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ḄᦻᒓTheTrumanShowThisisthefulltranscriptofTheTrumanShow.Itinnowayintendstoinfringeupontherightsofthewriters,producers,distributors,exhibitors,etc.,ofthemovie.TheLunarRoomCHRISTOFWe'vebecomeboredwithwatchingactorsgiveusphonyemotions.We$retiredofpyrotechnicsandspecialeffects.Whiletheworldheinhabitsisinsomerespectscounterfeit,there"snothingfakeaboutTrumanhimself.Noscripts,nocuecards...Itisn$talwaysShakespearebutit'sgenuine.It'salife.Truman$sBathroom
1TRUMAN(tomirrorcam)rmnotgoingtomakeit.You'regoingtohavetogoonwithoutme.Noway,mister,you'regoingtothetopofthismountain...Brokenlegsandall.TheLunarRoomCHRISTOFWefindmanyviewersleavehimonallnightforcomfort.TrumansBathroomTRUMAN(tomirrorcam)Yourecrazy,youknowthat?Interview
2MERYLWell,Imean,thereisnothereisnodifferencebetweenaprivatelifeandapubliclife.My--mylifeismylife,isTheTrumanShow.TheTrumanShowis...alifestyle.It'sanoblelife.Itis...atrulyblessedlife.Truman$sBathroomTRUMAN(tomirrorcam)rmnotgoingtogettothetop.Allright,promisemeonethingthough:IfIdiebeforeIreachthesummit,youwillusemeasanalternativesourceoffood.Eeeewwww,gross.InterviewMARLONIt'salltrue.It'sallreal.Nothinghere
3isfake.Nothingyouseeonthisshowisfake.It'smerelycontrolled.TrumansBathroomTRUMANEatme,dammit.That'sanorder.Maybejustmylovehandles.Ihavelovehandles....littleones.MERYL(0.S)Truman!You'regoingtobelate!TRUMANOkay!!(sighs)OnTrumanJsPorchTRUMANGoodMorning!
4MRS.WASHINGTONGoodMorning!WASHINGTONKIDGoodMorning!TRUMANOh!AndincaseIdontseeya’!GoodAfternoon,GoodEvening,andGoodnight!(laughsjovially)Yeah...yeah...SPENCERGoodmorningTruman!TRUMANGoodmornin',Spencer!PLUTO(thedog)(barksatTruman)TRUMAN
5HeyPluto.HeyPluto!HeyPluto!SPENCERHey...cmon,buddy.Getbackhere.TRUMANGetdown!’atagirl...Iknow...It'sjustme..SPENCERCmon,Pluto!TRUMAN(re:lightfromsky)OhmyGod!TrumansCarRADIOHere'sanewsflashjustin:anaircraftintroublebegansheddingpartsasitflewoverSeahavenjustafewmomentsago.
6TRUMANNnnnnnn...RADIOWow.Luckilynoonewashurt.Buthey!Howdoyoufeeltoday?TRUMANMmm-mmm.(okay)RADIOThat'sgood.Youthinkingofflyinganywhere?TRUMANNope.RADIO0-o-oh,good.(Theweather?)Sitbackandletthismusiccalmyoudown.NewspaperStand
7CUSTOMERDogFancyplease...Whythankyou.Thankyouverymuch.TRUMANOhhh.Getapaperthere,willyou,Harold?Oh,anduh...oneofthese-forthewife.Lovesherfashionmags.HAROLDWillthatbeallforyou,Truman?TRUMANThatsthewholekit'n'caboodle.HAROLDCatchyalater.TRUMANOfcourse.Yeah...InFrontofChickenAd
8TRUMANGoodmorning.RONORDON?Hey!Goodmorning,Truman.RONORDON?Goodmorning,Truman.RONORDON?Goodmorning,Truman!TRUMANHey!Howareyouguys?RONORDON?Beautifulday,intit?TRUMANAh...always.
9RONORDON?Ah.Andhow'syourlovelywife?TRUMANs'Good.Good.Howaboutyours)?RONORDON?Ohhh...Couldntbebetter!TRUMANAhhhh...RONORDON?Uh..nicetalkin'toya',Truman.TRUMANYoutoo,youtoo.RONORDON?Butwemustgonow.TRUMAN
10Hey,thinkaboutthatpolicy!RONORDON?Yes,we'11thinkaboutit.TRUMANOkay,thatstwoforone,that'sagooddeal.DoppelgangerSpecial.AttheRevolvingDoor,TrumansOfficeTRUMANHey,fellas,goingin?Goahead....Hey,whoa....Tmnotthatanxioustogetthere.TrumansOfficeTRUMAN(onphone)Uh,couldIhavedirectoryassistanceforFiji,please?FijiIslands...
11OFFICENEIGHBOR(re:Newspaperarticle"SEAHAVENTHEBESTPLACEONEARTH!")Truman,didyouseethis?TRUMAN(onphone)Allright,surema5am,if--ifuh..he'sinacomahe'sprobablyuninsurable!(whispering)Yes,uh..Fijiplease.DoyouhavealistingforaLaurenGarland?....unlisted....okay..DoyouhaveaSylviaGarland?SforSylvia.None...okay,thankyou.(hangsupphone)OFFICENEIGHBORLet'ssee,Burbank,gotaprospectinWellsParkforyoutoclose.TRUMAN
12Wei-WeiIsPark?Onuh...HarborIsland?OFFICENEIGHBORYou...knowanotherone?TRUMANWell,Ican'tdoit.Iuh...haveanappointment.Dentist.OFFICENEIGHBORReally?TRUMANYeah.(Toothygrin)OFFICENEIGHBORYou'regoingtolosealotmorethanyourteethifyoudon'tmeetyourquota.Truman.They'remakingcutbacksinherethismonth.TRUMAN
13Cutbacks?OFFICENEIGHBORYeah.Youneedthis.’sides,halfhouracrossthebay,alittleseaair..doyougood.TRUMANHey,thanks.AttheDocksTRUMANHello!Ferrysstillhere,huh?Well,I'mheadintosea.TICKETPERSONOnewayorreturn?TRUMAN(likeduh)Return.
14TICKETPERSONHereyougo,sir.FERRYSTAFF(re:Trumansfaintcondition)Doyouneedanyhelp,sir?TRUMANYougoahead,I'11-T11befine.TrumansLawnMERYLrmhome,Truman!LookwhatIgotforyouatthecheckout.It'saChef'sPal.It'sadicer,grater,peelerallinone.Neverneedssharpening.Dishwashersafe.TRUMANWow.That'samazing!MERYL
15Truman.Missedaspot.UnfinishedBridgeMARLONMm.THATisabeer.TRUMANYouknow,rvebeenthinkingaboutgettinout,Marlon.MARLONYeah?Outofwhat?TRUMANOutofmyjob.Outofthiscity.Offthisisland.Out.MARLONOutofyourjob?Whatthehelliswrongwithyourjob?Youhaveagreatjob,Truman.Youhaveadeskjob.I'dkill
16foradeskjob.(re:beer)Hereya'go.(continuing)Youshouldtrystockingvendingmachinesforaliving.TRUMANNothanks.MARLONNowthere,sexcitement.TRUMANDon"tyouevergetrestless?Itchyfeet?MARLONWhereistheretogo?TRUMANFiji.
17MARLONWherethehellisFiji?NearFlorida?TRUMAN(usinggolfballasEarth)Seehere?MARLONMmmhm..TRUMAN(fingerononepointofball)Thisisus...andallthewayaroundhere..(fingerslidesaroundtooppositepoint)Fiji.MARLONMmmm...(Oh...)TRUMANcantgetanyfurtherawaybeforeyoustart
18comingback....Youknow,therearestillislandsinFijiwherenohumanbeinghaseversetfoot?(questiontoAndrewNiccol:isFijiareferencetoLister's,acharacterontheBritishSci-ficomedy"RedDwarf,zdreamofbuildingafarminFiji?)MARLONhoo..So,whenreyougonnago?TRUMANIt'snotthatsimple.Ittakesmoney.Planning.Cantjust..upandgo.MARLONRight.TRUMANrmgonna/doit.Dontworryaboutthat.Youknow,bonustimesjustaroundthecorner.
19MARLONHmmm.Hey,youcominforadrink?TRUMANNo.Cant..FlashbacktoOceanKIRKIdontlikethelookofthatweather,son.Ithinkweshouldheadback.YOUNGTRUMANOhno,Dad.KIRKNo..weshouldgoback.YOUNGTRUMANJustalittlefurther.Please.KIRK
20Okay.YOUNGTRUMANYeah.THUNDER(boom)YOUNGTRUMANDaddy!BeachTRUMANUgh.Hahahahaha!Ahhhhhhhh!TrumanHomeMERYLYou'resoaked!Wherehaveyoubeen?TRUMAN
21IfiguredwecouldscrapetogethereightthousanddollarsMERYLEverytimeyouandMarlongettogethersomethingTRUMANWecouldbumaroundtheworldforayearonthat.MERYLAndthenwhat,Truman?We'dbewherewewerefiveyearsago.You$retalkinglikeateenager.TRUMANMaybeIfeellikeateenager.MERYLWehavemortgagepayments,Truman.Wehavecarpayments.What?We'rejustgoingtowalkawayfromourfinancialobligations?
22TRUMANWeneedadventure..MERYLIthoughtweweregoingtotryforababy.Isn'tthatenoughofanadventure?TRUMANThatcanwait.Ineedtogetaway.Seesomeoftheworld.Explore!MERYLYouwanttobeanexplorer...This11pass.Weallthinklikethisnowandagain.Let'sgetyououtofthesewetclothes,huh?Andintobed.SecurityGarageSECURITYGUARDYouneverseeanythinganyway.Theyalways
23uh..turnthecamera,and..playmusicand...youknow,thewindblowsandthenthecurtainmoves.Youdontseeanything.NewspaperStandTRUMANOoohhhhh...andI'llpickoneoftheseupwhileI*matit.HAROLDForthewife.TRUMANShe'sgotta'have'em.HAROLDAnythingelse?TRUMANThat'sthewholeballo'wax.
24HAROLDSeeyalaterTruman.OntheStreetTRUMANDad?...............Hey.What'reyoudoing?Hey!Oh!Oof!Ah!Moveoutoftheway!Stopthem!Oh!Oh.Oof.Nonowait!Stop!Stop!Hey!Openthedoors!Openthe...!Somebody-stopthebus!Stopthebus!Somebodystopit!TrumansMothersHouseMOTHERItdoesntsoundinsaneatall,Truman.Iseehimtentimesaweek,inahundreddifferentfaces.YouknowIalmosthuggedaperfectstrangerinthesalonlastThursday.TRUMANItwasdad.Iswear!Dressedlikeahomeless
25man!Andyouknowwhatelsewasstrange?Abusinessmanandawomanwithalittledogcameoutofnowhereandforcedhimontoabus.MOTHERWell!It'sabouttimetheycleanedupthetrashdowntownbeforewebecomejustliketherestofthecountry.TRUMANTheyneverfoundDadsbody.Maybesomehow...MOTHEROhno...!TRUMANrmtellingyou,ifitwasnthim,itwashistwin.Diddadhaveabother?MOTHERTruman,youknowperfectlywellthatyourfatherwasanonlychild,justlikeyou.
26Nosweetie,yourejustfeelingbadbecauseofwhathappened.You,sailingoffintothatstorm....ButIneverblamedyou,Truman.AndIdontblameyounow.TrumansBasementMERYLWhat'reyoudoingdownhere?TRUMANFixinthemower....Isawmyfathertoday.MERYLIknow....(inresponsetoTruman'sparanoidlook)Yourmothercalled.YouREALLYshouldntupsetherlikethat.TRUMANDidyouwant?Whatdidyouwant?
27MERYL(superhappy)Imademacaroni!TRUMANrmnothungry.MERYLYouknow..youreallyoughta/throwoutthatmower.GetoneofthosenewElkRotaries.TheTrumanBarWAITRESS(re:Trumanholdingredsweater)What'shedoing?WAITRESSSee,theygotridofher,buttheycouldnterasethememory.
28WAITRESSThememoryofwho?WAITRESSshhshhshhshhshhshh...Flashback:InFrontofTruman,sCollege(GoSeahorses)CHEERLEADERS(0.S.)S!E!A!H!0!R!S!E!S!MERYL(stumblingintoTruman)Ow!Ouch!TRUMANOh!Ohhhh!MERYLOuch!
29TRUMANYouokay?MERYLExcuseme!Hi!TRUMANHi!MERYLOh..I,msosorryIfellonyou.TRUMANIt'sokay.MERYLI,mjust-I,vejust..beenaklutzal1day.TRUMANIt'sal1right.MERYL
30IthinkI...sprainedmyankle.Icouldbe...sorry...Tmsosorryforfallingonyoulikethat.TRUMANIt'sallright.MERYLI-rmMeryl.TRUMANHi.It's...Truman.MERYLHey,nicetomeetyou...CollegeDanceTwentiethCenturyBoyplayshere.Library
31MERYLLet'sgo.TRUMANShh.MERYLYoucanstudylater.C’mon.TRUMANNo.Igottacommitthistomemory.MARLONCmon,Truman.Letsgoforabrewski.C'mon.C’mon.TRUMANYou'regoingtohaftacopyoffmesobecareful.MERYLNo..?...BetterpersonthanIam.I'll
32seeyoulater,kay?Bye.TRUMANBye.MARLONSeeya,later,loser.TRUMANOw!Shhhh!*sigh*.............Hi...Konichiwa?LAURENWhat?TRUMANYoutakeJapanese.LAURENOh!Yes.Yes..TRUMANLauren,right?....It,sonyourbook.
33LAURENLauren.Right.Right.TRUMANWell,rmTruman.LAURENYeah.Iknow.Look,Truman,I'mnotallowedtotalktoyou.Youknow.TRUMANYeah,well,Icanunderstand,I'maprettydangerouscharacter.LAURENrmsorry.It'snotlikethat.TRUMANAgirTsgottabecareful.........It'saboyfriend,right?
34LAURENNo,it'snotlike--TRUMANOfcoursenot.Isit--wasitMeryl,thegirlIwaswith?We'renot--wedon$t-we're--we're--we'rejustwe'refriends.It'showIlook.Notyourtype.LAURENNo.(that$snotit)TRUMANIlikeyourpin.Waswonderingthatmyself.LAURENMm.TRUMANWouldyouwannamaybe,possibly..sometimegooutforsomepizzaorsomething?Friday?Saturday?Sunday?ComingTuesday?....(re:Lauren'snoteN0W)
35Wehavefinalstomorrow...LAURENYeah,Iknow.Ifwedon'tgonow,wewon'thavethechance.Doyouunderstand?Sowhatareyougonnado.BeachTRUMANWoohoo!Pleasekeepyourhandsinsidethecaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!...Thisismyfavoritepizzaplace.Tony!Iwannalarge,extraplankton.LAURENWehavesolittletime.They'regoingtobehereanyminute.TRUMANWhoarethey?LAUREN
36Theydontwantmetalkingtoyou.TRUMANThendon'ttalk.Theykiss.LAURENTruman.TRUMANWhatdotheywant?LAURENListentome.Everyoneknowsabouteveryoneknowseverythingyoudo.'Causetheyrepretending,Truman.DoyouDoyouunderstand?Everybodyspretending.TRUMAN?
37LAURENNonono,ah,myname'snotLauren.Nono.Myname'sSylvia.TRUMANSylvia?LAURENYeah.LAUREN,SFATHERLauren,sweetheart.Outagain?TRUMANHey,waitaminute.Whoareyou?LAUREN,SFATHERrmherfather!LAURENWhat?rveneverevenseenyoubeforetoday.
38LAUREN'SFATHERCmon,sweetie.Please,honey.LAURENHeslying!Truman,please!Dontlistentohim!EverythingI'vetoldyouisthetruth!LAUREN'SFATHERPlease...LAURENThis..ititsfake.Itsallforyou.TRUMANIdontunderstand.LAURENAnandtheskyandthesea,everything.It'saset.It'sashow.LAUREN,SFATHERPlease.It'11beallright.
39LAURENPleasedon'tlisten!Hesgoingtolietoyou!Everyonesarguingatonce.TRUMANIreallywouldliketoknowwhatsgoingon!LAUREN'SFATHERSchizophrenia.It'sepisodes.TRUMANIt'swhat?(?)LAURENPlease!No!LAUREN,SFATHERYouforgetit,forgeteverything.LAUREN
40Don'tdoit!DontTruman!LAUREN,SFATHERDontworry.Don'tworry!You'renotthefirst.Yourenotthefirst.LAURENTruman!LAUREN'SFATHERShebringsallherboyfriendsdownhere.LAURENWhat'shesaying?Truman,heslying!Getoutofhere.Comeandfindme.LAUREN,SFATHERDontworry.We'regoingtoFiji.TRUMANSeeyouinschool!
41LAUREN,SFATHERFiji.We'removingtoFiji.TRUMANFiji?……(re:Sylvia$ssweater)Sylvia!Hey!TrumanBarWAITRESSWell,whydidn$thejustfollowhertoFiji?WAITRESSHismothergotsick.Reallysick.Hecouldn$tleaveher.He'skind.Maybehe'stookind.WAITRESSIcan$tbelievehemarriedMerylontherebound.BARTENDERExcuseme>>>>It'ssad,we'vealreadygotthison
42thegreatesthitstape.WAITRESSCanIborrowthat?TrumansBasementTRUMAN_?_.TrumansCarRADIOAnditsanotherbeautifuldayinparadise,folks,butdon'tforgettobuckleupoutthereinradioland,remember...agooddriver....gogogogogogogodrivergooddriverreallygoodgoodgoodgoodgooddrivergooddrivergoodrivergoogoogoo...(TRUMANplayswithknob)Waitforthecue_?_waitforthecue.Standbyone.Standbytowatchhim.Standby
43(static...)HesheadingwestonStewart.Standbyallextras.Lynn,he'11beonyouinabout90seconds,propsmakesurethecopiesout.Okay,he'smakinghisturnontoLancasterSquare...(screams)OhmyGod!Heknewwewerefollowing,something'swrong,uh,changefrequencies!(Feedback,everyoneonthestreetreacts)Ouch!Huh,sorryaboutthat,folks,Iguesswepickedupapolicefrequencyorsomething.Itsometimeshappensanditcandriveyoucrazy.Okay,it'sclassicalclimb,backontheair,andwe'vestillgotsomegreatmusicupahead.Buthey!Don'tforgettobuckleup.Remembersafety.Agooddriverisasafedriver.Asafedriveriswhat?Yes!Haha!*click*OmnicomBuildingSECURITYGUARD
44Uh,doyouneedhelp?TRUMANUh,yeah,um,Ihaveanappointmentatuh...Huh?...What'sthatstuffhes...?Justtellmewhat's.,,SECURITYGUARDIt'snothing.We'reremodeling.TRUMANThosepeople...SECURITYGUARDIt'snoneofyourbusiness,sir.TRUMANIfyoudonttellmewhat'shappeningI'llreportyou!Mini-marketTRUMAN
45Marlon!MARLONTruman?What'reyoudoinghere?TRUMANIgotta/talktoyou.MARLONIt'sabadtime,okay?I'mwaybehindonTRUMANrmontosomething,Marlon.Somethingbig.MARLONYouokay?Youlooklikeshit.TRUMANrvegottenmixedupinsomething.MARLONMixedupinwhat?
46TRUMANTheresnopointintryingtoexplainit,butalotofstrangethingshavebeenhappening.Like,like..atyourcompany.Therewerepeoplegettingontheelevator,therewasno-therewasnobackingonit.MARLONHeh.TRUMANIlookedout,therewaspeoplethere.Andtheontheradio,onthewaytowork,itstartedto,like,followmearound!KepttalkingabouteverythingthatI'mdoing!YouknowwhatImean?MARLONNow,Truman,ifthisisoneofyourfantasies,I'vegotnotimetoTRUMAN
47Ithinkthisisaboutmydad.MARLONYourdad?TRUMANIthinkhesalive.Yeah.I'lltellyouaboutitlater.IthinkI'mbeingfollowed.MARLONBywho?TRUMANIt'shardtotell.Theylookjustlikeregularpeople.MARLONHowaboutthosetwo?TRUMANIdunno.
48MARLONmm-hmm...TRUMANWatch,it'sthoseunpredictableactions...(ortheycan,tfollowunpredictableactions...)Trumanclapstwice.TRUMANAnythinghappen?MARLONNo.TRUMANMm-hmm.Wegotta'getoutofhere.Youreadytogo?MARLONNo,Ijustcan't-…ItoldyouIcan't.TRUMAN
49(makesadisgustednoise)MARLONYou'regoingtogetbothourassesfired,youknowthat.TRUMANOkay,then!Let'sdoit!MARLONWhat?TRUMANWhateveryousay!I'mgame!MARLONWhat?Whatreyoutalkingabout?TRUMANYessirree!Birthdaycomesbutonceayear!Hahhah.BeachatSunset
50TRUMANMaybeI'mbeingsetupforsomething.Youeverthinkaboutthat,Marlon?Thatyourwholelifehasbeenbuildingtowardssomething?MARLONNnnnn-no.TRUMANWhenyouwouldhaulchickensinthesummerforKaiser,whatwasthefurthestyouevergotofftheisland?MARLONWewentallover.Neverfoundaplacelikethis,though.Lookatthatsunset,Truman.TRUMANHmm?MARLON
51ThatstheBigGuy.Whatapaintbrushhe'sgot.TRUMANJustbetweenyouandme,Marlon-I'mgoingawayforawhile.MARLONYouare?Really.TRUMANYeah.TrumansLivingRoomMOTHER(re:photoalbum)*sigh*Littleangel....Ohhh..mylittleclown.'Ncarrottop,rememberthis?Awww...TRUMANWeshouldbegettingyouhome,mother.
52MOTHEROh,holdonaminute,heresusatMountRushmore.Remember,Truman,whendadwasstillwithus?Itwasquiteadrive.Yousleptallthewaythere!TRUMAN(re:MountRushmore)It'ssosmall.MOTHERThingsalwaysdodear,whenyoulookbackonthem...MERYLLook,Truman.Thehappiestdayofourlives.TRUMANMmmm...MERYLLook!Jean,Joey,Joanne...MOTHER
53Doesn'tshelookbeautiful,Truman?Well,shestilldoes!Andthere'slotsofpagesleftoverforbabyphotos.IwouldliketoholdagrandchildinmyarmsbeforeIgo.AndyouknowIreallyshouldbegettingTrumantoMERYLNonononono,youstay,relax,enjoyyourself.Yourfavoriteshowwillbecomingon.TRUMANYousure?MERYLBesides,wehavesomethingtodiscuss...MOTHERAcertainperson$sbirthday...TRUMANOohhh...Isee.
54T.V.Andthere11beanotherepisodeofILoveLucysametimetomorrow,butrightnow,itstimeforFilmClassics.Tonightwepresenttheendearing,muchAlovedclassic,“ShowmetheWaytogoHome.zAhymnofpraisetosmalltownlifewherewelearnthatyoudonthavetoleavehometodiscoverwhattheworld'sallabout.Andthatnoone'spoorwhohasfriends.Fulloflaughterandlove,painandsadness,butultimatelyredemption.WesharethetrialsandtribulationsoftheAbbotfamily.NotethetouchingperformanceofRonaldGriereed(?)asUncleBuddy.Andthatscenewiththebowlofcherriesisgoingtohaveyousplittingyoursideswithlaughteralloveragain.Andthere*11betears,too,whenDavidandJenniferarereunited.Butenoughfromme,letsjointheAbbotsin_?_Village.Atthispoint,TrumannoticesMerylcrossingherfingersinoneoftheirweddingphotos...HappiestDay?
55Truman$sHomeMERYLThankyou,sweetie.TRUMANIneedtotalktoyou.MERYLrdloveto,but,I'mreallylate.TRUMANWhat'syourrush?MERYLSurgery.Therewasthatthatelevatordisasterdowntown.Itwasonthenews,lastnight.Thisthiscablejustsnapped.Thiselevatorju-itjustplummeteddowntenflightswithnonunionworkers.Justmonstrous.Youknow,that..thatbuilding..it'srightnextdoortowhereyouwork.Canyouimagineifyouhadbeeninthere?It'snoteven
56worththinkingabout.Anyway,Ihaveanamputationononeoftheyoungwomenwhowas..inthatelevatorShesveryyoung.It'svery..sad.Anyway,um..wishmeluck.TRUMAN(slyly)r11crossmyfingersforyou.HospitalRECEPTIONISTAh,excuseme!Excuseme.Mayuh...MayIhelpyou?TRUMANWell,uh....yes.I'mlookingfor..mywife.NurseBurbank.It'sveryimportant.RECEPTIONISTYouknowwhat,I'mafraidthatthat'sum...that'snotpossible.She'sinpre-op.
57TRUMANOkay,fine.Canyoupassalongamessage?RECEPTIONISTr11try.(gigglesnervously)TRUMANCanyoutellher:IhadtogotoFiji,andthatr11callherwhenIgetthere.RECEPTIONISTWhenyou...whenyougettoFiji?TRUMANYougotit.RECEPTIONISTOkay..um...Tiltellher.TRUMAN
58Thankyousomuch.......(re:maninthewaywithalargecart)Oh!Sorry!Here,letmehelpyouwiththat.DOCTORHeshere.NURSEWhatdowe...?DOCTORShhshhshh...scalpel...Tmnowmakingmyprimaryincisionjust...abovetheright...knee.NURSEOh!Er...SECURITYThisisn'tgoingtobepretty.Unlessyourefamily...TRUMAN
59Excuseme...NURSEGoodjob.DOCTORr11justletsomeoneelsecleanuphere.TravelAgentsOfficeAGENTrmsorrytokeepyou.TRUMANThat/sokay.AGENTHowcanIhelp?TRUMANIwouldliketobookaflighttoFiji.
60AGENTWhenwouldyouliketoleave?TRUMANToday.AGENTrmsorry.Idonthaveanythingforatleastamonth.TRUMANAmonth?!AGENTIt'sthebusyseason.Youwanttobooktheflight?TRUMANIt..doesntmatter,r11..makeotherarrangements.Okay.BusStation
61ENGINEERLastcallforChicagoooo!Allabooooard!TRUMANThankyou.Windycity,herewecome!OntheBusTRUMANHi,howyoudoin?...hello...sisters...LITTLEGIRLMom,isntthat...?GIRL'SMOTHERShh...LITTLEGIRL...Truman...?GIRL'SMOTHER...facethefront.
62ENGINEEREverybodyoff.We'vegotaproblem.BUSDRIVER(toosincerely)'msorry,son.TrumanBarBARTENDERWell,hisfatherwasfromChicago,wasnthe?WAITRESSNononononono.HisdentistwasfromPensacola.HisfatherwasfromDesMoines.BARTENDERBut,howcomehewantstogotoChicago?WAITRESSHe'snotgoingtoChicago.He'snotgoinganywhere.
63HehastohaveitoutwithMeryl.TrumansCarMERYLTruman?Honey,areyouokay?TRUMANYeah.MERYLTruman.(startstosaysomething)TRUMANEh!Shhh....Injustamoment,we'llseealadyonaredbike,amanwithflowers,andaVolkswagenbeetlewithadentedfender.MERYLTruman.
64TRUMANLook!......Lady...Flowers!...TRUMANANDMERYL>>.And...MERYLTruman,thisissilly.TRUMANThereitis!Thereitis!There$sthatdentedbeetle!Yes!Whooooooooooo!Ha-ha!Ha......DoyouwannaknowhowIdidthat?I'lltellya'.They'reonaloop.Theygoaroundtheblock.Theycomeback.Theygoaroundagain.Theyjustgo'roundand'round!(almostsinging)Roundandround!MERYLYouknow,IinvitedRitaandMarlonforabarbecueonSunday.I'mgonnamakemypotatosaladand
65TRUMANIwontbehereSunday.MERYLIneedtoremindyouthatweneedmorecharcoal.TRUMANAreyoulisteningtoawordI'msaying?MERYLYoureupsetbecauseyouwanttogotoFiji,isthatit?Okay.Okay.Go.Ithinkweshouldsaveforafewmonths,andthen,go.There!Youhappynow?I'mgonnatakeashower.TRUMANLet'sgonow.I'mreadytogonow,whywait?MERYLWhat?TRUMAN
66Earlybirdgathersnomoss,rollingstonecatchestheworm,right?Hahaha!DrivinginCirclesMERYLTruman!TRUMANWhereshallwego?Where.Shall.We.Go?MERYLTruman,wherearewegoing?TRUMANIdon'tknow.Iguesswe'rebeingspontaneous.MERYLOh!(gigglesnervously)TRUMAN
67Somebodyhelpme!I'mbeingspontaneous!ForgetFiji!WecantverywelldrivetoFiji,canwe?MERYL(nervouslaughter,quickglancesdirectlyintothecamera)No...TRUMANWhataboutAtlanticCity!?MERYLOh,no,youhatetogamble.TRUMANThat'sright,Ido,dontI?MERYLSo,whywouldyouwanttogothere?TRUMANCauseIneverhave!That'swhypeoplegoplaces.
68Isn'tit?MERYLTruman.TrumanIthinkI'mgoingtothrowup.TRUMANMetoo!SuddenlyJammedStreetTRUMANBlockedateveryturn.Beautifullysynchronized,don'tyouagree?MERYLYoureblamingmeforthetraffic?TRUMANShouldI?MERYLTruman,letsgohome.
69TRUMANYoureright.Wecouldbestuckhereforhours.ItcouldbelikethisallthewaytoAtlanticCity.Letsgoback.I'msorry.Idontknowwhatgotintome.MERYLTruman,canyouslowdown?TRUMANYes,Ican.MERYLTruman.Truman,thatsourturnoff.TRUMANIchangedmymind.What'sNewOrleanslikethistimeofyear?MardiGras,woooooo!Hahahahaha!Hoohoohoo!Whoooohoo!Look,Meryl!Sameroad,nocars.Itsmagic!Hahaha!
70MERYLYouletmeout,Truman.You$renotrightinthehead.Youwanttodestroyyourselfyoudoitonyourown.TRUMANIthinkrdlikealittlecompany.AttheBridgeOutofSeahavenMERYLOh,Truman.Youknewthiswouldhappen.Youknowyoucan$tdriveoverwater.Let$sgohomewhereyou$11feelsafe.TRUMAN(placingMeryl$shandonthewheel)Keepyourhandhere,sweetie.Drive.MERYLTruman!Tru-Truman!Youshouldn'tbedoingthis,Truman,we'rebreakingthelaw.OhGod!Pleasedon$t
71?.Ahh!Truman!Ah!Hahahaha!Wemadeit.Truman,wemadeit.We'reoverbridge.TRUMANWhat?MERYLWereoverthebridge.TRUMANAhhh!MERYLWe'reoverthebridge!TRUMANAhhhhh,hahahahahahaaaa!OntheRoadMERYL(re:"danger:firehazardsign)
72Uh,uhwhataboutthatsign?TRUMANrmsuretheyreexaggerating.We'llbefine.MERYLWhataboutthatthere?Wouldyoubelievethat?Theydrivethrougha20footwalloffire.MERYLOh.Ohboy.Ohboy.Truman,we'reonfire.TRUMANIt'sokay.MERYLWereonfire.TRUMANIt'sokay.Itsjustsmoke!Justsmoke.Youokay?
73MERYLYes.TRUMANYouwannadoitagain?MERYLNoo!TRUMANHahahahahaha...!MERYLTruman,stop!Later,DowntheRoadMERYLSo,what'rewegoingtodoformoney,whenwegettoNewOrleans?
74TRUMANIhavemySeahavenbankcard.MERYLSo,what?We'rejustgonnaeatintooursavings,isthatit?Youknow,we'regonnahafta'callyourmotherwhenwegetthere.Shesgonnabeworriedsick!Idunnohowshe'sgunnatakethis.NuclearPowerPlantEmergencyTRUMANWhatnow?EMERGENCYCREWS(screamthroughabullhorn)MERYLTruman,lookslikealeakattheplant.POLICE
75Backup,backup!Leakattheplant.Wehadtoshut'erdown.TRUMANIsthereanywayaround?POLICEWholearea'sbeenevacuated.MERYLIsthereanythingIcando?POLICENo,ma'am.TRUMANThankyouforyourhelp.POLICEYou'rewelcome,Truman.TRUMAN
76(whisperingslowly)Truman...MERYLTruman!?Truman!?Truman,comeback!Truman!?Truman!?Stophim!Truman!?IntheForestTRUMANStayaway!.......Ugh!No!No!MeninradiationsuitscomeoutoftheforestandcaptureTruman.TrumanJsHome-LaterMERYLThankyoubothsomuchforyourhelp.Ireallyappreciateit.POLICE1He'sluckytobealive,maam.
77POLICE2Nexttimeweregoingtohaftafilecharges.MERYLIunderstand.Thanksagain.Goodnight....Letmegetyousomehelp,Truman.Yourenotwell.TRUMANWhydoyouwanttohaveababywithme?Youcantstandme.MERYLThatsnottrue!WhydontyouletmefixyousomeofthisnewMococoadrink.AllnaturalcocoabeansfromtheupperslopesofMountNicaragua,noartificialsweeteners.TRUMANWhatthehellareyoutalkin'about?...Whoyoutalkinto?
78MERYL(superhappy)rvetastedothercocoas.Thisisthebest.TRUMANWhatdoesthishaftado,withanything?Tellmewhat/shappening!MERYLWell,yourehavinganervousbreakdown,thatswhatshappening.TRUMANYourepartofthis,arentyou?MERYLTruman.Youarescaringme!TRUMANYou'rescaringme,Meryl.Whatreyougoingtodo?Diceme?Sliceme?SOmanyCHOICES!
79MERYLDOSOMETHING!!TRUMANWhat?What'dyousay?Whoareytalkingto?MERYLNothing.Ididn,tsayanything,Ididn,tsayanything.TRUMANYousaid“dosomething."MERYLNo,Ididn't.TRUMANTalk.MERYLIwasn'ttalkingtoanyone.
80TRUMANTellme.MERYLTruman!TRUMANTellme!MERYLIwasnttalkingtoanyone!No!Pleasestop!TRUMAN(re:knockatthedoor)Staywhereyouare.MARLONTruman?....Truman.MERYL(crying)OhmyGod...Howcananyoneexpectmetocarryon
81undertheseconditions?It'sunprofessional!MARLONEverythingwillbeokay.It'sallovernow.UnfinishedBridgeTRUMANWell,Idontknowwhattothink,Marlon.Maybermlosingmymind,but. it’slikethewholeworldrevolvesaroundmesomehow.MARLONThatsalotofworldforoneman,Truman.Yousurethat'snotwishfulthinking?Youwishingyoudmademoreoutofyourself?C'mon,Truman,whohasntsatonthejohnandhadanimaginaryinterviewon"SeahavenTonight"?Whohasntwantedtobesomebody?TRUMANThisisdifferent.Everybodyseemstobeinonit.
82MARLONrvebeenyourbestfriendsinceweweresevenyearsold,Truman.TheonlywayyouandIevermadeitthroughschoolwasbycheatin$offeachother$stestpapers.Jesus,theywereidentical.Ialwaysfeltsafeknowingthat.'CausewhatevertheanswerwasTRUMANANDMARLONWewererighttogetherandwewerewrongtogether.MARLONRememberthattimeIstayedupwithyouallnightinyourtent,'causeyouwantedtoplayNorthPole,andIgotpneumonia?TRUMAN(laughs)MARLONYourememberthat?
83TRUMANYouwereoutofschoolforaboutamonth.MARLONYouretheclosestthingI'veeverhadtoabrother,Truman.Iknowthings..haventreallyworkedoutforeitherofuslikeweusedtodreamtheywould.Iknowthatfeelingoncethegoodthingsjustslippedaway.Youdontwannabelieveit,soyou..youlookforanswerssomewhereelse,but...ControlRoomCHRISTOFWell,thepointis,I'dgladlywalkinfrontoftrafficforyou.UnfinishedBridgeMARLONThepointisIwouldgladlystepinfrontoftrafficforyou,Truman.
84ControlRoomCHRISTOFAndthelastthingI'deverdoislietoyou.UnfinishedBridgeMARLONAndthelastthingIwouldeverdo..islietoyou.Imean,thinkaboutit,Truman.Ifeverybodysinonit,rdhaftabeinonit,too.I'mnotinonit,because...thereisnoit "Youwererightaboutonething,though...Thethingthatstartedallthis,(re:manstandinginthemistbehindTrumanandMarlon)Yeah,wefoundhimforya',Truman.That'swhyIcameby,tonight.I'msurehe'sgotquiteastorytotell....Gotohim.ControlRoom
85CHRISTOFEasyonthefog.Standbycranecam.CranecamAndswitch.UnfinishedBridgeTRUMANIneverstoppedbelieving.ControlRoomCHRISTOFWideangle..Curbcameight.UnfinishedBridgeKIRKrmsorry.Ahh!ControlRoomSIMEON
86Youwantacloseupofthem?ShouldICHRISTOFNo...holdback...Fadeupthemusic...andnow,acloseup.UnfinishedBridgeKIRKYearswasted.V11makeituptoyou,son,Iswear.TRUMANDad.ControlRoomSIMEONYes!CHLOEBravo!
87CHRISTOFThatshouldrewritethepapers,yeah.Okay,everybody,rightuh,Ihaftasaygreattelevision.SOMEONECongratulations!SOMEONELet'sgetsomechampagneuphere!MOSES(anetexec)Christof.NETEXECThatscenejustbrokemyheart!Welldone,everyone!Congratulations!TheT.V.ANNOUNCEROnepointsevenbillionwerethereforhisbirth.
88Two-hundred-twentycountriestunedinforhisfirststep.Theworldstoodstillforthatstolenkiss.Andashegrew,sodidthetechnology.Anentirehumanliferecordedonanintricatenetworkofhiddencameras.Andbroadcastliveanduneditedtwenty-fourhoursaday,sevendaysaweektoanaudiencearoundtheglobe.ComingtoyounowfromSeahavenisland,enclosedinthelargeststudioeverconstructed,andalongwiththeGreatWallofChina,oneofonlytwomanmadestructuresvisiblefromspace,nowinit'sthirtiethgreatyear,itsTheTrumanShow!INTERVIEWERWhataweekit'sbeen!Idontknowaboutyou,butrvebeenonpinsandneedlestheentiretime.Hello.Andgoodevening.I'myourhost,MikeMichaelson,andwelcometoTruTalk,ourforumforissuesgrowingoutoftheshow.Buttonight,somethingveryspecial,arareexclusiveinterviewwiththeshowsconceiverandcreator.So,comewithusnowaswegolivetotheLunarRoomonthe221stflooroftheOmniCamatmosphere.Thatswherewe'11findtheworldsgreatest
89televisionary,thedesignerandarchitectoftheworldwithinaworldthatisSeahavenIsland,Christof,(toChristof)Beforewebegin,I'dliketothankyouonbehalfofouraudiencegrantingthisexclusiveinterview.Weknowhowdemandingyourscheduleisandweallknowhowjealouslyyouguardyourprivacy.This,sir,is..indeedanhonor.LunarRoomCHRISTOFDontmentionit.INTERVIEWERWell,thecatalystfortherecentdramaticeventsontheshowhasbeen,ofcourse,Trumansfather,Kirk,andhisattemptstoinfiltratetheshow,butbeforewegetintothat,Ithinkit'sworthknowingthatthisisnotthefirsttimethatsomeonefromtheoutsidehasattemptedtoreachTruman,isit?
90CHRISTOFWehavehadourclosecallsinthepast.Flashback:AChildhoodChristmasMANFROMAGIFTBOXTruman!It'stelevision!Yes!Yeah!Ididit!I'montheTrumanShow!LunarRoomINTERVIEWERButthere$sneverbeena,uh,asinthemostrecentbreachofsecuritythe..thefirstintrudertobeaformercastmember.CHRISTOFAdeadoneatthat.INTERVIEWERIgotta'say,writingKirkbackin--masterstroke.
91CHRISTOFSinceKirkstartedthiswholecrisisinTruman'slife,Icametotheconclusionthathewastheonlyonewhocouldendit.Flashback:TrumanattheBeachKIRKTruman!Truman,no!That'sofflimits.YOUNGTRUMANWhy?What'supthere?KIRKNothing.It'sdangerous,that'sall.Youvegotta)knowyourlimitations,Truman.LunarRoomINTERVIEWERButlet'sremindviewersofexactlywhydadwaswrittenoutinthefirstplace.
92CHRISTOFAsTrumangrewup,wewereforcedtomanufacturewaystokeephimontheisland.Flashback:TrumanatSchoolYOUNGTRUMANrdliketobeanexplorer.LikethegreatMagellan.TEACHER(abittooquicklyandpullingdownamapoftheworld)Oh,youretoolate.Theresreallynothinglefttoexplore.LunarRoomCHRISTOFFinally,IcameupwiththeconceptofKirksdrowning.
93INTERVIEWERMosteffective.Truman'sbeenterrifiedofwatereversince.CHRISTOFWhenKirkreadthesynopsisforthedeathatseaepisodehewas..disappointed,tosaytheleast.Uh..I*msurethatswhatcausedhimtobreakbackontotheset.INTERVIEWERBut,howdoyouintendtoexplainhis22yearabsence?CHRISTOFAmnesia.INTERVIEWERHeh.Brilliant.Letstakesomeofthoseviewerphonecalls.Charlotte,NorthCarolina.You'reonwithChristof.
94MALEVIEWER(overthephone)Um..yeah..uh..Hi,Christof..uh,Iwasjustwonderinghowmanycamerasyougotthereinthattown.CHRISTOFSomewhereinthevicinityoffivethousand.MALEVIEWEROh..Nowthatsalotofcameras.CHRISTOFRemember,westartedwithjustone.Hewasuh..curiousfrombirth.Prematurebytwoweeks,itwasalmostasifhecouldntwaittogetstarted.INTERVIEWERAndofcoursehiseagernesstoleavehismother'swombuh..wastheveryreasonhewastheonewhowasselected.CHRISTOFIncompetitionwithfiveotherunwantedpregnancies,the
95castingoftheshow,determinedbyanairdate,Trumanwastheonewhoarrivedoncue.INTERVIEWERIncidentally,uh,IbelieveTrumanisthefirstchildtohavebeenlegallyadoptedbyacorporation?CHRISTOFThatscorrect.INTERVIEWERTheshowuh,hasgenerateduh,enormousrevenuesnowequivalenttothegrossnationalproductofasmallcountry.CHRISTOFPeopleforgetittakesthepopulationofanentirecountrytokeeptheshowrunning.INTERVIEWERMmm-hmmm.Sicnetheshowisontwenty-fourhoursadaywithoutcommercialinterruptionuh..allthose
96staggeringrevenuesaregeneratedbyproductplacement.CHRISTOFThat'strue.Everythingontheshowisforsale.Actorswardrobes,foodproducts,totheveryhomestheylivein.INTERVIEWERAndofcourseallofitavailableinthe"TrumanCatalog.Operatorsarestandingby.Christof,mayIaskyou,whydoyouthinkthatuh,Trumanhasnevercomeclosetodiscoveringthetruenatureofhisworlduntilnow?CHRISTOFWeaccepttherealityoftheworldwithwhichwe'represented.Itsassimpleasthat.INTERVIEWERTheHague,forChristof,Hello.TheHague.(it'sabadconnection)Allright,wevelostthatcall,let'sgotoHollywood,California,youreonTruTalk.
97SYLVIAHi,Christof,I'djustliketosayonething:You$realiarandamanipulatorandwhatyou$vedonetoTrumanissick.CHRISTOFWell,werememberthisvoice,don$twe?Howcouldweforget?INTERVIEWERUh>>>let'sgotoanothercallwithCHRISTOFNo.Nonononono.ItIIt'sfine.Okay?Ilovetoremenicewithformermembersofthecast.Sylvia,youannouncedsomelodramaticallytotheworld...doyouthinkbecauseyoubattedyoureyesatTrumanonce,flirtedwithhim,stoleafewminutesofairtimetothrustyourselfandyourpoliticsintothelimelight,thatyouknowhim,thatyouknowwhat$srightforhim?Youreallythinkyou'reinapositiontojudgehim?Doyou
98SYLVIAWhatrightdoyouhavetotakeababyan-an-andturnhislifeintosomekindofmockery?Dontyoueverfeelguilty?CHRISTOFIhavegivenTrumanachancetoliveanormallife.Theworld.Theplaceyoulivein..isthesickplace.Seahavenisthewaytheworldshouldbe.SYLVIAHesnotaperformer,he'saprisoner.Lookathim.Lookatwhatyouvedonetohim.CHRISTOFHecanleaveatanytime.Ifitwasmorethanjustavagueambition,ifhewasabsolutelydeterminedtodiscoverthetruth,there"snowaywecouldpreventhimfromleaving.Whatdistressesyou,really,caller,isthatultimately,Trumanprefershis"cell,asyoucallit.
99SYLVIAThat'swhereyou'rewrong.Youresowrong.Andhe’11proveyouwrong.INTERVIEWERWell,asidefromuh..heatedcommentsfromaverysmallminority,it'sbeenanoverwhelminglypositiveexperience.CHRISTOFYes,forTrumanandfortheviewingpublic.INTERVIEWERWell,Christof,Icantthankyouenoughforgivingsogenerouslyyourtimetonight.Ithinkit'ssafetosaythatnowthatthiscrisisisbehindusandthatTrumanisbacktohisoldselfwecanlookforwardtosomeexcitingnewdevelopments.CHRISTOFWell,Mike,thebignewsisthatMerylwillbeleavingTrumaninanupcomingepisode,andanewromanticinterestwillbeintroduced.
100INTERVIEWERAha!CHRISTOFrmdeterminedthattelevisionsfirston-airconceptionwillstilltakeplace.INTERVIEWERWell,anothertelevisionmilestonestraightaheadontheshow.Ithasbeenasingularhonorandpleasure,sir.Great.Thankyou.CHRISTOFThankyou,Mike.ControlRoomSWITCHERSimeon.SIMEON
101What?SWITCHERIshelookingatus?SIMEONJesus,d'yathinkheknows?TRUMAN(onthegianttvscreen)Hello.SWITCHERBettercallChristof.TRUMAN(ongiantscreen)Hello.ComeinMajorBurbank.(startsmakingcornywhistlingsounds)SWITCHER
102That'sanunusualcat,myman.TRUMANIhereby..proclaimthisplanet..TrumaniaoftheBurbankgalaxy.Thatonesforfree.SIMEON?Keepupwithhim,he'sgoingtomovefast.SWITCHER?Okay,standbyallhousecameras.TrumansFrontPorchTRUMANGoodMorning!MR.WASHINGTONGoodMorning!MRS.WASHINGTONGoodMorning!
103WASHINGTONKIDGoodMorning!TRUMANOh,andincaseIdontseeyouTRUMANANDTHEWASHINGTONSGoodAfternoon,GoodEvening,andGoodnight!JapaneseHomeJAPANESEMANGoodAftahnoon.JAPANESEWOMANGoodMorning.JAPANESEMANGoodEvening.AndGoodnight.TrumansDriveway
104SPENCERGoodmorning,Truman!TRUMANGoodmorning,SpencerSPENCERHow'sitgoing?TRUMANHmm,lemmecheck.Vitalsignsaregood.SPENCER(laughs)PLUTO(barks)TRUMANOh,hey,Pluto!
105InFrontofHouseAdRONORDON?Beautifulday,isn'tit?TRUMANEverysingleday.RONORDON?YourpolicyRONORDON?wethoughtaboutitBOTHOFTHETWINSandwe'regoingtotakeit.TRUMANYou'rekidding.BOTHOFTHETWINSNo!
106TRUMANGreat!Whydon'twegouptomyofficerightnow.We’11signthepapers.RONORDON?Uh..nextweekwouldbemuchbetter.RONORDON?Nextweek,wouldbebetter.TRUMANOkay!Seeyoutwo!Givesmesomethingtolookforwardto.Truman$sOfficeTRUMANSee,thisisn$taboutinsurance.Thisisaboutthegreatvariablewhenwilldeathoccur?Couldbeaweek,amonth,ayear..Couldbetoday...Asunbathermindinghisownbusiness,stabbedintheheartby
107thetipofarunawaybeachumbrella.Nowaytoguardagainstthatkinda$thing.Sorry..excuseme.OFFICENEIGHBORUh..Truman.ThisisVivian.Vivian,thisisTruman.Twoofyouaregoingtobeneighbors.TRUMANGuesswhatI'm--whatI'msayingisthat,uh..lifeis..fragile.OFFICENEIGHBORVivian,youroffice...TRUMANOkay?Oh!Vmsorry..uh...youdo?Oh..great,uh...lemme,uh..lemmegetyourinformation.ControlRoomSIMEONReadytwo,gototwo.Andbacktomedium...andwide...
108(whenChristofcomesin)Iwasjusttryintotrainthekid.CHRISTOFWhat'shedoinginhisbasement?SIMEONHemoveddownthereafterMerylpackedupandleft.CHRISTOFWhywasn'tItold?Anyunpredictablebehaviorhastobereported.SIMEONHesjustsleeping.Ithought--CHRISTOFIsthisthebestshotwe'vegot?SIMEONWhat'stosee?
109CHRISTOFWhat'sontheClockCam?SIMEONIt'sa..anobstruction.Obsruction.CHRISTOFWhathappeneddownthere?SIMEONHewasjusttidyinguphisgarbage.Iwasgunnacallyou,buthalfwaythroughhegaveupandhefellasleep.CHRISTOFIwanttocheckonthesetupsfortheinsurance-SIMEONInsuranceconventiontomorrow.Yeah.CHRISTOFIsolatetheaudio.Givemeaclose-uponhistorso.
110SIMEONHesstillbreathing.CHRISTOFHeyuh,Chloe,callhim.CHLOEWhatdoICHRISTOFTellhimit'sawrongnumber.Whattookyousolong.SIMEONJusthadtowaitforit.CHRISTOFYouokay?Good?SIMEONYeah...SecurityGarage
111GUARDWhat'sgoinon?GUARDHey,Idunno,he...hecamedowntotheroomhedidnothingbutstandaroundforawhile.GUARDShutupandwatchit.ControlRoomSIMEONHesasleep.CHRISTOFSee!?Rightthere,there.Zoomin.SIMEONOnwhat?Idont——
112CHRISTOFUnderthechair!SIMEONMmmhmmm.Enhancing.IsitwhatIthinkit...I..if..hec-couldn$thavegoneupstairs--1--got--he-hemuststillbeintheroom.CHRISTOFGetMarlon.Truman$sHouseMARLONTruman!Trumanbuddy,basementparty!Com'on,buddy!Igotasixpackofcoldbrewskiswithournameon'em>Comeon,pal.Comeon,buddy.CHRISTOF(overradio)Marlon,findhim,he$sstillintheroom.
113MARLONComeout,comeoutwhereeveryouare.CHRISTOF(overradio)Thatsgood.Keepitlight.MARLONIknowyoureinhere.I'mgunnafindya’.CHRISTOF(overradio)Checkunderthetable.Closet.Behindyou.MARLONHmm.Gee..Iwonderwherehecouldpossiblybe.ControlRoomCHRISTOFThelawncam.Getmethelawncam.
114TrumansLawnCHRISTOF(overradio)Dontlookintothecamera.Saysomething.Keepitgoing.Keepitgoing.MARLONHesgone.ControlRoomCHRISTOFCuttransmission!SIMEONCuttransmission?CHRISTOFCUTIT!TrumanBar
115VIEWERSJesusChrist...Heavens...BARTENDERGivemetheremote.WAITRESSButbossI--It's--BARTENDERGivemetheremote!ControlRoomIt'sentropy.Everyonesscreamingsomethingatsomeoneinvariouslanguages.SIMEONAllright,wehaveeveryavailableextralookingforhim,uh...principlesarehelpingouttoo...
116CHRISTOFWhataboutpropcars?SIMEON?Check...CHRISTOF?Hehastheworldsmostrecognizableface,hecan'tdisappear.AroundtheTownSPENCERGo.Gogirl.Comeon,comeon.Yeah.Gofindhim,Pluto.Gofindhim.Goodgirl.MOTHERThisissilly.Ifhecouldjusthearmyvoice.Truman!Truman!KIRKLetmetry.Truman!It'sme!Dad!
117(searchingforwords)Letstalk!MARLON(talkingintoheadsetradio)Yeah,Iknow.Justaboutdonewiththesquare.ControlRoomSIMEONGotta'gobackto_?_,checktheinteriors._?CHRISTOF?SIMEON?Uh-huh(?)CHRISTOF?Allrightwell,whataboutthecollege,who,swatchingthat?
118SIMEON?Idunno.CHRISTOF?Yeah,well,sendsomebodyoverthere,okay?SIMEON?Allright.AtRiverBridge-BlockadedRONORDON?Theresnoneedtopanic.RONORDON?Idon'tcare,justfindthesonofabitch.RONORDON?Well,getsomeflashlights.Thisguy'snotgonnaglowinthedark.Letsgetsomedownhere.ControlRoom
119CHRISTOFWeneedmorelight.We'llneverfindhimthisway....Whattimeisit?CHLOEIt's...waytoearlyforthat.CHRISTOFCuethesun.SeahavenTHEPOPULATION(checkingtheirwatches)Whoa!Whoa!ACTORGeez!ACTRESSWhattimeisit?
120ControlRoomNETEXECChristof.What'sgoingon?MOSESI,veheardthere'rerumorscirculatingthathesdead.Dead.Themediaishavingafeedingfrenzywiththis.Allthephonelinesarejammed.AndeverynetworkhasapiratedshotofMarlonmakinganassofhimselfinfrontofthecamera.NETEXECThesponsersarethreateningtoripuptheircontracts.CHRISTOFWhy?We'regettinghigherratingsforthisgraphicthanwe'veeverhadonthisshow....Tilfindhim.SIMEONOkay,Marlon,whydontyoucutbacktotownandjoin
121theothers.Everyoneelseisatfirstpositions,okay?Thankyou.??????Firstpositions,right?ControlRoomSIMEONHesgottabeheresomewhere,right?CHRISTOFWearentwatchingthesea.SIMEONWhywouldwewatchthesea?CHRISTOFSweeptheharbor.Bringuptheharborcameras.
122SIMEONOkay,shiftallharborcamerastothecomputer,please.Someofthoseareoutofsync.Okay,we'vegotfourofthemdownorlostbutthelighthousecameraisup.CHRISTOFBuoyCams,please.NETEXECWhat'shappening?SIMEON?Okay.CHRISTOFLonglens,shortrange.NETEXECWhywouldhebeonthewater?CHRISTOFAllright,good.
123SIMEONrvegotsomething...CHRISTOF(whispering)Truman..whereareyougoing?NETEXECHowcanhesail?He'sininsurance!Isntheterrifiedofthewater?CHRISTOFResumetransmission.SIMEONResumingtransmission.TrumanBarBARTENDERIgottwotoonehedoesntmakeit.
124CUSTOMERS(screambets)BARTENDERTwotoonehedoesntmakeit!???????.ControlRoomCHRISTOFLet'sgetoffthismastshot-cantseehisface.GototheCabinCam.SWITCHER?CabinCam.CHRISTOF
125There.That'sourheroshot.Let'sgetanotherboatoutthere.CHLOEOkay.Listenguys,Ineedyoutotalktotheguysontheferry.SeahavenFerryPRODUCTIONASSISTANTComeon!Getitmovin'!Getitoutofhere!Comeon!ACTORrmthebusdriver!ControlRoomPRODUCTIONASSISTANT?Bottomlineistheycantdrivetheboat....They'reactors!
126NETEXECHowdowestophim?SIMEON?Okay.Uh..we?regoingtobeaccessingtheweatherprogramnow.So,holdontoyourhats.Yougotthat?No.Ithinkwe'regoingtowanttolocalizethestormovertheboat.Enteringinthecoordinatesnow.CHLOETheresnoriskyourboywillpanicandwon'tknowwhattodo?CHRISTOFHe11turnback.He11betooafraid.SIMEONTharsheblows.TheSantaMaria(TrumansBoat)TRUMANComeon!Ahh!Ugh!Ahh!
127ControlRoomCHRISTOFGivemesomelightning...Again!Hit'imagain!MOSESForGod'ssake,Chris!Thewholeworldiswatching!Wecan'tlethimdieinfrontofaliveaudience!CHRISTOFHewasborninfrontofaliveaudience!TheSantaMaria(TrumansBoat)TRUMANAhh!ManinBathtubMANINBATHTUBYoucandoit!Holdon!
128TheSantaMaria(TrumansBoat)TRUMANUgh!(afterbravingthefirstwave)Isthatthebestyoucando!?You'regunnahafta..KILLME!(sings)Whatshouldwedowithadrunkensailor?Whatshouldwedowithadrunkensailor?Whatshouldwedowithadrunkensailor,earlyinthemorning?....ControlRoomNETEXEC?_?_.CHRISTOF?_?_,Increasethewind.Increasethewind!NETEXEC
129rmtellingyouforthelas--CHRISTOFHowcloseishe?SIMEONVeryclose.CHRISTOFCapsizehim.Tiphimover.NETEXECDamnyou,Christof!!!CHLOENo!Youcan't!He'stiedtotheboat!CHRISTOFShutup!(?)SIMEONHe'sgunnadrownandhedoesntevencare.
130CHRISTOFDoit.DOIT!(afteraseriesofwavesknocksTrumanJsboatover)Thatsenough.TheSantaMaria(Truman*sBoat)TRUMAN(coughsasheclimbsbackintohisboat)SANTAMARIA(crunchesinthewall)TRUMANAhh..ahw.ControlRoomandExitDoorCHRISTOF
131Iwannatalktohim.(toTruman)Truman.TRUMAN(gaspsinshock)CHRISTOFYoucanspeak.Icanhearyou.TRUMANWhoareyou?CHRISTOFIamthecreator..ofatelevisionshowthatgiveshopeandjoyandinspirationtomillions.TRUMANAndwhoamI?CHRISTOFYourethestar.
132TRUMANWasnothingreal?CHRISTOFYOUwerereal.That'swhatmadeyousogoodtowatch.Listentome,Truman.There'snomoretruthouttherethanthereisintheworldIcreatedforyou.Samelies.Thesamedeceit.Butinmyworld,youhavenothingtofear.Iknowyoubetterthanyouknowyourself.TRUMANYouneverhadacamerainmyhead!CHRISTOFYoureafraid.That'swhyyoucan'tleave.It'sokay,Truman.Iunderstand.Ihavebeenwatchingyouyourwholelife.Iwaswatchingwhenyouwereborn.Iwaswatchingwhenyoutookyourfirststep.Iwatchedyouonyourfirstdayofschool,hehheh.Theepisodewhenyoulostyourfirsttooth,hehhehheh.Youcantleave,Truman.Youbelonghere...Withme.Talktome.
133Saysomething,'ell,saysomething,goddamnit!Youreontelevision!Yourelivetothewholeworld!TRUMANIncaseIdon'tseeya,goodafternoon,goodeveningandgoodnight.Hahaha!Yeah!TrumanBar/Bathtub/OldLady'sLivingRoom/etc.VIEWERS(cheering)OLDLADYHemadeit!Yeah!GoTruman!ControlRoomCHRISTOFCeasetransmission.SIMEONCeasingtransmi
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