Pleasantville
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gary Ross
Tobey Maguire
Reese Witherspoon
William H. Macy
Joan Allen
Jeff Daniels
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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. First it is a red rose, a blade of green grass, eyes turn hazel... flesh tones shock and anger with their beauty. Gradually, the infection spreads Pleasantville becomes divided--rife for the first time with stark differences as it attempts to grasp the kaleidoscopic new world before it.
Director
Gary Ross
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Reese Witherspoon
William H. Macy
Joan Allen
Jeff Daniels
Heather Mcgill
Mcnally Sagal
Scott Bailey
Andrea Baker
Charles Stevenson
John Ganun
Jason Behr
Jason Maves
Kai Lennox
Justin Nimmo
Adam Carter
Marley Shelton
Marc Blucas
Johnny Moran
Paul Walker
Robin Bissell
Jim Antonio
Lela Ivey
Jim Patric
Kevin Connors
Jane Kaczmarek
David Tom
James Keane
Paul Morgan Stetler
Jeanine Jackson
Harry Singleton
Marissa Ribisi
Nancy Lenehan
Danny Strong
J Patrick Lawlor
Weston Blakesley
Kristin Rudrud
Laura Carney
Daniel Gillies
Jenny Lewis
Giuseppe Andrews
Don Knotts
Gerald Emerick
Stanton Rutledge
J.t. Walsh
Dawn Cody
Erik Macarthur
Natalie Ramsey
Patrick Thomas O'brien
Denise Dowse
Maggie Lawson
Crew
Thomas A. Curran
G Roger Abell
Jason Adams
Christopher Ahern
Amy Alarian
Carl Aldana
James Alesna
Gary Alexander
Janice Alexander
Janice Alexander
Lordikim Allah
Amirouche Allaoua
Curtis T Allen
Peter Allen
Michel Aller
Allen Alsobrook
Allen Alsobrook
Milt Alvarez
Charlene Amateau
Pantelis M Anastasis
Wayne Ancrum
Robert Anderson
Angela Angove
Joseph Antczak
David Anthony
Michael D Antunez
Fiona Apple
James Apted
William David Arnold
Bobby Arredondo
Mathias Aschkynazo
Vivian Ateer
Paul Aulicino
Linda C Azevedo
Audrey Azures
Robert J Babin
James Babineaux
Scott Baker
Jim Bandsuh
Michael Barattini
Philip D Bartko
Steve Bartkowicz
Michael Bauman
Travis Baumann
Gary A Beaird
Leslie N Beattie
Karel Beck
Jenny Behnke
Andre S Belcher
Jennifer M Bell
Ken Bellanca
Christine Benda
Yudi Bennett
Bruce Bernard
Mel Berns
Elizabeth Besio
Robert Bezanilla
Dennis R Bianchi
Marc Bissaillon
Robin Bissell
Robin Bissell
Cynthia Black
Charles F Blackman
Dewayne Blackwell
Gary Blufer
Russell Bobbitt
Stella Bogh
Rik Bomberger
Pat Boone
Suzanne Bornstein
Andy Borowitz
Susan Borowitz
Tony Borrella
Gary Bourgeois
Harry Box
Richard J Boyle
Brian Bozile
Janice D Brandow
Terry Brann
Max Brehme
Logan Breit
Jeff Bresin
Robert Bright
Jon Brion
Randy Bristow
Rick Broderman
Shawn J. Broes
Christopher S Brooks
Brendan B Brown
Craig Brown
David Brown
Lance Brown
Lisa Brown
Malcolm Brown
Arron Bryson
Ray Bulinski
Bruce Bullock
Floyd Burks
Mark Burnett
Ashley Burnham
Noel Butcher
Carol Byron
Susan Cabral
George Callins
Colin G Campbell
Eddie A Canett
Kyle Carden
Richard L Carden
Scott Carden
Javier Carillo
Ozzie Carmona
Roberto M Carneiro
Robert Carr
Richard Cassel
Dale Caughey
Jacob Chambers
Ryan Chan
Estee Chandler
Ontiveros Charles
Steve Charnow
Ted Chu
Lisa Clampitt
Janis Clark
Dan Clarke
Kelly Clear
Timothy Cleary
Joseph P Clem
Kathleen Clements
Henry Cline
Bradley Clouse
Glenn Clyatt
Jerry Clyatt
Bill Coffen
Tommy Cole
Raul Colletta
Vicki Collins
Rick Colosimo
Caesar M Condes
Bill Condit
Judy Cook
Virginia Cook-mcgowan
Bruno Coon
Bruno Coon
Stephanie Cooney
Nicolle Cornute
Clare Corsick
Frank Lucky Costello
Joe Couillard
Colin Couto
Steve Craft
Sharon Iris Crall
Erin Cullen
Chris Culliton
Scott Curtis
Gary D'amico
Jay Dahlquist
Tommy Dangeil
John Dardis
David Davenport
Roscoe Davidson
John Davies
Don Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Tex Davis
Willie Dawkins
Sandy De Crescent
Michael De Luca
Lara Deakin
Kevin B Dean
Richard Dean
Christopher Deangelis
Dave Degaetano
Douglas A Degrazzio
Linda Degus
Robert J Degus
Al Demarco
Paul Desmond
Matt Dessero
Joe Devane
Scott Devereaux
Jane Devries Cooper
Tom Dias
David Dies
Renee Dipinto
Christian E Dirkes
Craig Dobie
Shirley Dolle
Hugo Dominguez
Walter Donaldson
Tim Donelan
Jacob Doran
Jake Doran
Dallas Dornan
Jason Dost
Cyril Drabinsky
Michael Dressel
Michael Driscoll
Joe Dubs
Michael Duenas
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Art Direction
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen) from the Chicago Film Critics Assoication.
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the 1998 award for Excellence in Costume Design for Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Winner of the 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen, tied with Kathy Bates for "Primary Colors"). Nominated for the Best Picture Award.
Winner of the 1998 Vision Award for Producing from the Producers Guild of America.
Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen) and Best Original Score (Randy Newman) from the Online Film Critics Society.
Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), and Best Production Design from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Winner of two 1998 Golden Satellite Awards for for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Joan Allen) and Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original (Gary Ross) from the International Press Academy.
Released in United States Fall October 23, 1998
Released in United States on Video March 23, 1999
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Shown at Aspen Filmfest (Opening Night) in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27,
Shown at Austin Film Festival (Opening Night) October 1-8, 1998.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Special Presentation) October 8-18, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival (Closing Night) October 1-11, 1998.
Columbia Pictures was previously attached as distributor on this project.
Project was formerly in development at Castle Rock Pictures.
Feature directorial debut for Gary Ross.
Completed shooting July 2, 1997.
Began shooting March 1, 1997.
Actor J.T. Walsh died on February 27, 1998 at the age of 54.
Film Dedicated to Brent Lon Hershman (1961-1997), Gail Ross (1920-1997) & JT Walsh (1943-1997)
Released in United States Fall October 23, 1998
Released in United States on Video March 23, 1999
Released in United States 1998 (U.S. premiere at the 1998 Austin Film Festival.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Austin Film Festival (Opening Night) October 1-8, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Special Presentation) October 8-18, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival (Closing Night) October 1-11, 1998.)
