Lesson plan
EDtv
EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the 1994 Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper. Released by Universal Pictures on March 26, 1999, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews, with some criticizing its similarity to The Truman Show (1998), but was a box office failure, grossing $35.2 million against an $80 million production budget.
Article summary
EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the 1994 Quebecois film Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper. Released by Universal Pictures on March 26, 1999, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews, with some criticizing its similarity to The Truman Show (1998), but was a box office failure, grossing $35.2 million against an $80 million production budget.
Key claims
- release date: 1999-03-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the release date is "1999-03-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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