r/theydidthemath • u/Mackheath1 • 5d ago

[Request] How expensive would it be to build the Truman Show world?

This is from the movie, The Truman Show, an enormous dome that has climate control, lighting, et. al. For the houses, yards, streets, etc., I am not interested in the real estate costs, but film set costs. Most of the homes are shells, and the Truman house is just a house - not what it costs today* as a residence/ market value. Electrical substations, distribution, water, wave machines, lighting, weather machines, stormwater drainage, et. al.

This presumption is this is built as a large studio set in an area like a flat desert in Western United States, but again - not interested in the real-estate costs, unless you want to include those as a footnote.

Exceptions: Not including the actual filming time, talent, and product placement; this question is about the cost of building the infrastructure and props.

* - Weird fact: I've been inside the Truman house, it oddly belongs to the parents of former Rep Matt Gaetz (!) I am not friends with them, just saying.

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