Edtv (1999)

Fiction Imitates Facts in EDTV
A regular guy named Ed finds his life turned upside down when he is chosen to be the star of a reality show where his life is followed by camera crews everywhere. The initial fame is fun but soon grows annoying when his family is drawn into the ever increasing craving for real-life drama on TV. ED TV becomes a hit but it also exposes his mother's lies, his long lost father Hank's bad luck, his ailing stepfather Al, and the bizarre love triangle between Ed and his older brother Gary. Then there is also the romance between Shari who leaves Gary for Ed and then runs away when the public feels she isn't good enough for him. Shari ends up watching Ed romance a model named Jill whose out for fame and the drama gets even more torrid when Ed's mom cheats with his dad, his dad dies, and his brother writes a tell all book. Now Ed must find a way back to his privacy and out of fame before he loses his sanity.

A keeper.
While not normally my favorite kind of movie, I seem to reach for this movie to watch again and again since buying it some time ago. It's just so entertaining.

A keeper.
While not normally my favorite kind of movie, I seem to reach for this movie to watch again and again since buying it some time ago. It's just so entertaining.