Pleasantville (1998)
Drama, Fantasy.
Pleasantville is fantasy comedy-drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Gary Ross. It stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, and Reese Witherspoon, with Don Knotts, Paul Walker, Marley Shelton and Jane Kaczmarek in supporting roles.
Impressed by high school student David’s (Tobey Maguire) devotion to a 1950s family TV show, a mysterious television repairman (Don Knotts) provides him with a means to escape into the black-and-white program with his sister, Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon). While David initially takes to the simplistic, corny world of the show, Jennifer sets about jolting the characters with doses of reality that unexpectedly bring a little color into their drab existence.
Director: Gary Ross
Writer: Gary Ross
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Paul Walker, J.T. Walsh
►Cast:
| William H. Macy | ► | George |
| Joan Allen | ► | Betty |
| Natalie Ramsey | ► | Mary Sue |
| Kevin Connors | ► | Bud |
| Jeff Daniels | ► | Mr. Johnson |
| Tobey Maguire | ► | David |
| Heather McGill | ► | Girl in School Yard |
| Paul Morgan Stetler | ► | College Counselor |
| Denise Dowse | ► | Health Teacher |
| McNally Sagal | ► | Science Teacher |
| Jane Kaczmarek | ► | David’s Mom |
| Giuseppe Andrews | ► | Howard |
| Reese Witherspoon | ► | Jennifer |
| Marissa Ribisi | ► | Kimmy |
| Jenny Lewis | ► | Christin |
| Justin Nimmo | ► | Mark |
| Kai Lennox | ► | Mark’s Lackey #1 |
| Jason Behr | ► | Mark’s Lackey #2 |
| Don Knotts | ► | TV Repairman |
| Robin Bissell | ► | Commercial Announcer (voice) |
| Harry Singleton | ► | Mr. Simpson |
| John Ganun | ► | Fireman #1 |
| Paul Walker | ► | Skip |
| Dawn Cody | ► | Betty Jean |
| Maggie Lawson | ► | Lisa Anne |
| Andrea Baker | ► | Peggy Jane |
| Lela Ivey | ► | Miss Peters |
| Jim Patric | ► | Tommy |
| Marc Blucas | ► | Basketball Hero |
| Stanton Rutledge | ► | Coach |
| Jason Maves | ► | Paper Boy |
| Gerald Emerick | ► | TV Weatherman |
| Charles C. Stevenson Jr. | ► | Dr. Henderson |
| Nancy Lenehan | ► | Marge Jenkins |
| Weston Blakesley | ► | Gus |
| Patrick Thomas O’Brien | ► | Roy |
| Jim Antonio | ► | Ralph |
| J.T. Walsh | ► | Big Bob |
| Danny Strong | ► | Juke Box Boy |
| Kristin Rudrüd | ► | Mary |
| Laura Carney | ► | Bridge Club Lady |
| Dan Gillies | ► | Fireman #2 |
| Marley Shelton | ► | Margaret |
| Erik MacArthur | ► | Will |
| Adam Carter | ► | Boy in Soda Shop |
| David Tom | ► | Whitey |
| Johnny Moran | ► | Pete |
| Jeanine Jackson | ► | Woman |
| J. Patrick Lawlor | ► | Thug |
| James Keane | ► | Police Chief Dan |
| Luke Burnyeat | ► | Town Citizen |
| John Mccormick | ► | Milkman |
| Randy Springer | ► | Townsperson |
| Joseph Benjamin Stewart | ► | High School Kid |
| Ty Taylor | ► | Thug |
| Meredith Thomas | ► | Girl in Soda Shop |
| Jennifer Tolkachev | ► | Girl on Street |
| Jack Vale | ► | Thug |