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Marc Moran from Glasgow, Scotland, thinks The Truman Show (1998) is one of the greatest movies of all time. To illustrate why he loves it so much, Marc created a Twitter thread, listing all the little things the filmmakers included in their story of the insurance salesman who discovered his whole life was actually a reality TV show. You know, the sort of things that even a trained eye can consciously take note of only during a second, third, or fourth viewing.

People really appreciated Marc's insights and they have generated over 119K likes and 21.5K retweets in just 3 days. After other cinephiles added their own comments to the thread, the buzz surrounding it has gotten so big, it even pushed The Truman Show into the country's Netflix Movie Top 10.

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Phunny Philosopher
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5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this is fiction but it just makes me so sad.

Over two decades ago, The Truman Show seemed absurd. "We would laugh about how unrealistic some of it seemed," actress Laura Linney told Vanity Fair, remembering conversations the cast and crew would have on the film's Seaside, Florida set. "We couldn’t quite believe that someone would want to tape themselves so that people could tune in and watch what was considered at the time to be mundane, and see that as entertainment."

The comedy-drama was brought to life by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Peter Weir and centers on Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), an upbeat man who gradually realizes that his entire life is an elaborately constructed farce. His friends and family members turn out to be actors; his every move is captured by 5,000 hidden cameras and broadcast to the world. Even his actions are manipulated by a power-crazed director named Christof (Ed Harris).

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    Stille20
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always though she had been eating. I missed that

    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, so the makeup "dust" doesn't get on clothes. It's a thing

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    David Collinge
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The picture on the wall in the travel agents of the plane crashing LOL!

    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was pretty obviously part of the plot: to reaffirm that you know it's a TV show and she is an actress. It wasn't hidden or subtle, it was part of the reveal to the audience that he's a reality show. Step up Bored Panda, this one was not "hidden"

    Troux
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    5 years ago (edited)

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    I think that's just a napkin because she was eating. I don't understand why they put a travel agent in the bubble town anyways.

    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The travel agency was just another store front to make a town look normal, that's why she'd never been to work before

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    In addition to forecasting the reality-TV craze that began soon after its release, the film predicted the immense scope of modern product placement (as presented by Linney’s impeccably named character, Meryl Burbank), privacy invasion, and the existential quandary of whether to live for yourself or an audience—be it television or social media too. Ultimately, Truman must make up his mind whether to accept the artificial world he knows, or to venture into the unknown in pursuit of truth.

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    Lisa
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the classifieds! man forgot about those.

    Jo Bebe
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They still exist ...........for now anyways lol

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    Queen Jackson.
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having never watched the Truman show, anyone else see the stairs in the first pic look like they are floating?

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't sit here and chat - go watch that movie! (Seriously! it's really good)

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a good one, but not hidden.

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    In 2015, we had roughly 750 reality series on TV. And even if we aren't watching them, you could say we are starring in and producing official series of our own reality shows via constant tweets, Instagram stories, Facebook lives, YouTube videos, and TikToks.

    The Truman Show is a very foreboding, dark movie—and, unfortunately, our world has gone even way beyond that,” Linney added. So no wonder its popularity keeps resurging.

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    Sill Marien
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and he only takes 1000? I'm taking more and still go outside ;)

    BeazleBug
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then you are overdosing and should consult a doctor before you damage your liver and kidneys.

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    Danielle McKinnon
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y'all take interesting little facts and make dumb a*s comments on them. It's a movie. Chill.

    Duncan Rogers
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that isn't necessarily the case. For YEARS there have been sunlamps that have the same temperature and spectrum as natural sunlight. Theoretically you could live in a world of total darkness but if you had one of those lamps to use daily...well...I dunno.

    Alberto Umerkajeff
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks! Now the movie is ruined. Without sunlight, you just die.

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    Electric Ed
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trivia: what piece of classical music is not?

    Gin
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stravinsky's! He died later than 1923 (1971), so his music will only enter public domain in 2041. (Had to google...)

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    John Meise
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a bit of a stretch if you're talking about the show itself. While they could have influenced what type of music he likes they ultimately would have no control over what he wants to listen to. Of course if you're talking in regards to the movie itself then that makes perfect sense.

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago

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    Not hidden, very much obviously part of the plot and humour

    Tim Jones
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the guys twitter thread says little details..not hidden although it is headed as such by Bored Panda..now I've wasted some time explaining that not so hidden detail..

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    Chris DiFonso
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Sirius is the reason for the phrase, "the dog days of summer"

    Coco
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this wasn't very sneaky...

    Sharon Vaughn
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also a specific radio station.

    Diane Aguilar
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really in 1998, no. Sirius (the satellite radio provider) went into business sometime in the early 2000s, along with its then-rival XM.

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    Ben Smith
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you may be overthinking this one

    Aimee Simmons
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could see it as something his "parents" taught him to say as a child, caged in the idea that it was cute, and reinforced subtly through his life by approval from those in authority and by the smiles he gets from his "neighbors" when he says it.

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    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just meant to be ironic because everyone actually WILL see him, morning, noon, and night

    Bored Me
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jim Carrey said in an interview that it was a catchphrase of his father, Percy Carrey.

    NamiKoa
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    5 years ago

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    And he doesn't ever see all the people he is addressing!

    Oskar vanZandt
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why it's unintentional on Truman's part...

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    Kathleen Paladini
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that Jim Carey as the homeless man?

    Jim Price
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like it, and that beard would be just the kind of disguise he'd put on to pull just that kind of cameo.

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    RitaGG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now that is an amazing fine detail! The writer thought of everything!

    Hollysmom
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, the paper is published once a year?

    Paula C. A.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's daily. That's on the number. The volume changes annualy.

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    Chris DiFonso
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "La luna, la bella luna!" (from the movie "Moonstruck")

    Ms Phit
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great flick, Moonstruck- my Etsy shop is (partially) named after a line in that one...it's Cosmo's Moon!

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    Mark Dissing
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In that scene there is also a lightning strikke that briefly lights up the moon you can find the clip in movie details reddit.

    karl Alexander
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The MOON doesn't have swirling clouds. LMAO

    MantisKeeper
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it looks like earth - which may show that he is not truly in the real world

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    Joeshar
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe there's also a gps in it so that they can track. A very nice detail

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    BeazleBug
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is a reach. While yes, the pivot k**b cover does look like a modern web type camera, when this film was made, no such styling was present in camera technology. (Plus, all other hidden in plain sight cameras in the movie are just half domes mounted on flat surfaces.)

    M O'Connell
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely had a eyeball-style Logitech webcam that connected via the parallel port in the late 90s. You're definitely correct though, it's simply a ball here.

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    Yehudit Hannah Cohn
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But those don't seem like horror stories.

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    Colin Allcars
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And we all know the whole point of the conversation is to get him to (unknowingly) pose for adds.

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not hidden, folks. Part of the plot to show his "friend" wasn't really a friend.

    Joeshar
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The point is not "the friend" but he should continue on chatting by placing the same chocolate bars over and over again

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    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was pretty obvious

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    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, they even talk about this fact on the movie

    Catlady6000
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes for a fun game. See who can find the most cameras

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    Avi Garg
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This CAN’T be true! Can you watch all of my movies for me?

    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago

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    Not a hidden fact at all. Part of the construct. Who wrote this?

    b l a n c
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    for christ's sake! they're not all supposed to be HIDDEN! they're SMALL DETAILS! just tiny bits of information for people who missed things or didn't notice things or weren't super obvious. just because they are obvious or discussed in the movie doesn't mean you necessarily notice them all the time, or before they're mentioned.

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    b l a n c
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's a rewrite, they were supposed to be mother and daughter but it got rewrote

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    MantisKeeper
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's because it's a way to get him to advertise without him knowing whats going on

    Yehudit Hannah Cohn
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, duh. The whole point of product placement and advertising is that the viewers use the product, especially in a theme bar.

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    Yehudit Hannah Cohn
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is?! The theme of the movie, I mean. That kind of sounds like a reminder to the actors in Truman's show rather than the viewers.

    Xan Maranya
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actors and viewers, like us, are the same. And That is the point of the movie.

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    Jennifer Doscher
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice downward-pointing arrow, by the antenna, too.

    Troy Currie
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most older antennas were designed that way.

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    JessG
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She does this more than once

    Stille20
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think anyone missed that ;)

    Chloe Beardsley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t a thread on what anyone might have missed. It’s someone’s tweets on their favorite details.

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    Pamela24
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Laura Linney is just brilliant.

    Grumble O'Pug
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ya think? This is so weak. It's PART OF THE PLOT.

    Linda Harms
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this a "hidden detail"?

    Chloe Beardsley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t a thread on what anyone might have missed. It’s someone’s tweets on their favorite details.

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    Scagsy
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome film, awesome thread

    BeazleBug
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The product placement gags are through out the entire film. When playing the Truman show drinking game, I assure you there is a bottle of K**b Creek worth of pseudo product placement... also, if any one could spare a chunk of their liver, I'd be forever grateful... ;)

    Hakaari
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes...this was a truly secret detail. almost as secret as the main character being named Truman and he is on a 24/7 Live show...I bet you didnt catch that one

    Chloe Beardsley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn’t a thread on what anyone might have missed. It’s someone’s tweets on their favorite details.

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    Thunder
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then, when Truman attacks her, she says: “I’m done with this job, I can’t take it anymore!”

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