newman
Production
company
Larger Than Life Productions
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
  • October 23, 1998 (1998-10-23)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[1]
Box office$49.8 million

Pleasantville is a 1998 American teen fantasy comedy-drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Gary Ross (in his directorial debut). It stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, and Reese Witherspoon, with Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Marley Shelton, and Jane Kaczmarek in supporting roles. The story centers on two siblings who wind up trapped in a 1950s TV show, set in a small Midwest town, where residents are seemingly perfect.

The film was one of J. T. Walsh's final performances and was dedicated to his memory. It was also the final on-screen film appearance of Don Knotts, who would subsequently take on voice acting roles until his death.

  1. ^ "Pleasantville (1998)". Box Office Mojo.