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The Lunar Room
CHRISTOF
We've become bored with watching actors
give us phony emotions. We're tired of
pyrotechnics and special effects. While
the world he inhabits is in some
respects counterfeit, there's nothing
fake about Truman himself. No
scripts, no cue cards...It isn't always
Shakespeare but it's genuine. It's a
life.
Truman's Bathroom
TRUMAN
(to mirror cam)
I'm not going to make it. You're going
to have to go on without me. No way,
mister, you're going to the top of this
mountain...Broken legs and all.
The Lunar Room
CHRISTOF
We find many viewers leave him on all
night for comfort.
Truman's Bathroom
TRUMAN
(to mirror cam)
You're crazy, you know that?
Interview
MERYL
Well, I mean, there is no--there is no
difference between a private life and a
public life. My--my life is my life, is
The Truman Show. The Truman Show is...a
lifestyle. It's a noble life. It is...a
truly blessed life.
Truman's Bathroom
TRUMAN
(to mirror cam)
I'm not going to get to the top. All
right, promise me one thing though: If
I die before I reach the summit, you will
use me as an alternative source of food.
Eeeewwww, gross.
Interview
MARLON
It's all true. It's all real. Nothing here
is fake. Nothing you see on this show
is fake. It's merely controlled.
Truman's Bathroom
TRUMAN
Eat me, dammit. That's an order.
Maybe just my love handles.
I have love handles.....little ones.
MERYL (O.S)
Truman! You're going to be late!
TRUMAN
Okay!!
(sighs)
On Truman's Porch
TRUMAN
Good Morning!
MRS. WASHINGTON
Good Morning!
WASHINGTON KID
Good Morning!
TRUMAN
Oh! And in case I don't see ya'! Good
Afternoon, Good Evening, and Goodnight!
(laughs jovially)
Yeah...yeah...
SPENCER
Good morning Truman!
TRUMAN
Good mornin', Spencer!
PLUTO (the dog)
(barks at Truman)
TRUMAN
Hey Pluto. Hey Pluto! Hey Pluto!
SPENCER
Hey...c'mon, buddy. Get back here.
TRUMAN
Get down! 'at a girl...I know... It's just me..
SPENCER
C'mon, Pluto!
TRUMAN
(re: light from sky)
Oh my God!
Truman's Car
RADIO
Here's a news flash just in: an aircraft in
trouble began shedding parts as it flew over
Seahaven just a few moments ago.
TRUMAN
Nnnnnnn...
RADIO
Wow. Luckily no one was hurt. But hey! How
do you feel today?
TRUMAN
Mmm-mmm. (okay)
RADIO
That's good. You thinking of flying anywhere?
TRUMAN
Nope.
RADIO
O-o-oh, good. (The weather?)Sit back and let
this music calm you down.
Newspaper Stand
CUSTOMER
Dog Fancy please...Why thank you. Thank you
very much.
TRUMAN
Ohhh. Get a paper there, will you, Harold?
Oh, and uh...one of these - for the wife.
Loves her fashion mags.
HAROLD
Will that be all for you, Truman?
TRUMAN
That's the whole kit 'n' caboodle.
HAROLD
Catch ya' later.
TRUMAN
Of course. Yeah...
In Front of Chicken Ad
TRUMAN
Good morning.
RON OR DON?
Hey! Good morning, Truman.
RON OR DON?
Good morning, Truman.
RON OR DON?
Good morning, Truman!
TRUMAN
Hey! How are you guys?
RON OR DON?
Beautiful day, in't it?
TRUMAN
Ah...always.
RON OR DON?
Ah. And how's your lovely wife?
TRUMAN
s'Good. Good. How about yours'?
RON OR DON?
Ohhh...Couldn't be better!
TRUMAN
Ahhhh...
RON OR DON?
Uh..nice talkin' to ya', Truman.
TRUMAN
You too, you too.
RON OR DON?
But we must go now.
TRUMAN
Hey, think about that policy!
RON OR DON?
Yes, we'll think about it.
TRUMAN
Okay, that's two for one, that's a good deal.
Doppelganger Special.
At the Revolving Door, Truman's Office
TRUMAN
Hey, fella's, going in? Go ahead....
Hey, whoa....I'm not that anxious to get
there.
Truman's Office
TRUMAN
(on phone)
Uh, could I have directory assistance for
Fiji, please? Fiji Islands...
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
(re: Newspaper article
"SEAHAVEN THE BEST PLACE ON EARTH!")
Truman, did you see this?
TRUMAN
(on phone)
All right, sure ma'am, if--if uh..he's in a
coma he's probably uninsurable!
(whispering)
Yes, uh..Fiji please. Do you have a listing
for a Lauren Garland?....unlisted....okay..
Do you have a Sylvia Garland? S for Sylvia.
None...okay, thank you.
(hangs up phone)
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
Let's see, Burbank, got a prospect in Wells
Park for you to close.
TRUMAN
Wel-Wells Park? On uh...Harbor Island?
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
You...know another one?
TRUMAN
Well, I can't do it. I uh...have an
appointment. Dentist.
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
Really?
TRUMAN
Yeah.
(Toothy grin)
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
You're going to lose a lot more than your teeth
if you don't meet your quota. Truman. They're
making cutbacks in here this month.
TRUMAN
Cutbacks?
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
Yeah. You need this. 'sides, half hour across
the bay, a little sea air..do you good.
TRUMAN
Hey, thanks.
At the Docks
TRUMAN
Hello! Ferry's still here, huh? Well, I'm
headin' to sea.
TICKETPERSON
One way or return?
TRUMAN
(like duh)
Return.
TICKETPERSON
Here you go, sir.
FERRY STAFF
(re: Truman's faint condition)
Do you need any help, sir?
TRUMAN
You go ahead, I'll-I'll be fine.
Truman's Lawn
MERYL
I'm home, Truman! Look what I got for you
at the checkout. It's a Chef's Pal. It's a
dicer, grater, peeler all in one. Never
needs sharpening. Dishwasher safe.
TRUMAN
Wow. That's amazing!
MERYL
Truman. Missed a spot.
Unfinished Bridge
MARLON
Mm. THAT is a beer.
TRUMAN
You know, I've been thinking about gettin'
out, Marlon.
MARLON
Yeah? Out of what?
TRUMAN
Out of my job. Out of this city. Off this
island. Out.
MARLON
Out of your job? What the hell is wrong
with your job? You have a great job,
Truman. You have a desk job. I'd kill
for a desk job.
(re: beer)
Here ya' go.
(continuing)
You should try stocking vending machines
for a living.
TRUMAN
No thanks.
MARLON
Now there's excitement.
TRUMAN
Don't you ever get restless? Itchy feet?
MARLON
Where is there to go?
TRUMAN
Fiji.
MARLON
Where the hell is Fiji? Near Florida?
TRUMAN
(using golf ball as Earth)
See here?
MARLON
Mmmhm..
TRUMAN
(finger on one point of ball)
This is us...and all the way around here..
(finger slides around to
opposite point)
Fiji.
MARLON
Mmmm... (Oh...)
TRUMAN
can't get any further away before you start
coming back.....You know, there are still
islands in Fiji where no human being has ever
set foot?
(question to Andrew Niccol: is Fiji a reference to Lister's, a
character on the British Sci-fi comedy "Red Dwarf," dream of building
a farm in Fiji?)
MARLON
hoo..So, when're you gonna go?
TRUMAN
It's not that simple. It takes money.
Planning. Can't just..up and go.
MARLON
Right.
TRUMAN
I'm gonna' do it. Don't worry about that.
You know, bonus time's just around the corner.
MARLON
Hmmm. Hey, you comin' for a drink?
TRUMAN
No. Can't..
Flashback to Ocean
KIRK
I don't like the look of that weather, son.
I think we should head back.
YOUNG TRUMAN
Oh no, Dad.
KIRK
No..we should go back.
YOUNG TRUMAN
Just a little further. Please.
KIRK
Okay.
YOUNG TRUMAN
Yeah.
THUNDER
(boom)
YOUNG TRUMAN
Daddy!
Beach
TRUMAN
Ugh. Ha ha ha ha ha! Ahhhhhhhh!
Truman Home
MERYL
You're soaked! Where have you been?
TRUMAN
I figured we could scrape together eight
thousand dollars--
MERYL
Every time you and Marlon get together something--
TRUMAN
We could bum around the world for a year
on that.
MERYL
And then what, Truman? We'd be where we were
five years ago. You're talking like a
teenager.
TRUMAN
Maybe I feel like a teenager.
MERYL
We have mortgage payments, Truman. We have
car payments. What? We're just going to
walk away from our financial obligations?
TRUMAN
We need adventure..
MERYL
I thought we were going to try for a baby.
Isn't that enough of an adventure?
TRUMAN
That can wait. I need to get away. See
some of the world. Explore!
MERYL
You want to be an explorer...This'll pass.
We all think like this now and again.
Let's get you out of these wet clothes,
huh? And into bed.
Security Garage
SECURITY GUARD
You never see anything anyway. They always
uh..turn the camera, and..play music and...you
know, the wind blows and then the curtain moves.
You don't see anything.
Newspaper Stand
TRUMAN
Ooohhhhh...and I'll pick one of these up
while I'm at it.
HAROLD
For the wife.
TRUMAN
She's gotta' have 'em.
HAROLD
Anything else?
TRUMAN
That's the whole ball o' wax.
HAROLD
See ya' later Truman.
On the Street
TRUMAN
Dad?........Hey. What're you doing? Hey!
Oh! Oof! Ah! Move out of the way! Stop
them! Oh! Oh. Oof. No no wait! Stop! Stop!
Hey! Open the doors! Open the...! Somebody
stop the bus! Stop the bus! Somebody stop it!
Truman's Mother's House
MOTHER
It doesn't sound insane at all, Truman.
I see him ten times a week, in a hundred
different faces. You know I almost hugged a
perfect stranger in the salon last Thursday.
TRUMAN
It was dad. I swear! Dressed like a homeless
man! And you know what else was strange? A
business man and a woman with a little dog came
out of nowhere and forced him onto a bus.
MOTHER
Well! It's about time they cleaned up the trash
downtown before we become just like the rest
of the country.
TRUMAN
They never found Dad's body. Maybe somehow...
MOTHER
Oh no...!
TRUMAN
I'm telling you, if it wasn't him, it was
his twin. Did dad have a bother?
MOTHER
Truman, you know perfectly well that your
father was an only child, just like you.
No sweetie, you're just feeling bad because
of what happened. You, sailing off into
that storm....But I never blamed you, Truman.
And I don't blame you now.
Truman's Basement
MERYL
What're you doing down here?
TRUMAN
Fixin' the mower....I saw my father today.
MERYL
I know....
(in response to Truman's
paranoid look)
Your mother called. You REALLY shouldn't upset
her like that.
TRUMAN
Did you want--? What did you want?
MERYL
(super happy)
I made macaroni!
TRUMAN
I'm not hungry.
MERYL
You know..you really oughta' throw out that
mower. Get one of those new Elk Rotaries.
The Truman Bar
WAITRESS
(re: Truman holding red
sweater)
What's he doing?
WAITRESS
See, they got rid of her, but they couldn't
erase the memory.
WAITRESS
The memory of who?
WAITRESS
shh shh shh shh shh shh...
Flashback: In Front of Truman's College (Go Seahorses)
CHEERLEADERS (O.S.)
S! E! A! H! O! R! S! E! S!
MERYL
(stumbling into Truman)
Ow! Ouch!
TRUMAN
Oh! Ohhhh!
MERYL
Ouch!
TRUMAN
You okay?
MERYL
Excuse me! Hi!
TRUMAN
Hi!
MERYL
Oh..I'm so sorry I fell on you.
TRUMAN
It's okay.
MERYL
I'm just--I've just..been a klutz all day.
TRUMAN
It's all right.
MERYL
I think I...sprained my ankle. I could be...
sorry...I'm so sorry for falling on you like
that.
TRUMAN
It's all right.
MERYL
I--I'm Meryl.
TRUMAN
Hi. It's... Truman.
MERYL
Hey, nice to meet you...
College Dance
Twentieth Century Boy plays here.
Library
MERYL
Let's go.
TRUMAN
Shh.
MERYL
You can study later. C'mon.
TRUMAN
No. I gotta' commit this to memory.
MARLON
C'mon, Truman. Let's go for a brewski.
C'mon. C'mon.
TRUMAN
You're going to hafta' copy off me so be
careful.
MERYL
No..? ...Better person than I am. I'll
see you later, kay? Bye.
TRUMAN
Bye.
MARLON
See ya' later, loser.
TRUMAN
Ow! Shhhh! *sigh*....... Hi...Konichiwa?
LAUREN
What?
TRUMAN
You take Japanese.
LAUREN
Oh! Yes. Yes..
TRUMAN
Lauren, right?....It's on your book.
LAUREN
Lauren. Right. Right.
TRUMAN
Well, I'm Truman.
LAUREN
Yeah. I know. Look, Truman, I'm not allowed
to talk to you. You know.
TRUMAN
Yeah, well, I can understand, I'm a pretty
dangerous character.
LAUREN
I'm sorry. It's not like that.
TRUMAN
A girl's gotta' be careful.....It's a boyfriend,
right?
LAUREN
No, it's not like--
TRUMAN
Of course not. Is it--was it Meryl, the girl I was
with? We're not--we don't--we're--we're--we're just--
we're friends. It's how I look. Not your type.
LAUREN
No. (that's not it)
TRUMAN
I like your pin. Was wondering that myself.
LAUREN
Mm.
TRUMAN
Would you wanna maybe, possibly..sometime
go out for some pizza or something? Friday?
Saturday? Sunday? Coming Tuesday?....
(re: Lauren's note "NOW")
We have finals tomorrow...
LAUREN
Yeah, I know. If we don't go now, we won't have
the chance. Do you understand? So what are you
gonna do.
Beach
TRUMAN
Woohoo! Please keep your hands inside the
caaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!...This is my favorite pizza
place. Tony! I wanna large, extra plankton.
LAUREN
We have so little time. They're going to
be here any minute.
TRUMAN
Who are they?
LAUREN
They don't want me talking to you.
TRUMAN
Then don't talk.
They kiss.
LAUREN
Truman.
TRUMAN
What do they want?
LAUREN
Listen to me. Everyone knows about--
everyone knows everything you do. 'Cause they're
pretending, Truman. Do you--Do you understand?
Everybody's pretending.
TRUMAN
__?__.
LAUREN
No no no, ah, my name's not Lauren. No no.
My name's Sylvia.
TRUMAN
Sylvia?
LAUREN
Yeah.
LAUREN'S FATHER
Lauren, sweetheart. Out again?
TRUMAN
Hey, wait a minute. Who are you?
LAUREN'S FATHER
I'm her father!
LAUREN
What? I've never even seen you before today.
LAUREN'S FATHER
C'mon, sweetie. Please, honey.
LAUREN
He's lying! Truman, please! Don't listen to him!
Everything I've told you is the truth!
LAUREN'S FATHER
Please...
LAUREN
This..it--it's fake. It's all for you.
TRUMAN
I don't understand.
LAUREN
An--and the sky and the sea, everything. It's a set.
It's a show.
LAUREN'S FATHER
Please. It'll be all right.
LAUREN
Please don't listen! He's going to lie to you!
Everyone's arguing at once.
TRUMAN
I really would like to know what's going on!
LAUREN'S FATHER
Schizophrenia. It's episodes.
TRUMAN
It's what? (?)
LAUREN
Please! No!
LAUREN'S FATHER
You forget it, forget everything.
LAUREN
Don't do it! Don't Truman!
LAUREN'S FATHER
Don't worry. Don't worry! You're not the first.
You're not the first.
LAUREN
Truman!
LAUREN'S FATHER
She brings all her boyfriends down here.
LAUREN
What's he saying? Truman, he's lying!
Get out of here. Come and find me.
LAUREN'S FATHER
Don't worry. We're going to Fiji.
TRUMAN
See you in school!
LAUREN'S FATHER
Fiji. We're moving to Fiji.
TRUMAN
Fiji?.....
(re: Sylvia's sweater)
Sylvia! Hey!
Truman Bar
WAITRESS
Well, why didn't he just follow her to Fiji?
WAITRESS
His mother got sick. Really sick. He couldn't
leave her. He's kind. Maybe he's too kind.
WAITRESS
I can't believe he married Meryl on the rebound.
BARTENDER
Excuse me....It's sad, we've already got this on
the greatest hits tape.
WAITRESS
Can I borrow that?
Truman's Basement
TRUMAN
__?__.
Truman's Car
RADIO
And it's another beautiful day in paradise,
folks, but don't forget to buckle up out there
in radio land. remember...a good driver....go
go go go go go go driver good driver really good
good good good good driver good driver goo
driver goo goo goo...
(TRUMAN plays with knob)
Wait for the cue __?__ wait for the cue. Standby one.
Stand by to watch him. Stand by
(static...)
He's heading west on Stewart. Stand by all extras. Lynn,
he'll be on you in about 90 seconds, props make sure
the copies out. Okay, he's making his turn onto
Lancaster Square...
(screams)
Oh my God! He knew we were following, something's wrong,
uh, change frequencies!
(Feed back, everyone on the
street reacts)
Ouch! Huh, sorry about that, folks, I guess we picked
up a police frequency or something. It sometimes
happens and it can drive you crazy. Okay, it's
classical climb, back on the air, and we've still
got some great music up ahead. But hey! Don't forget
to buckle up. Remember safety. A good driver is a
safe driver. A safe driver is what? Yes! Haha!
*click*
Omnicom Building
SECURITY GUARD
Uh, do you need help?
TRUMAN
Uh, yeah, um, I have an appointment at uh...Huh?...
What's that stuff he's...? Just tell me what's...
SECURITY GUARD
It's nothing. We're remodeling.
TRUMAN
Those people...
SECURITY GUARD
It's none of your business, sir.
TRUMAN
If you don't tell me what's happening I'll report
you!
Mini-market
TRUMAN
Marlon!
MARLON
Truman? What're you doing here?
TRUMAN
I gotta' talk to you.
MARLON
It's a bad time, okay? I'm way behind on--
TRUMAN
I'm on to something, Marlon. Something big.
MARLON
You okay? You look like shit.
TRUMAN
I've gotten mixed up in something.
MARLON
Mixed up in what?
TRUMAN
There's no point in trying to explain it, but
a lot of strange things have been happening.
Like, like.. at your company. There were people
getting on the elevator, there was no--there was
no backing on it.
MARLON
Heh.
TRUMAN
I looked out, there was people there. And the--
on the radio, on the way to work, it started to,
like, follow me around! Kept talking about
everything that I'm doing! You know what I mean?
MARLON
Now, Truman, if this is one of your fantasies, I've
got no time to--
TRUMAN
I think this is about my dad.
MARLON
Your dad?
TRUMAN
I think he's alive. Yeah. I'll tell you about it
later. I think I'm being followed.
MARLON
By who?
TRUMAN
It's hard to tell. They look just like regular
people.
MARLON
How about those two?
TRUMAN
I dunno.
MARLON
mm-hmm...
TRUMAN
Watch, it's those unpredictable actions...
(or they can't follow unpredictable actions...)
Truman claps twice.
TRUMAN
Anything happen?
MARLON
No.
TRUMAN
Mm-hmm. We gotta' get out of here. You ready to go?
MARLON
No, I just can't--...I told you I can't.
TRUMAN
(makes a disgusted noise)
MARLON
You're going to get both our asses fired, you
know that.
TRUMAN
Okay, then! Let's do it!
MARLON
What?
TRUMAN
Whatever you say! I'm game!
MARLON
What? What're you talking about?
TRUMAN
Yessirree! Birthday comes but once a year! Hah hah...
Beach at Sunset
TRUMAN
Maybe I'm being set up for something. You ever
think about that, Marlon? That your whole life
has been building towards something?
MARLON
Nnnnn-no.
TRUMAN
When you would haul chickens in the summer for
Kaiser, what was the furthest you ever got off
the island?
MARLON
We went all over. Never found a place like this,
though. Look at that sunset, Truman.
TRUMAN
Hmm?
MARLON
That's the Big Guy. What a paintbrush he's got.
TRUMAN
Just between you and me, Marlon--I'm going away
for awhile.
MARLON
You are? Really.
TRUMAN
Yeah.
Truman's Living Room
MOTHER
(re: photo album)
*sigh* Little angel....Ohhh..my little clown.
'N carrot top, remember this? Awww...
TRUMAN
We should be getting you home, mother.
MOTHER
Oh, hold on a minute, here's us at Mount Rushmore.
Remember, Truman, when dad was still with us? It
was quite a drive. You slept all the way there!
TRUMAN
(re:Mount Rushmore) It's so small.
MOTHER
Things always do dear, when you look back on them...
MERYL
Look, Truman. The happiest day of our lives.
TRUMAN
Mmmm...
MERYL
Look! Jean, Joey, Joanne...
MOTHER
Doesn't she look beautiful, Truman? Well, she
still does! And there's lots of pages left over
for baby photos. I would like to hold a grandchild
in my arms before I go. And you know I really
should be getting Truman to--
MERYL
No no no no no, you stay, relax, enjoy yourself.
Your favorite show will be coming on.
TRUMAN
You sure?
MERYL
Besides, we have something to discuss...
MOTHER
A certain person's birthday...
TRUMAN
Oohhh...I see.
T.V.
And there'll be another episode of I Love Lucy
same time tomorrow, but right now, it's time for
Film Classics. Tonight we present the endearing, much-
loved classic, "Show me the Way to go Home."
A hymn of praise to small town life where we learn
that you don't have to leave home to discover what
the world's all about. And that no one's poor who
has friends. Full of laughter and love, pain and
sadness, but ultimately redemption. We share the
trials and tribulations of the Abbot family. Note
the touching performance of Ronald Griereed (?) as
Uncle Buddy. And that scene with the bowl of
cherries is going to have you splitting your sides
with laughter all over again. And there'll be
tears, too, when David and Jennifer are reunited.
But enough from me, let's join the Abbots in __?__
Village.
At this point, Truman notices Meryl crossing her fingers in one of their
wedding photos...Happiest Day?
Truman's Home
MERYL
Thank you, sweetie.
TRUMAN
I need to talk to you.
MERYL
I'd love to, but, I'm really late.
TRUMAN
What's your rush?
MERYL
Surgery. There was that--that elevator disaster
downtown. It was on the news, last night. This--
this cable just snapped. This elevator ju--it just
plummeted down ten flights with nonunion workers.
Just monstrous. You know, that..that building..
it's right next door to where you work. Can you
imagine if you had been in there? It's not even
worth thinking about. Anyway, I have an amputation
on one of the young women who was..in that elevator
She's very young. It's very..sad. Anyway, um..wish
me luck.
TRUMAN
(slyly)
I'll cross my fingers for you.
Hospital
RECEPTIONIST
Ah, excuse me! Excuse me. May uh...May I
help you?
TRUMAN
Well, uh....yes. I'm looking for..my wife.
Nurse Burbank. It's very important.
RECEPTIONIST
You know what, I'm afraid that that's um...
that's not possible. She's in pre-op.
TRUMAN
Okay, fine. Can you pass along a message?
RECEPTIONIST
I'll try.
(giggles nervously)
TRUMAN
Can you tell her: I had to go to Fiji, and that
I'll call her when I get there.
RECEPTIONIST
When you...when you get to Fiji?
TRUMAN
You got it.
RECEPTIONIST
Okay..um...I'll tell her.
TRUMAN
Thank you so much........
(re: man in the way
with a large cart)
Oh! Sorry! Here, let me help you with that.
DOCTOR
He's here.
NURSE
What do we...?
DOCTOR
Shh shh shh...scalpel...I'm now making my primary
incision just... above the right... knee.
NURSE
Oh! Er...
SECURITY
This isn't going to be pretty. Unless you're family...
TRUMAN
Excuse me...
NURSE
Good job.
DOCTOR
I'll just let someone else clean up here.
Travel Agent's Office
AGENT
I'm sorry to keep you.
TRUMAN
That's okay.
AGENT
How can I help?
TRUMAN
I would like to book a flight to Fiji.
AGENT
When would you like to leave?
TRUMAN
Today.
AGENT
I'm sorry. I don't have anything for at least
a month.
TRUMAN
A month?!
AGENT
It's the busy season. You want to book the flight?
TRUMAN
It..doesn't matter. I'll..make other arrangements.
Okay.
Bus Station
ENGINEER
Last call for Chicagoooo! All abooooard!
TRUMAN
Thank you. Windy city, here we come!
On the Bus
TRUMAN
Hi, how you doin'?...hello...sisters...
LITTLE GIRL
Mom, isn't that...?
GIRL'S MOTHER
Shh...
LITTLE GIRL
...Truman...?
GIRL'S MOTHER
...face the front.
ENGINEER
Everybody off. We've got a problem.
BUS DRIVER
(too sincerely)
'm sorry, son.
Truman Bar
BARTENDER
Well, his father was from Chicago, wasn't he?
WAITRESS
No no no no no no. His dentist was from Pensacola.
His father was from Des Moines.
BARTENDER
But, how come he wants to go to Chicago?
WAITRESS
He's not going to Chicago. He's not going anywhere.
He has to have it out with Meryl.
Truman's Car
MERYL
Truman? Honey, are you okay?
TRUMAN
Yeah.
MERYL
Truman.
(starts to say something)
TRUMAN
Eh! Shhh....In just a moment, we'll see a lady
on a red bike, a man with flowers, and a Volkswagen
beetle with a dented fender.
MERYL
Truman.
TRUMAN
Look!.......Lady...Flowers!...
TRUMAN AND MERYL
...And...
MERYL
Truman, this is silly.
TRUMAN
There it is! There it is! There's that dented beetle!
Yes! Whooooooooooo! Ha-ha! Ha.......Do you wanna
know how I did that? I'll tell ya'. They're on a loop.
They go around the block. They come back. They go
around again. They just go 'round and 'round!
(almost singing)
Round and round!
MERYL
You know, I invited Rita and Marlon for a barbecue
on Sunday. I'm gonna make my potato salad and--
TRUMAN
I won't be here Sunday.
MERYL
--I need to remind you that we need more charcoal.
TRUMAN
Are you listening to a word I'm saying?
MERYL
You're upset because you want to go to Fiji, is that
it? Okay. Okay. Go. I think we should save for a
few months, and then, go. There! You happy now? I'm
gonna take a shower.
TRUMAN
Let's go now. I'm ready to go now, why wait?
MERYL
What?
TRUMAN
Early bird gathers no moss, rolling stone catches the
worm, right? Ha ha ha!
Driving in Circles
MERYL
Truman!
TRUMAN
Where shall we go? Where. Shall. We. Go?
MERYL
Truman, where are we going?
TRUMAN
I don't know. I guess we're being spontaneous.
MERYL
Oh!
(giggles nervously)
TRUMAN
Somebody help me! I'm being spontaneous! Forget
Fiji! We can't very well drive to Fiji, can we?
MERYL
(nervous laughter, quick glances
directly into the camera)
No...
TRUMAN
What about Atlantic City!?
MERYL
Oh, no, you hate to gamble.
TRUMAN
That's right, I do, don't I?
MERYL
So, why would you want to go there?
TRUMAN
'Cause I never have! That's why people go places.
Isn't it?
MERYL
Truman. Truman I think I'm going to throw up.
TRUMAN
Me too!
Suddenly Jammed Street
TRUMAN
Blocked at every turn. Beautifully synchronized,
don't you agree?
MERYL
You're blaming me for the traffic?
TRUMAN
Should I?
MERYL
Truman, let's go home.
TRUMAN
You're right. We could be stuck here for hours.
It could be like this all the way to Atlantic
City. Let's go back. I'm sorry. I don't know
what got into me.
MERYL
Truman, can you slow down?
TRUMAN
Yes, I can.
MERYL
Truman. Truman, that's our turnoff.
TRUMAN
I changed my mind. What's New Orleans like this
time of year? Mardi Gras, woooooo! Ha ha ha ha ha!
Hoo hoo hoo! Whoooohoo! Look, Meryl! Same road, no
cars. It's magic! Hahaha!
MERYL
You let me out, Truman. You're not right in the head.
You want to destroy yourself you do it on your own.
TRUMAN
I think I'd like a little company.
At the Bridge Out of Seahaven
MERYL
Oh, Truman. You knew this would happen. You know
you can't drive over water. Let's go home where
you'll feel safe.
TRUMAN
(placing Meryl's hand on the
wheel)
Keep your hand here, sweetie. Drive.
MERYL
Truman! Tru--Truman! You shouldn't be doing this,
Truman, we're breaking the law. Oh God! Please don't
__?__. Ahh! Truman! Ah! Hahahaha! We made it.
Truman, we made it. We're over the bridge.
TRUMAN
What?
MERYL
We're over the bridge.
TRUMAN
Ahhh!
MERYL
We're over the bridge!
TRUMAN
Ahhhhh, hahahahahahaaaa!
On the Road
MERYL
(re: "danger: fire hazard" sign)
Uh, uh what about that sign?
TRUMAN
I'm sure they're exaggerating. We'll be fine.
MERYL
What about that there? Would you believe that?
They drive through a 20 foot wall of fire.
MERYL
Oh. Oh boy. Oh boy. Truman, we're on fire.
TRUMAN
It's okay.
MERYL
We're on fire.
TRUMAN
It's okay. It's just smoke! Just smoke. You
okay?
MERYL
Yes.
TRUMAN
You wanna do it again?
MERYL
Noo!
TRUMAN
Hahahahahaha...!
MERYL
Truman, stop!
Later, Down the Road
MERYL
So, what're we going to do for money, when
we get to New Orleans?
TRUMAN
I have my Seahaven bank card.
MERYL
So, what? We're just gonna eat into our
savings, is that it? You know, we're gonna
hafta' call your mother when we get there.
She's gonna be worried sick! I dunno how she's
gunna take this.
Nuclear Power Plant Emergency
TRUMAN
What now?
EMERGENCY CREWS
(scream through a bullhorn)
MERYL
Truman, looks like a leak at the plant.
POLICE
Back up, back up! Leak at the plant. We had to
shut 'er down.
TRUMAN
Is there any way around?
POLICE
Whole area's been evacuated.
MERYL
Is there anything I can do?
POLICE
No, ma'am.
TRUMAN
Thank you for your help.
POLICE
You're welcome, Truman.
TRUMAN
(whispering slowly)
Truman...
MERYL
Truman!? Truman!? Truman, come back!
Truman!? Truman!? Stop him! Truman!?
In the Forest
TRUMAN
Stay away!........Ugh! No! No!
Men in radiation suits come out of the forest and capture Truman.
Truman's Home - Later
MERYL
Thank you both so much for your help. I
really appreciate it.
POLICE 1
He's lucky to be alive, ma'am.
POLICE 2
Next time we're going to hafta' file charges.
MERYL
I understand. Thanks again. Good night....Let me
get you some help, Truman. You're not well.
TRUMAN
Why do you want to have a baby with me? You can't
stand me.
MERYL
That's not true! Why don't you let me fix you some
of this new Mococoa drink. All natural cocoa beans
from the upper slopes of Mount Nicuragua, no artificial
sweeteners.
TRUMAN
What the hell are you talkin' about?...Who you talkin'
to?
MERYL
(super happy)
I've tasted other cocoas. This is the best.
TRUMAN
What does this hafta' do, with anything? Tell me
what's happening!
MERYL
Well, you're having a nervous breakdown, that's what's
happening.
TRUMAN
You're part of this, aren't you?
MERYL
Truman. You are scaring me!
TRUMAN
You're scaring me, Meryl. What're you going to do?
Dice me? Slice me? SO many CHOICES!
MERYL
DO SOMETHING!!
TRUMAN
What? What'd you say? Who are you talking to?
MERYL
Nothing. I didn't say anything. I didn't say
anything.
TRUMAN
You said "do something."
MERYL
No, I didn't.
TRUMAN
Talk.
MERYL
I wasn't talking to anyone.
TRUMAN
Tell me.
MERYL
Truman!
TRUMAN
Tell me!
MERYL
I wasn't talking to anyone! No! Please stop!
TRUMAN
(re: knock at the door)
Stay where you are.
MARLON
Truman?....Truman.
MERYL
(crying)
Oh my God...How can anyone expect me to carry on
under these conditions? It's unprofessional!
MARLON
Everything will be okay. It's all over now.
Unfinished Bridge
TRUMAN
Well, I don't know what to think, Marlon. Maybe
I'm losing my mind, but..it's like the whole world
revolves around me somehow.
MARLON
That's a lot of world for one man, Truman. You
sure that's not wishful thinking? You wishing
you'd made more out of yourself? C'mon, Truman,
who hasn't sat on the john and had an imaginary
interview on "Seahaven Tonight"? Who hasn't
wanted to be somebody?
TRUMAN
This is different. Everybody seems to be in on it.
MARLON
I've been your best friend since we were seven
years old, Truman. The only way you and I ever
made it through school was by cheatin' off each
other's test papers. Jesus, they were identical.
I always felt safe knowing that. 'Cause whatever
the answer was--
TRUMAN AND MARLON
--We were right together and we were wrong together.
MARLON
Remember that time I stayed up with you all night
in your tent, 'cause you wanted to play North Pole,
and I got pneumonia?
TRUMAN
(laughs)
MARLON
You remember that?
TRUMAN
You were out of school for about a month.
MARLON
You're the closest thing I've ever had to a
brother, Truman. I know things..haven't really worked
out for either of us like we used to dream they would.
I know that feeling once the good things just slipped
away. You don't wanna believe it, so you..you look
for answers somewhere else, but...
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Well, the point is, I'd gladly walk in front of traffic
for you.
Unfinished Bridge
MARLON
The point is I would gladly step in front of traffic for you,
Truman.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
And the last thing I'd ever do is lie to you.
Unfinished Bridge
MARLON
And the last thing I would ever do..is lie to you.
I mean, think about it, Truman. If everybody's in on
it, I'd hafta' be in on it, too. I'm not in on it,
because...there is no "it." You were right about one
thing, though...The thing that started all this.
(re: man standing in the mist
behind Truman and Marlon)
Yeah, we found him for ya', Truman. That's why
I came by, tonight. I'm sure he's got quite a story
to tell....Go to him.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Easy on the fog. Standby crane cam. Crane cam.....
And switch.
Unfinished Bridge
TRUMAN
I never stopped believing.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Wide angle..Curb cam eight.
Unfinished Bridge
KIRK
I'm sorry. Ahh!
Control Room
SIMEON
You want a close up of them? Should I--
CHRISTOF
No...hold back...Fade up the music...and now, a
close up.
Unfinished Bridge
KIRK
Years wasted. I'll make it up to you, son, I
swear.
TRUMAN
Dad.
Control Room
SIMEON
Yes!
CHLOE
Bravo!
CHRISTOF
That should rewrite the papers, yeah. Okay, everybody,
right uh, I hafta' say great television.
SOMEONE
Congratulations!
SOMEONE
Let's get some champagne up here!
MOSES (a net exec)
Christof.
NET EXEC
That scene just broke my heart! Well done, everyone!
Congratulations!
The T.V.
ANNOUNCER
One point seven billion were there for his birth.
Two-hundred-twenty countries tuned in for his
first step. The world stood still for that stolen
kiss. And as he grew, so did the technology. An
entire human life recorded on an intricate network
of hidden cameras. And broadcast live and unedited
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to an
audience around the globe. Coming to you now from
Seahaven island, enclosed in the largest studio ever
constructed, and along with the Great Wall of China,
one of only two man made structures visible from space,
now in it's thirtieth great year, it's The Truman Show!
INTERVIEWER
What a week it's been! I don't know about you, but
I've been on pins and needles the entire time. Hello.
And good evening. I'm your host, Mike Michaelson, and
welcome to TruTalk, our forum for issues growing out of
the show. But tonight, something very special, a rare
exclusive interview with the show's conceiver and
creator. So, come with us now as we go live to the
Lunar Room on the 221st floor of the OmniCam atmosphere.
That's where we'll find the world's greatest
televisionary, the designer and architect of the world
within a world that is Seahaven Island, Christof.
(to Christof)
Before we begin, I'd like to thank you on behalf of our
audience granting this exclusive interview. We know
how demanding your schedule is and we all know how
jealously you guard your privacy. This, sir, is..indeed
an honor.
Lunar Room
CHRISTOF
Don't mention it.
INTERVIEWER
Well, the catalyst for the recent dramatic events
on the show has been, of course, Truman's father,
Kirk, and his attempts to infiltrate the show, but
before we get into that, I think it's worth knowing
that this is not the first time that someone from
the outside has attempted to reach Truman, is it?
CHRISTOF
We have had our close calls in the past.
Flashback: A Childhood Christmas
MAN FROM A GIFT BOX
Truman! It's television! Yes!
Yeah! I did it! I'm on the Truman Show!
Lunar Room
INTERVIEWER
But there's never been a, uh, as in the most recent
breach of security the..the first intruder to be a
former cast member.
CHRISTOF
A dead one at that.
INTERVIEWER
I gotta' say, writing Kirk back in--master stroke.
CHRISTOF
Since Kirk started this whole crisis in Truman's
life, I came to the conclusion that he was the
only one who could end it.
Flashback: Truman at the Beach
KIRK
Truman! Truman, no! That's off limits.
YOUNG TRUMAN
Why? What's up there?
KIRK
Nothing. It's dangerous, that's all. You've gotta'
know your limitations, Truman.
Lunar Room
INTERVIEWER
But let's remind viewers of exactly why dad was written
out in the first place.
CHRISTOF
As Truman grew up, we were forced to manufacture ways
to keep him on the island.
Flashback: Truman at School
YOUNG TRUMAN
I'd like to be an explorer. Like the great
Magellan.
TEACHER
(a bit too quickly and
pulling down a map of the
world)
Oh, you're too late. There's really nothing left to
explore.
Lunar Room
CHRISTOF
Finally, I came up with the concept of Kirk's drowning.
INTERVIEWER
Most effective. Truman's been terrified of water
ever since.
CHRISTOF
When Kirk read the synopsis for the death at sea
episode he was..disappointed, to say the least.
Uh..I'm sure that's what caused him to break back
onto the set.
INTERVIEWER
But, how do you intend to explain his 22 year absence?
CHRISTOF
Amnesia.
INTERVIEWER
Heh. Brilliant. Let's take some of those viewer
phone calls. Charlotte, North Carolina. You're on
with Christof.
MALE VIEWER
(over the phone)
Um..yeah..uh..Hi, Christof..uh, I was just wondering
how many cameras you got there in that town.
CHRISTOF
Somewhere in the vicinity of five thousand.
MALE VIEWER
Oh..Now that's a lot of cameras.
CHRISTOF
Remember, we started with just one. He was uh..curious
from birth. Premature by two weeks, it was almost as
if he couldn't wait to get started.
INTERVIEWER
And of course his eagerness to leave his mother's womb
uh..was the very reason he was the one who was selected.
CHRISTOF
In competition with five other unwanted pregnancies, the
casting of the show, determined by an air date, Truman
was the one who arrived on cue.
INTERVIEWER
Incidentally, uh, I believe Truman is the first child to
have been legally adopted by a corporation?
CHRISTOF
That's correct.
INTERVIEWER
The show uh, has generated uh, enormous revenues now
equivalent to the gross national product of a small
country.
CHRISTOF
People forget it takes the population of an entire
country to keep the show running.
INTERVIEWER
Mmm-hmmm. Sicne the show is on twenty-four hours a
day without commercial interruption uh..all those
staggering revenues are generated by product placement.
CHRISTOF
That's true. Everything on the show is for sale. Actors
wardrobes, food products, to the very homes they live in.
INTERVIEWER
And of course all of it available in the "Truman Catalog."
Operators are standing by. Christof, may I ask you, why
do you think that uh, Truman has never come close to
discovering the true nature of his world until now?
CHRISTOF
We accept the reality of the world with which we're
presented. It's as simple as that.
INTERVIEWER
The Hague, for Christof, Hello. The Hague.
(it's a bad connection)
All right, we've lost that call, let's go to
Hollywood, California, you're on TruTalk.
SYLVIA
Hi, Christof, I'd just like to say one thing:
You're a liar and a manipulator and what you've done
to Truman is sick.
CHRISTOF
Well, we remember this voice, don't we? How could we
forget?
INTERVIEWER
Uh...let's go to another call with--
CHRISTOF
No. No no no no no. It--I--It's fine. Okay? I love
to remenice with former members of the cast. Sylvia,
you announced so melodramatically to the world...do you
think because you batted your eyes at Truman once,
flirted with him, stole a few minutes of air time to
thrust yourself and your politics into the limelight,
that you know him, that you know what's right for him?
You really think you're in a position to judge him? Do you--
SYLVIA
What right do you have to take a baby an-an-and turn
his life into some kind of mockery? Don't you ever
feel guilty?
CHRISTOF
I have given Truman a chance to live a normal life.
The world. The place you live in..is the sick
place. Seahaven is the way the world should be.
SYLVIA
He's not a performer, he's a prisoner. Look at
him. Look at what you've done to him.
CHRISTOF
He can leave at any time. If it was more than
just a vague ambition, if he was absolutely
determined to discover the truth, there's no way we
could prevent him from leaving. What distresses
you, really, caller, is that ultimately, Truman
prefers his "cell," as you call it.
SYLVIA
That's where you're wrong. You're so wrong. And
he'll prove you wrong.
INTERVIEWER
Well, aside from uh..heated comments from a very small
minority, it's been an overwhelmingly positive experience.
CHRISTOF
Yes, for Truman and for the viewing public.
INTERVIEWER
Well, Christof, I can't thank you enough for giving
so generously your time tonight. I think it's safe
to say that now that this crisis is behind us and
that Truman is back to his old self we can look
forward to some exciting new developments.
CHRISTOF
Well, Mike, the big news is that Meryl will be
leaving Truman in an upcoming episode, and a new
romantic interest will be introduced.
INTERVIEWER
Aha!
CHRISTOF
I'm determined that television's first on-air conception
will still take place.
INTERVIEWER
Well, another television milestone straight ahead on the show.
It has been a singular honor and pleasure, sir. Great.
Thank you.
CHRISTOF
Thank you, Mike.
Control Room
SWITCHER
Simeon.
SIMEON
What?
SWITCHER
Is he looking at us?
SIMEON
Jesus, d'ya think he knows?
TRUMAN
(on the giant tv screen)
Hello.
SWITCHER
Better call Christof.
TRUMAN
(on giant screen)
Hello. Come in Major Burbank.
(starts making corny whistling
sounds)
SWITCHER
That's an unusual cat, my man.
TRUMAN
I hereby..proclaim this planet..Trumania of the
Burbank galaxy. That one's for free.
SIMEON ?
Keep up with him, he's going to move fast.
SWITCHER ?
Okay, stand by all house cameras.
Truman's Front Porch
TRUMAN
Good Morning!
MR. WASHINGTON
Good Morning!
MRS. WASHINGTON
Good Morning!
WASHINGTON KID
Good Morning!
TRUMAN
Oh, and in case I don't see you--
TRUMAN AND THE WASHINGTONS
Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Goodnight!
Japanese Home
JAPANESE MAN
Good Aftahnoon.
JAPANESE WOMAN
Good Morning.
JAPANESE MAN
Good Evening. And Goodnight.
Truman's Driveway
SPENCER
Good morning, Truman!
TRUMAN
Good morning, Spencer
SPENCER
How's it going?
TRUMAN
Hmm, lemme check. Vital signs are good.
SPENCER
(laughs)
PLUTO
(barks)
TRUMAN
Oh, hey, Pluto!
In Front of House Ad
RON OR DON?
Beautiful day, isn't it?
TRUMAN
Every single day.
RON OR DON?
Your policy
RON OR DON?
we thought about it
BOTH OF THE TWINS
and we're going to take it.
TRUMAN
You're kidding.
BOTH OF THE TWINS
No!
TRUMAN
Great! Why don't we go up to my office right now.
We'll sign the papers.
RON OR DON?
Uh..next week would be much better.
RON OR DON?
Next week, would be better.
TRUMAN
Okay! See you two! Gives me something to look
forward to.
Truman's Office
TRUMAN
See, this isn't about insurance. This is about the
great variable--when will death occur? Could be a
week, a month, a year..Could be today...A sunbather
minding his own business, stabbed in the heart by
the tip of a runaway beach umbrella. No way to guard
against that kinda' thing. Sorry..excuse me.
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
Uh..Truman. This is Vivian. Vivian, this is Truman.
Two of you are going to be neighbors.
TRUMAN
Guess what I'm--what I'm saying is that, uh..life
is..fragile.
OFFICE NEIGHBOR
Vivian, your office...
TRUMAN
Okay? Oh! I'm sorry..uh...you do? Oh..great, uh...
lemme, uh..lemme get your information.
Control Room
SIMEON
Ready two, go to two. And back to medium...and wide...
(when Christof comes in)
I was just tryin' to train the kid.
CHRISTOF
What's he doing in his basement?
SIMEON
He moved down there after Meryl packed up and left.
CHRISTOF
Why wasn't I told? Any unpredictable behavior has
to be reported.
SIMEON
He's just sleeping. I thought--
CHRISTOF
Is this the best shot we've got?
SIMEON
What's to see?
CHRISTOF
What's on the ClockCam?
SIMEON
It's a..an obstruction. Obsruction.
CHRISTOF
What happened down there?
SIMEON
He was just tidying up his garbage. I was gunna call
you, but half way through he gave up and he fell asleep.
CHRISTOF
I want to check on the set ups for the insurance--
SIMEON
Insurance convention tomorrow. Yeah.
CHRISTOF
Isolate the audio. Give me a close-up on his torso.
SIMEON
He's still breathing.
CHRISTOF
Hey uh, Chloe, call him.
CHLOE
What do I--
CHRISTOF
Tell him it's a wrong number. What took you so long.
SIMEON
Just had to wait for it.
CHRISTOF
You okay? Good?
SIMEON
Yeah...
Security Garage
GUARD
What's goin' on?
GUARD
Hey, I dunno, he...he came down to the room he did
nothing but stand around for awhile.
GUARD
Shut up and watch it.
Control Room
SIMEON
He's asleep.
CHRISTOF
See!? Right there, there. Zoom in.
SIMEON
On what? I don't--
CHRISTOF
Under the chair!
SIMEON
Mmmhmmm. Enhancing. Is it what I think it...I..if..he
c-couldn't have gone upstairs--I--got--he-he must still
be in the room.
CHRISTOF
Get Marlon.
Truman's House
MARLON
Truman! Truman buddy, basement party! Com'on, buddy! I got a
six pack of cold brewskis with our name on 'em. Come on, pal.
Come on, buddy.
CHRISTOF
(over radio)
Marlon, find him, he's still in the room.
MARLON
Come out, come out whereever you are.
CHRISTOF
(over radio)
That's good. Keep it light.
MARLON
I know you're in here. I'm gunna find ya'.
CHRISTOF
(over radio)
Check under the table. Closet. Behind you.
MARLON
Hmm. Gee.. I wonder where he could possibly be.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
The lawn cam. Get me the lawn cam.
Truman's Lawn
CHRISTOF
(over radio)
Don't look into the camera. Say something. Keep
it going. Keep it going.
MARLON
He's gone.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Cut transmission!
SIMEON
Cut transmission?
CHRISTOF
CUT IT!
Truman Bar
VIEWERS
Jesus Christ...Heavens...
BARTENDER
Give me the remote.
WAITRESS
But boss I-- It's--
BARTENDER
Give me the remote!
Control Room
It's entropy. Everyone's screaming something at someone in various
languages.
SIMEON
All right, we have every available extra looking for him,
uh...principles are helping out too...
CHRISTOF
What about prop cars?
SIMEON ?
Check...
CHRISTOF ?
He has the world's most recognizable face, he can't
disappear.
Around the Town
SPENCER
Go. Go girl. Come on, come on. Yeah. Go find him,
Pluto. Go find him. Good girl.
MOTHER
This is silly. If he could just hear my voice. Truman!
Truman!
KIRK
Let me try. Truman! It's me! Dad!
(searching for words)
Let's talk!
MARLON
(talking into headset radio)
Yeah, I know. Just about done with the square.
Control Room
SIMEON
Gotta' go back to __?__, check the interiors. __?__
CHRISTOF ?
__?__
SIMEON ?
Uh-huh (?)
CHRISTOF ?
All right well, what about the college, who's
watching that?
SIMEON ?
I dunno.
CHRISTOF ?
Yeah, well, send somebody over there, okay?
SIMEON ?
All right.
At River Bridge - Blockaded
RON OR DON?
There's no need to panic.
RON OR DON?
I don't care, just find the sonofabitch.
RON OR DON?
Well, get some flashlights. This guy's not gonna glow in
the dark. Let's get some down here.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
We need more light. We'll never find him this way....
What time is it?
CHLOE
It's...way to early for that.
CHRISTOF
Cue the sun.
Seahaven
THE POPULATION
(checking their watches)
Whoa! Whoa!
ACTOR
Geez!
ACTRESS
What time is it?
Control Room
NET EXEC
Christof. What's going on?
MOSES
I've heard there're rumors circulating that he's dead. Dead.
The media is having a feeding frenzy with this. All the
phone lines are jammed. And every network has a pirated
shot of Marlon making an ass of himself in front of the
camera.
NET EXEC
The sponsers are threatening to rip up their contracts.
CHRISTOF
Why? We're getting higher ratings for this graphic than
we've ever had on this show....I'll find him.
SIMEON
Okay, Marlon, why don't you cut back to town and join
the others. Everyone else is at first positions, okay?
Thank you.
???
???
First positions, right?
Control Room
SIMEON
He's gotta' be here somewhere, right?
CHRISTOF
We aren't watching the sea.
SIMEON
Why would we watch the sea?
CHRISTOF
Sweep the harbor. Bring up the harbor cameras.
SIMEON
Okay, shift all harbor cameras to the computer, please.
Some of those are out of sync. Okay, we've got four
of them down or lost but the lighthouse camera is up.
CHRISTOF
BuoyCams, please.
NET EXEC
What's happening?
SIMEON ?
Okay.
CHRISTOF
Long lens, short range.
NET EXEC
Why would he be on the water?
CHRISTOF
All right, good.
SIMEON
I've got something...
CHRISTOF
(whispering)
Truman..where are you going?
NET EXEC
How can he sail? He's in insurance! Isn't he
terrified of the water?
CHRISTOF
Resume transmission.
SIMEON
Resuming transmission.
Truman Bar
BARTENDER
I got two to one he doesn't make it.
CUSTOMERS
(scream bets)
BARTENDER
Two to one he doesn't make it!
???
???
__?__.
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Let's get off this mast shot--can't see his face.
Go to the CabinCam.
SWITCHER ?
CabinCam.
CHRISTOF
There. That's our hero shot. Let's get another boat
out there.
CHLOE
Okay. Listen guys, I need you to talk to the guys on
the ferry.
Seahaven Ferry
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Come on! Get it movin'! Get it out of here!
Come on!
ACTOR
I'm the bus driver!
Control Room
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT ?
Bottom line is they can't drive the boat....They're
actors!
NET EXEC
How do we stop him?
SIMEON ?
Okay. Uh..we're going to be accessing the weather
program now. So, hold on to your hats. You got that?
No. I think we're going to want to localize the storm
over the boat. Entering in the coordinates now.
CHLOE
There's no risk your boy will panic and won't know what to do?
CHRISTOF
He'll turn back. He'll be too afraid.
SIMEON
Thar she blows.
The Santa Maria (Truman's Boat)
TRUMAN
Come on! Ahh! Ugh! Ahh!
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Give me some lightning...Again! Hit 'im again!
MOSES
For God's sake, Chris! The whole world is watching!
We can't let him die in front of a live audience!
CHRISTOF
He was born in front of a live audience!
The Santa Maria (Truman's Boat)
TRUMAN
Ahh!
Man in Bathtub
MAN IN BATHTUB
You can do it! Hold on!
The Santa Maria (Truman's Boat)
TRUMAN
Ugh!
(after braving the first wave)
Is that the best you can do!? You're gunna hafta'..
KILL ME!
(sings)
What should we do with a drunken sailor? What should
we do with a drunken sailor? What should we do with
a drunken sailor, early in the morning?....
Control Room
NET EXEC ?
__?__.
CHRISTOF ?
__?__. Increase the wind. Increase the wind!
NET EXEC
I'm telling you for the las--
CHRISTOF
How close is he?
SIMEON
Very close.
CHRISTOF
Capsize him. Tip him over.
NET EXEC
Damn you, Christof!!!
CHLOE
No! You can't! He's tied to the boat!
CHRISTOF
Shut up! (?)
SIMEON
He's gunna drown and he doesn't even care.
CHRISTOF
Do it. DO IT!
(after a series of waves
knocks Truman's boat over)
That's enough.
The Santa Maria (Truman's Boat)
TRUMAN
(coughs as he climbs back
into his boat)
SANTA MARIA
(crunches in the wall)
TRUMAN
Ahh..ahww.
Control Room and Exit Door
CHRISTOF
I wanna talk to him.
(to Truman)
Truman.
TRUMAN
(gasps in shock)
CHRISTOF
You can speak. I can hear you.
TRUMAN
Who are you?
CHRISTOF
I am the creator..of a television show that gives
hope and joy and inspiration to millions.
TRUMAN
And who am I?
CHRISTOF
You're the star.
TRUMAN
Was nothing real?
CHRISTOF
YOU were real. That's what made you so good to watch.
Listen to me, Truman. There's no more truth out there
than there is in the world I created for you. Same lies.
The same deceit. But in my world, you have nothing to
fear. I know you better than you know yourself.
TRUMAN
You never had a camera in my head!
CHRISTOF
You're afraid. That's why you can't leave. It's okay,
Truman. I understand. I have been watching you your
whole life. I was watching when you were born. I was
watching when you took your first step. I watched you
on your first day of school. heh heh. The episode
when you lost your first tooth. heh heh heh. You can't
leave, Truman. You belong here...With me. Talk to me.
Say something. 'ell, say something, goddamnit! You're
on television! You're live to the whole world!
TRUMAN
In case I don't see ya', good afternoon, good evening
and goodnight. Hahaha! Yeah!
Truman Bar/Bathtub/Old Lady's Living Room/etc.
VIEWERS
(cheering)
OLD LADY
He made it! Yeah! Go Truman!
Control Room
CHRISTOF
Cease transmission.
SIMEON
Ceasing transmission.
Security Garage
GUARD
You want another slice?
GUARD
No, I'm okay.
GUARD
What else is on?
GUARD
Yeah, let's see. Where's the T.V. Guide?
THE END