Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ed TV
As if foreshadowing the reality TV craze, Ed TV was released in 1999. It stars Matthew McConaughey as Ed, a video store clerk who agrees to make his life a 24 hour TV show. As his popularity skyrockets, his relationship with his brother, Ray (Harrelson) sours. Ray, in turn publishes a book about Ed, revealing all of his private secrets. Soon Ed is not only battling his brother but the executives who keep extending his contract.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Ed TV
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- comedy about making a movie
How much humor v. drama
- Lot of humor, but significant serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
