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* [[Dawson Casting]]: Sort of. The original script called for Truman to be 18, which makes a lot of Truman's behavior a ''lot'' more understandable in the film.
** The actors all portray their high-school/college-aged selves during a flashback.
* [[Dueling Movies]]:
* [[Dueling Movies]]:* With ''[[EDtv]]''. Although fundamentally different to anyone who's seen both, the two were widely compared at the time due to their close release dates and (at the time, very unique) plots about a guy whose life is turned into a television show. The main difference: Truman's was set up before he was born, with actors playing the roles of family and friends, and Truman didn't know about any of it. Ed's was set up in his thirties(at his volunteering), involved all his real friends and family, and was completely in the open. Both were visibly prescient about (and arguably semi-responsible for) the forthcoming rise of reality television, with ''Truman'' being the groundbreaking speculative conclusion and ''Ed'' the more true-to-life concept.... for now.
** This film also dueled with ''[[Pleasantville]]''. Both movies presented idealized, televised (or from television) worlds juxtaposed against the cynicism of "reality".
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