Pleasantville (1998) (original) (raw)

Pleasantville is a 1950s sitcom enjoying cult status on a contemporary cable channel. David loves it, but his sister Jennifer is too hip. When a mysterious TV repairman gives them a new remote control, the pair are transported into the world of Pleasantville, like it or not. They find themselves trapped in an alternate reality where the town exists in black and white�in a white-bread world without passion or violence. But the teenagers have also brought an unexpected�and double-edged�gift to Pleasantville: a sense of possibility that spreads like wildfire throughout the town. There can be no ...(more)

Pleasantville is a 1950s sitcom enjoying cult status on a contemporary cable channel. David loves it, but his sister Jennifer is too hip. When a mysterious TV repairman gives them a new remote control, the pair are transported into the world of Pleasantville, like it or not. They find themselves trapped in an alternate reality where the town exists in black and white�in a white-bread world without passion or violence. But the teenagers have also brought an unexpected�and double-edged�gift to Pleasantville: a sense of possibility that spreads like wildfire throughout the town. There can be no turning back once the citizens begin experiencing such strange wonders as sex, art, rain... and ideas. (less)

Director: Gary Ross
Writer: Gary Ross
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon
Producer: Gary Ross

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