News about Peter Weir

The Truman Exhibition, which was unveiled 25 years ago, starred Jim Cary as the eponymous Truman Burbank, whose entire life was intended to please millions of people around the world. The film, directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol, grossed more than $264 million worldwide and received three Academy Award nominations for best supporting actor, original screenplay, and director. However, it did end up giving the name to a psychological delusion in which patients - of whom there have been hundreds - believe they, like Truman - are the subjects of a television program. One sufferer killed his father and sister in the belief that his life were broadcasting to the world as part of a game show, while another reportedly assaulted a toddler and his mother when he was deciding he'had to get out of the Truman Exhibition.' Inset: Truman Burbank and his wife Meryl, played by Laura Linney.