EDtv

EDtv
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRon Howard
Written byLowell Ganz
Babaloo Mandel
Produced byRon Howard
Brian Grazer
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited byDaniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
Music byRandy Edelman
Bon Jovi
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 1999 (1999-03-26)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million
Box office$35.2 million

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), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.

The movie received mixed-to-positive reviews, with some criticizing its similarity to The Truman Show (1998), and was a box office failure, grossing $35.2 million against an $80 million production budget.