The last time Carrey went this route, The Cable Guy , his usual fans stayed home in droves. However, with The Cable Guy , Carrey played a character so loony that he was scary. In The Truman Show , he plays a guy that everyone loves. From the moment he was born, Truman was raised in front of cameras. Every single moment of Truman's life is broadcast live to the world.
Nothing is faked.
Truman doesn't realize it, but his home town of Seahaven is actually a huge soundstage with 5,000 hidden cameras. It's a perfectly clean, idyllic community with row upon row of tidy white homes, well-manicured lawns, and white picket fences. Everyone in Seahaven is an actor. Even his wife is an actress hired to play a part. Ironically, however, on the outside, Truman is one of the happiest guys you'll ever meet.