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Pleasantville is a 1998 American teen fantasy comedy-drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Gary Ross (in his directorial debut). 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.
In 2005 it was covered by Anita Silvey in The 100 Best Books for Children. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed it as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." [5] It was ranked number 16 among the "Top 100 Chapter Books" of all time in a 2012 survey published by School Library Journal. [6]
Mary Sue/Jennifer has more sex than anyone in Pleasantville but doesn't gain color until she abandons her established 'slut' persona for her newfound love of books and intellectualism. Bud/David doesn't colorize until he outgrows his shy/submissive persona and becomes willing to risk himself for what he cares about – saving Betty.
Photographer Frank Becerra Jr. takes us on a visual journey in Pleasantville. Visit lohud.com each Friday to see our latest lohud on location feature.
Becoming a parent can be one of the most rewarding—yet challenging—things you can do in life. Raising your munchkins to be semi-decent members of society is a tough mission, especially while ...
The contents of the book report, for a work of fiction, typically include basic bibliographical information about the work, a summary of the narrative and setting, main elements of the stories of key characters, the author's purpose in creating the work, the student's opinion of the book, and a theme statement summing up the main idea drawn ...
One way to help kids do all that is through the use of tongue twisters. Tongue twisters are supposed to be fun, so make it a game—but a game you play with them, Dr. Paul says. 33 of the Best ...
The park can be seen in the song Take the First Step where Stuckweed and some woodland creatures sing for Elmo about taking your very first step as a child. When Elmo gets woken up by the Alarm Clock Bird at the beginning of the film, he realizes that he lost his blanket after his friendship with it and has to go to Grouchland to find it.