Movie Quiz: If you score 9/9, you’re almighty!

While he was at the height of his popularity after his high-profile comedic roles – in Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura and The Mask – Jim Carrey first tried his hand at a more dramatic register in 1998 in The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir. (who recently announced that he is done with cinema).

Once again he succeeded, and the film was well received by both critics and the public, to the point that it is still a must-see today, with an ending that remains one of the most disturbing in 7th Art history.

Before we take our quiz on Jim Carrey, here are some anecdotes from the making of the movie, which aired tonight on 6ter.

intended directors

Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead trilogy, The Spider-Man trilogy) has been approached to direct The Truman Show. At that time, the filmmaker met with Jim Carrey to talk to him about the film. Other directors being considered include such prestigious names as David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, Brian De Palma and Steven Spielberg.

Just more of the same

Dennis Hopper originally played the role of Kristoff (it eventually went to Ed Harris) before leaving the set for unknown reasons. Ironically, Hopper starred the following year in Live on Ed TV, a Ron Howard film that had the same theme as The Truman Show: mediating private lives.

Psychiatry

The film takes its name from a psychiatric disorder that involves believing one’s life is a reality show. This very real disorder is now called “Truman Syndrome.”