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Pleasantville

Year:
Duration:
124 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Gary Ross
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 31 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1998-10-23
Filming Locations: Pasadena, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $40,000,000
Opening Weekend: $8,855,063 (USA) (25 October 1998)
Gross: $40,568,025 (USA) (28 March 1999)
Cast
Actor
Character
Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire
Pleasantville
Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek
Pleasantville
Reese Witherspoon
Jennifer
William H. Macy
George Parker
Joan Allen
Betty Parker
Jeff Daniels
Bill Johnson
J.T. Walsh
Big Bob
Don Knotts
TV Repairman
Marley Shelton
Margaret Henderson
Giuseppe Andrews
Howard
Jenny Lewis
Christin
Marissa Ribisi
Kimmy
Denise Dowse
Health Teacher
McNally Sagal
Science Teacher
Paul Morgan Stetler
College Counselor
Heather McGill
Girl in School Yard
Kevin Connors
Bud Parker
Natalie Ramsey
Mary Sue Parker
Justin Nimmo
Mark Davis
Kai Lennox
Mark's Lackey #1
Jason Behr
Mark's Lackey #2
Robin Bissell
Commercial Announcer
Harry Singleton
Mr. Simpson
John Ganun
Fireman #1
Paul Walker
Skip Martin
Dawn Cody
Betty Jean
Maggie Lawson
Lisa Anne
Andrea Baker
Peggy Jane (as Andrea Taylor)
Lela Ivey
Miss Peters
Jim Patric
Tommy
Marc Blucas
Basketball Hero
Stanton Rutledge
Coach
Jason Maves
Paperboy
Gerald Emerick
TV Weatherman
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
Dr. Henderson
Nancy Lenehan
Marge Jenkins
Weston Blakesley
Gus
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Roy (as Patrick T. O'Brien)
Jim Antonio
Ralph
Danny Strong
Juke Box Boy
Kristin Rudrüd
Mary
Laura Carney
Bridge Club Lady
Dan Gillies
Fireman #2
Adam Carter
Boy in Soda Shop
David Tom
Whitey
Johnny Moran
Pete
Jeanine Jackson
Woman
J. Patrick Lawlor
Thug
James Keane
Police Chief Dan
John F. McCormick
Milkman (uncredited)
Randy Springer
Towns Person (uncredited)
Joseph Benjamin Stewart
High School Kid (uncredited)
Ty Taylor
Thug (uncredited)
Meredith Thomas
Girl in Soda Shop (uncredited)
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Trivia
Early appearances of color: the red rose, after the encounter at Lover's Lane; pink bubblegum seen in the hallway at school;one girl's pink tongue;the red hearts of the cards in the bridge hand;the subtle green of the car in front of the diner;the jukebox in the diner becomes multicolored the guy in front of the jukebox combs his hair with a yellow comb Jennifer's red cherry on her shake in the diner;the pink cherry blossoms reflected in the side mirror of the car;the subtle green of the grass at Lover's Lane before it turns completely colorized.
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Melissa Joan Hart turned down the role of Jennifer.
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Though many believe that the shot of Bud raising his arms up in triumph during a rainstorm is an homage to The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Gary Ross thought it was an original idea, and didn't realize the connection until after the film was released.
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Goofs
When Mary Sue is with her date at the restaurant and she leaves to go to the ladies room, her hair is styled differently than when she is inside the ladies room.
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At the very end of the movie, George Parker and Betty Parker are sitting on a bench. The camera pans from George to Betty, then back to where George was sitting, and he "turns into" Mr. Johnson. If you look at Betty before the camera goes back to Mr. Johnson, you can see her bounce. This is from Mr. Johnson sitting down in George's place.
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When Jennifer and David are fighting over the remote control before the Pleasantville Marathon starts at 6:30, they momentarily go to the Prevue Channel. The time shown on that channel is 1:16, not 6:30.
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Quotes
David: David:
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David: Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!... Cat?
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Jennifer: You listen to me for just a minute! I don't know what you've done to us, but you better fix it!
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Faq
Q
Won't Jennifers real mother wonder where her daughter is when she is gone for a long time?
A
We know that time works differently in Pleasantville, as it only took an hour for the story to unfold in "real life". At the end of the film, when David returns, we here the TV announcer say "And that concludes the first hour of our Pleasantville marathon".In the DVD commentary the director, Gary Ross, explains that a Pleasantville episode lasts for 30 minutes, but that each episode's storyline takes place over about a week. So if Jennifer spends three years in college, it will only equate to a long weekend in our time. Given that Jennifer was both popular and self-absorbed at the start of the film, it may not be out of character for her to disappear for a weekend.
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Photos from cast
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