Pleasantville [1998 film]
by Gary Ross (Director/Screenwriter), William Goldenberg (Editor)
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A brother and sister are magically transported through their television set and into the black-and-white world of a 1950s sitcom called Pleasantville. Soon they affect this environment with their worldly sensibilities, and people and things slowly begin to acquire color.Tags
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Pleasantville's cinematography and writing has made me want to rewatch this film several times in my life. Not only is it aesthetically interesting to watch with the color shifts between grey-scale to a vibrant world, but the subtle metaphors of the scenes and growth of the characters is really enjoyable and heartwarming to experience again and again.
J T Walsh died of a heart attack soon after this film was made.
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- Canonical title
- Pleasantville [1998 film]
- Original title
- Pleasantville
- Original publication date
- 1998-09-17
- People/Characters
- David/Bud Parker; Jennifer/Mary-Sue Parker; Betty Parker; George Parker; Bill Johnson; Big Bob (show all 8); Skip Martin; The TV repairman
- Related movies
- Pleasantville (1998 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- The film is dedicated to Hershman, as well as to director Ross's mother, Gail, and actor J. T. Walsh, who also died before the film's release.
- First words
- Hi. I mean- Hi. Uh, look, you probably don't think I should be asking you this. I mean, not knowing you welln and all? I mean, you know, I- I- I know you, 'cause everybody knows you. I just don't know you technically. Uh, any... (show all)how...Uh, I don't know what you're doing this weekend, but my mom's leaving town, and she's letting me borrow the car.
Okey-dokey, so, just give me a call; let me know. Bye! - Quotations
- Must be awfully lucky to see colours like that. I'll bet they don't know how lucky they are.
Grill the bun, flip the meat, melt the cheese. Never changes. It never gets any better or worse.
My friends, this isn't about George's dinner. It's not about Roy's shirt. It's a question of values. It's a question of whether we want to hold on to those values that made this place great. So, a time has come to make a deci... (show all)sion. Are we in this thing alone or are we in it together? - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"When did you get so smart?"
"...I had a good day."
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- DDC/MDS
- 791.4372 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Films; screenplays Single films
- LCC
- PN1997 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures Plays, scenarios, etc.
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- 326
- Popularity
- 97,317
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.94)
- Languages
- English, French
- ISBNs
- 9
- UPCs
- 11
- ASINs
- 17
