Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
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EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) (1994), [3] it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper .
Mar 26, 1999 · Edtv: Directed by Ron Howard. With Geoffrey Blake, Gail Boggs, Jenna Byrne, Merrin Dungey. A video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.
- (45K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Ron Howard
- 1999-03-26
Mar 26, 1999 · The film stars Matthew McConaughey as Ed Pekurny, a Texas charmer who is discovered during auditions by a desperate cable channel. He can talk "regular'' or he can talk Texan, he says, demonstrating accents as a TV producer (Ellen DeGeneres) watches, enraptured.
A video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show. In a Hail Mary move for corporate preservation, the San Francisco based Northwest Broadcasting Corporation launches True TV, a new network which will broadcast the life of an Average Joe or Jane, 24/7 live and thus unedited, the subject chosen signed ...
An ordinary guy becomes an overnight celebrity when he stars in one of the first reality TV shows. Subtitles: English. Starring: Matthew McConaughey Woody Harrelson Jenna Elfman Elizabeth Hurley Ellen DeGeneres Martin Landau Rob Reiner Sally Kirkland Dennis Hopper. Directed by: Ron Howard.
In a desperate attempt to boost ratings, a cable channel decides to document the life of someone on a daily basis and air the footage as a show. That lucky someone turns out to be Ed Pekurny ...
- (48)
- Comedy
- PG-13
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Overnight, Ed's a national celebrity and his most private moments become public entertainment as millions tune in to watch a real-life soap opera that's filled with drama, comedy and romance....
