
(interview)
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.
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.
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.

("story")
TRUMAN
You know, I've been thinking about gettin'
out, Marlon.
MARLON
Yeah? Out of what?

(Truman Home)
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.

WAITRESS
What's he doing?
WAITRESS
See, they got rid of her, but they couldn't
erase the memory.
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.
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!
TRUMAN
I really would like to know what's going on!
LAUREN'S FATHER
You forget it, forget everything.
LAUREN
Don't do it! Don't Truman!

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?
.....................
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...
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MERYL
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!

(Control Room)
CHRISTOF
Easy on the fog. Standby crane cam. Crane cam.....
And switch.
TRUMAN
I never stopped believing.
(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.
INTERVIEWER
Christof, may I ask you, why
do you think that 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.
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CHRISTOF
What's he doing in his basement?
Why wasn't I told? Any unpredictable behavior has
to be reported.
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MARLON
Come out, come out whereever you are.
CHRISTOF
That's good. Keep it light.
MARLON
I know you're in here. I'm gunna find ya'.

CHRISTOF
Don't look into the camera. Say something. Keep
it going. Keep it going.
MARLON
He's gone.
CHRISTOF
Cut transmission!
SIMEON
Cut transmission?
CHRISTOF
CUT IT!

(Control Room)
.."It's entropy. Everyone's screaming something at someone in various
languages"...
(The Santa Maria -Truman's Boat-)
TRUMAN
Is that the best you can do!? You're gunna hafta'..
KILL ME!
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?....
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CHRISTOF
I wanna talk to him. "Truman".
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!