Release Date
October 23, 1998
Director
Writer
Cast
Denise Y. Dowse, Jeanine Jackson, Jenny Lewis, Erik MacArthur, Jason Maves, Justin Nimmo, Marissa Ribisi, Danny Strong, Dawn Cody, Weston Blakesley, Jason Behr, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon, Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Marley Shelton, Jane Kaczmarek, Tobey Maguire
Studio
Running Time
124 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements emphasizing sexuality, and for language
It's spreading. It's contagious. It's color!
In the town of Pleasantville, nothing changes. The temperature is always the same, the weather is always nice, and no one has ever seen rain. Sex is an unknown word, passion is obsolete, and the most intimacy anyone sees is a touch to the hand. There are no words in books, the high school basketball team never misses a shot, and there is nothing beyond the town. In Pleasantville,... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
You may look at shows like "Leave it to Beaver" or "The Partridge Family" and note how incredibly artificial they look. You may point out the sheer "perfectness" of it all and laugh at how pathetic it all seems. Pleasantville does just this, but on the big screen. It makes fun of about every aspect you can think of, joined by a strong cast and rich integration of black and white and color. Full movie review »
