The Truman Show The Lunar RoomCHRISTOFWe've become bored with watching actorsgive us phony emotions. We're tired ofpyrotechnics and special effects. Whilethe world he inhabits is in somerespects counterfeit, there's nothingfake about Truman himself. Noscripts, no cue cards...It isn't alwaysShakespeare but it's genuine. It's alife.Truman's BathroomTRUMAN(to mirror cam)I'm not going to make it. You're goingto have to go on without me. No way,mister, you're going to the top of thismountain...Broken legs and all.The Lunar RoomCHRISTOFWe find many viewers leave him on allnight for comfort.Truman's BathroomTRUMAN(to mirror cam)You're crazy, you know that?InterviewMERYLWell, I mean, there is no--there is nodifference between a private life and apublic life. My--my life is my life, isThe Truman Show. The Truman Show is...alifestyle. It's a noble life. It is...atruly blessed life.Truman's BathroomTRUMAN(to mirror cam)I'm not going to get to the top. Allright, promise me one thing though: IfI die before I reach the summit, you willuse me as an alternative source of food.Eeeewwww, gross.InterviewMARLONIt's all true. It's all real. Nothing hereis fake. Nothing you see on this showis fake. It's merely controlled. Truman's BathroomTRUMANEat 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!Okay!!(sighs)On Truman's PorchTRUMANGood Morning!MRS. WASHINGTONGood Morning!WASHINGTON KIDGood Morning!TRUMANOh! And in case I don't see ya'! GoodAfternoon, Good Evening, and Goodnight!(laughs jovially)Yeah...yeah...SPENCERGood morning Truman!TRUMANGood mornin', Spencer!PLUTO (the dog)(barks at Truman)TRUMANHey Pluto. Hey Pluto! Hey Pluto!SPENCERHey...c'mon, buddy. Get back here.TRUMANGet down! 'at a girl...I know... It's just me..SPENCERC'mon, Pluto!TRUMAN(re: light from sky)Truman's CarRADIOHere's a news flash just in: an aircraft introuble began shedding parts as it flew overSeahaven just a few moments ago.TRUMANNnnnnnn...RADIOWow. Luckily no one was hurt. But hey! Howdo you feel today?TRUMANMmm-mmm. (okay)RADIOThat's good. You thinking of flying anywhere?TRUMANNope.RADIOO-o-oh, good. (The weather?)Sit back and letthis music calm you down.Newspaper StandCUSTOMERDog Fancy please...Why thank you. Thank youvery much.TRUMANOhhh. Get a paper there, will you, Harold?Oh, and uh...one of these - for the wife.Loves her fashion mags.HAROLDWill that be all for you, Truman?TRUMANThat's the whole kit 'n' caboodle.HAROLDCatch ya' later.TRUMANOf course. Yeah...In Front of Chicken AdTRUMANGood morning.RON OR DON?Hey! Good morning, Truman.RON OR DON?Good morning, Truman.RON OR DON?Good morning, Truman!TRUMANHey! How are you guys?RON OR DON?Beautiful day, in't it?TRUMANAh...always.RON OR DON?Ah. And how's your lovely wife?TRUMANs'Good. Good. How about yours'?RON OR DON?Ohhh...Couldn't be better!TRUMANAhhhh...RON OR DON?Uh..nice talkin' to ya', Truman.TRUMANYou too, you too.RON OR DON?But we must go now.TRUMANHey, think about that policy!RON OR DON?Yes, we'll think about it.TRUMANOkay, that's two for one, that's a good deal.Doppelganger Special.At the Revolving Door, Truman's OfficeTRUMANHey, fella's, going in? Go ahead....Hey, whoa....I'm not that anxious to getthere.Truman's OfficeTRUMAN(on phone)Uh, could I have directory assistance forFiji, 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(whispering)Yes, uh..Fiji please. Do you have a listingfor a Lauren Garland?....unlisted....okay..Do you have a Sylvia Garland? S for Sylvia.None...okay, thank you.(hangs up phone)OFFICE NEIGHBORLet's see, Burbank, got a prospect in WellsPark for you to close.TRUMANWel-Wells Park? On uh...Harbor Island?OFFICE NEIGHBORYou...know another one?TRUMANWell, I can't do it. I uh...have anappointment. Dentist.OFFICE NEIGHBORReally?TRUMANYeah.(Toothy grin)OFFICE NEIGHBORYou're going to lose a lot more than your teethif you don't meet your quota. Truman. They'remaking cutbacks in here this month.TRUMANCutbacks?OFFICE NEIGHBORYeah. You need this. 'sides, half hour acrossthe bay, a little sea air..do you good.TRUMANHey, thanks.At the DocksTRUMANHello! Ferry's still here, huh? Well, I'mheadin' to sea.TICKETPERSONOne way or return?TRUMAN(like duh)Return.TICKETPERSONHere you go, sir.FERRY STAFF(re: Truman's faint condition)Do you need any help, sir?TRUMANYou go ahead, I'll-I'll be fine.Truman's LawnMERYLI'm home, Truman! Look what I got for youat the checkout. It's a Chef's Pal. It's adicer, grater, peeler all in one. Neverneeds sharpening. Dishwasher safe.TRUMANWow. That's amazing!MERYLTruman. Missed a spot. Unfinished BridgeMARLONMm. THAT is a beer.TRUMANYou know, I've been thinking about gettin' out, Marlon.MARLONYeah? Out of what?TRUMANOut of my job. Out of this city. Off this island. Out.MARLONOut 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.TRUMANNo thanks.MARLONNow there's excitement.TRUMANDon't you ever get restless? Itchy feet?MARLONWhere is there to go?TRUMANFiji.MARLONWhere the hell is Fiji? Near Florida?TRUMAN(using golf ball as Earth)See here?MARLONTRUMAN(finger on one point of ball)This is us...and all the way around here..(finger slides around toopposite point)Fiji.MARLONMmmm... (Oh...)TRUMANcan't get any further away before you startcoming back.....You know, there are stillislands in Fiji where no human being has everset 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?)MARLONhoo..So, when're you gonna go?TRUMANIt's not that simple. It takes money.Planning. Can't just..up and go.MARLONRight.TRUMANI'm gonna' do it. Don't worry about that.You know, bonus time's just around the corner.MARLONHmmm. Hey, you comin' for a drink?TRUMANNo. Can't..Flashback to OceanI don't like the look of that weather, son.I think we should head back.YOUNG TRUMANOh no, Dad.KIRKNo..we should go back.YOUNG TRUMANJust a little further. Please.KIRKOkay.YOUNG TRUMANYeah.THUNDER(boom)YOUNG TRUMANDaddy!BeachTRUMANUgh. Ha ha ha ha ha! Ahhhhhhhh! Truman HomeMERYLYou're soaked! Where have you been?TRUMANI figured we could scrape together eightthousand dollars--MERYLEvery time you and Marlon get together something--TRUMANWe could bum around the world for a yearon that.MERYLAnd then what, Truman? We'd be where we werefive years ago. You're talking like ateenager.TRUMANMaybe I feel like a teenager.MERYLWe have mortgage payments, Truman. We havecar payments. What? We're just going towalk away from our financial obligations?TRUMANWe need adventure..MERYLI thought we were going to try for a baby.Isn't that enough of an adventure?TRUMANThat can wait. I need to get away. Seesome of the world. Explore!MERYLYou 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 GarageSECURITY GUARDYou never see anything anyway. They alwaysuh..turn the camera, and..play music and...youknow, the wind blows and then the curtain moves.You don't see anything.Newspaper StandTRUMANOoohhhhh...and I'll pick one of these upwhile I'm at it.HAROLDFor the wife.TRUMANShe's gotta' have 'em.HAROLDAnything else?TRUMANThat's the whole ball o' wax.HAROLDSee ya' later Truman.On the StreetTRUMANDad?........Hey. What're you doing? Hey!Oh! Oof! Ah! Move out of the way! Stopthem! Oh! Oh. Oof. No no wait! Stop! Stop!Hey! Open the doors! Open the...! Somebodystop the bus! Stop the bus! Somebody stop it! Truman's Mother's HouseMOTHERIt doesn't sound insane at all, Truman.I see him ten times a week, in a hundreddifferent faces. You know I almost hugged aperfect stranger in the salon last Thursday.TRUMANIt was dad. I swear! Dressed like a homelessman! And you know what else was strange? Abusiness man and a woman with a little dog cameout of nowhere and forced him onto a bus.MOTHERWell! It's about time they cleaned up the trashdowntown before we become just like the restof the country.TRUMANThey never found Dad's body. Maybe somehow...MOTHEROh no...!TRUMANI'm telling you, if it wasn't him, it washis twin. Did dad have a bother?MOTHERTruman, you know perfectly well that yourfather was an only child, just like you.No sweetie, you're just feeling bad becauseof what happened. You, sailing off intothat storm....But I never blamed you, Truman.And I don't blame you now.Truman's BasementMERYLWhat're you doing down here?TRUMANFixin' the mower....I saw my father today.MERYLI know....(in response to Truman'sparanoid look)Your mother called. You REALLY shouldn't upsether like that.TRUMANDid you want--? What did you want?MERYL(super happy)I made macaroni!TRUMANI'm not hungry.MERYLYou know..you really oughta' throw out thatmower. Get one of those new Elk Rotaries.The Truman BarWAITRESS(re: Truman holding redsweater)What's he doing?WAITRESSSee, they got rid of her, but they couldn'terase the memory.WAITRESSThe memory of who?WAITRESSshh 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!TRUMANOh! Ohhhh!MERYLOuch!TRUMANYou okay?MERYLExcuse me! Hi!TRUMANHi!MERYLOh..I'm so sorry I fell on you.TRUMANIt's okay.MERYLI'm just--I've just..been a klutz all day.TRUMANIt's all right.MERYLI think I...sprained my ankle. I could be...sorry...I'm so sorry for falling on you likethat.TRUMANIt's all right.MERYLI--I'm Meryl.TRUMANHi. It's... Truman.MERYLHey, nice to meet you...College DanceTwentieth Century Boy plays here.LibraryMERYLLet's go.TRUMANShh.MERYLYou can study later. C'mon.TRUMANNo. I gotta' commit this to memory.MARLONC'mon, Truman. Let's go for a brewski. C'mon. C'mon.TRUMANYou're going to hafta' copy off me so be careful.MERYLNo..? ...Better person than I am. I'll see you later, kay? Bye.TRUMANBye.MARLONSee ya' later, loser.TRUMANOw! Shhhh! *sigh*....... Hi...Konichiwa?LAURENWhat?TRUMANYou take Japanese.LAURENOh! Yes. Yes..TRUMANLauren, right?....It's on your book.LAURENLauren. Right. Right.TRUMANWell, I'm Truman.LAURENYeah. I know. Look, Truman, I'm not allowedto talk to you. You know.TRUMANYeah, well, I can understand, I'm a pretty dangerous character.LAURENI'm sorry. It's not like that.TRUMANA girl's gotta' be careful.....It's a boyfriend,right?LAURENNo, it's not like--TRUMANOf 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.LAURENNo. (that's not it)TRUMANI like your pin. Was wondering that myself.LAURENMm.TRUMANWould you wanna maybe, possibly..sometimego out for some pizza or something? Friday? Saturday? Sunday? Coming Tuesday?....(re: Lauren's note "NOW")We have finals tomorrow...LAURENYeah, I know. If we don't go now, we won't havethe chance. Do you understand? So what are yougonna do.BeachTRUMANWoohoo! Please keep your hands inside thecaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!...This is my favorite pizzaplace. Tony! I wanna large, extra plankton.LAURENWe have so little time. They're going tobe here any minute.TRUMANWho are they?LAURENThey don't want me talking to you.TRUMANThen don't talk.They kiss.LAURENTruman.TRUMANWhat do they want?LAURENListen to me. Everyone knows about--everyone knows everything you do. 'Cause they'repretending, Truman. Do you--Do you understand?Everybody's pretending.TRUMAN__?__.LAURENNo no no, ah, my name's not Lauren. No no.My name's Sylvia.TRUMANSylvia?LAURENYeah.LAUREN'S FATHERLauren, sweetheart. Out again?TRUMANHey, wait a minute. Who are you?LAUREN'S FATHERI'm her father!LAURENWhat? I've never even seen you before today.LAUREN'S FATHERC'mon, sweetie. Please, honey.LAURENHe's lying! Truman, please! Don't listen to him! Everything I've told you is the truth!LAUREN'S FATHER Please...LAURENThis..it--it's fake. It's all for you.TRUMANI don't understand.LAURENAn--and the sky and the sea, everything. It's a set. It's a show.LAUREN'S FATHERPlease. It'll be all right.LAURENPlease don't listen! He's going to lie to you!Everyone's arguing at once.TRUMANI really would like to know what's going on!LAUREN'S FATHERSchizophrenia. It's episodes.TRUMANIt's what? (?)LAURENPlease! No!LAUREN'S FATHERYou forget it, forget everything.LAURENDon't do it! Don't Truman!LAUREN'S FATHERDon't worry. Don't worry! You're not the first.You're not the first.LAURENTruman!LAUREN'S FATHERShe brings all her boyfriends down here.LAURENWhat's he saying? Truman, he's lying!Get out of here. Come and find me.LAUREN'S FATHERDon't worry. We're going to Fiji.TRUMANSee you in school!LAUREN'S FATHERFiji. We're moving to Fiji.TRUMANFiji?.....(re: Sylvia's sweater)Sylvia! Hey!Truman BarWAITRESSWell, why didn't he just follow her to Fiji?WAITRESSHis mother got sick. Really sick. He couldn'tleave her. He's kind. Maybe he's too kind.WAITRESSI can't believe he married Meryl on the rebound.BARTENDERExcuse me....It's sad, we've already got this onthe greatest hits tape.WAITRESSCan I borrow that?Truman's BasementTRUMAN__?__.Truman's CarRADIOAnd it's another beautiful day in paradise,folks, but don't forget to buckle up out therein radio land. remember...a good driver....gogo go go go go go driver good driver really goodgood good good good driver good driver goodriver 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 surethe copies out. Okay, he's making his turn ontoLancaster Square...(screams)Oh my God! He knew we were following, something's wrong,uh, change frequencies!(Feed back, everyone on thestreet reacts)Ouch! Huh, sorry about that, folks, I guess we pickedup a police frequency or something. It sometimeshappens and it can drive you crazy. Okay, it'sclassical climb, back on the air, and we've stillgot some great music up ahead. But hey! Don't forgetto buckle up. Remember safety. A good driver is asafe driver. A safe driver is what? Yes! Haha!*click*Omnicom BuildingSECURITY GUARDUh, do you need help?TRUMANUh, yeah, um, I have an appointment at uh...Huh?...What's that stuff he's...? Just tell me what's...SECURITY GUARDIt's nothing. We're remodeling.TRUMANThose people...SECURITY GUARDIt's none of your business, sir.TRUMANIf you don't tell me what's happening I'll reportyou!Mini-marketTRUMANMarlon!MARLONTruman? What're you doing here?TRUMANI gotta' talk to you.MARLONIt's a bad time, okay? I'm way behind on--TRUMANI'm on to something, Marlon. Something big.MARLONYou okay? You look like shit.TRUMANI've gotten mixed up in something.MARLONMixed up in what?TRUMANThere's no point in trying to explain it, buta lot of strange things have been happening.Like, like.. at your company. There were people getting on the elevator, there was no--there wasno backing on it.MARLONHeh.TRUMANI 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?MARLONNow, Truman, if this is one of your fantasies, I've got no time to--TRUMANI think this is about my dad.MARLONYour dad?TRUMANI think he's alive. Yeah. I'll tell you about itlater. I think I'm being followed.MARLONBy who?TRUMANIt's hard to tell. They look just like regularpeople.MARLONHow about those two?TRUMANI dunno.MARLONmm-hmm...TRUMANWatch, it's those unpredictable actions...(or they can't follow unpredictable actions...)Truman claps twice.TRUMANAnything happen?MARLONNo.TRUMANMm-hmm. We gotta' get out of here. You ready to go?MARLONNo, I just can't--...I told you I can't.TRUMAN(makes a disgusted noise)MARLONYou're going to get both our asses fired, youTRUMANOkay, then! Let's do it!MARLONWhat?TRUMANWhatever you say! I'm game!MARLONWhat? What're you talking about?TRUMANYessirree! Birthday comes but once a year! Hah hah... Beach at SunsetTRUMANMaybe I'm being set up for something. You everthink about that, Marlon? That your whole lifehas been building towards something?MARLONNnnnn-no.TRUMANWhen you would haul chickens in the summer forKaiser, what was the furthest you ever got offthe island?MARLONWe went all over. Never found a place like this,though. Look at that sunset, Truman.TRUMANHmm?MARLONThat's the Big Guy. What a paintbrush he's got.TRUMANJust between you and me, Marlon--I'm going awayMARLONYou are? Really.TRUMANYeah.Truman's Living RoomMOTHER(re: photo album)*sigh* Little angel....Ohhh..my little clown.'N carrot top, remember this? Awww...TRUMANWe should be getting you home, mother.MOTHEROh, hold on a minute, here's us at Mount Rushmore.Remember, Truman, when dad was still with us? Itwas quite a drive. You slept all the way there!TRUMAN(re:Mount Rushmore) It's so small.MOTHERThings always do dear, when you look back on them...MERYLLook, Truman. The happiest day of our lives.TRUMANMmmm...MERYLLook! Jean, Joey, Joanne...MOTHERDoesn't she look beautiful, Truman? Well, shestill does! And there's lots of pages left overfor baby photos. I would like to hold a grandchildin my arms before I go. And you know I reallyshould be getting Truman to--MERYLNo no no no no, you stay, relax, enjoy yourself.Your favorite show will be coming on.TRUMANYou sure?MERYLBesides, we have something to discuss...MOTHERA certain person's birthday...TRUMANOohhh...I see.T.V.And there'll be another episode of I Love Lucysame time tomorrow, but right now, it's time forFilm 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 learnthat you don't have to leave home to discover whatthe world's all about. And that no one's poor whohas friends. Full of laughter and love, pain andsadness, but ultimately redemption. We share thetrials and tribulations of the Abbot family. Notethe touching performance of Ronald Griereed (?) asUncle Buddy. And that scene with the bowl ofcherries is going to have you splitting your sideswith laughter all over again. And there'll betears, 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 HomeMERYLThank you, sweetie.TRUMANI need to talk to you.MERYLI'd love to, but, I'm really late.TRUMANWhat's your rush?MERYLSurgery. There was that--that elevator disasterdowntown. It was on the news, last night. This--this cable just snapped. This elevator ju--it justplummeted down ten flights with nonunion workers.Just monstrous. You know, that..that building..it's right next door to where you work. Can youimagine if you had been in there? It's not evenworth thinking about. Anyway, I have an amputationon one of the young women who was..in that elevatorShe's very young. It's very..sad. Anyway, um..wishme luck.TRUMAN(slyly)I'll cross my fingers for you.HospitalRECEPTIONISTAh, excuse me! Excuse me. May uh...May Ihelp you?TRUMANWell, uh....yes. I'm looking for..my wife.Nurse Burbank. It's very important.RECEPTIONISTYou know what, I'm afraid that that's um...that's not possible. She's in pre-op.TRUMANOkay, fine. Can you pass along a message?RECEPTIONISTI'll try.(giggles nervously)TRUMANCan you tell her: I had to go to Fiji, and thatI'll call her when I get there.RECEPTIONISTWhen you...when you get to Fiji?TRUMANYou got it.RECEPTIONISTOkay..um...I'll tell her.TRUMANThank you so much........(re: man in the waywith a large cart)Oh! Sorry! Here, let me help you with that.DOCTORHe's here.NURSEWhat do we...?DOCTORShh shh shh...scalpel...I'm now making my primary incision just... above the right... knee.NURSEOh! Er...SECURITYThis isn't going to be pretty. Unless you're family...TRUMANExcuse me...NURSEGood job.DOCTORI'll just let someone else clean up here. Travel Agent's OfficeAGENTI'm sorry to keep you.TRUMANThat's okay.AGENTHow can I help?TRUMANI would like to book a flight to Fiji.AGENTWhen would you like to leave?TRUMANToday.AGENTI'm sorry. I don't have anything for at leasta month.TRUMANA month?!AGENTIt's the busy season. You want to book the flight?TRUMANIt..doesn't matter. I'll..make other arrangements.Okay.Bus StationENGINEERLast call for Chicagoooo! All abooooard!Thank you. Windy city, here we come!On the BusTRUMANHi, how you doin'?...hello...sisters...LITTLE GIRLMom, isn't that...?GIRL'S MOTHERShh...LITTLE GIRL...Truman...?GIRL'S MOTHER...face the front.ENGINEEREverybody off. We've got a problem.BUS DRIVER(too sincerely)'m sorry, son.Truman BarBARTENDERWell, his father was from Chicago, wasn't he?WAITRESSNo no no no no no. His dentist was from Pensacola.His father was from Des Moines.BARTENDERBut, how come he wants to go to Chicago?WAITRESSHe's not going to Chicago. He's not going anywhere.He has to have it out with Meryl.Truman's CarMERYLTruman? Honey, are you okay?TRUMANYeah.MERYLTruman.(starts to say something)TRUMANEh! Shhh....In just a moment, we'll see a ladyon a red bike, a man with flowers, and a Volkswagenbeetle with a dented fender.MERYLTruman.TRUMANLook!dy...Flowers!...TRUMAN AND MERYL...And...MERYLTruman, this is silly.TRUMANThere it is! There it is! There's that dented beetle!Yes! Whooooooooooo! Ha-ha! Ha.......Do you wannaknow how I did that? I'll tell ya'. They're on a loop.They go around the block. They come back. They goaround again. They just go 'round and 'round!(almost singing)Round and round!MERYLYou know, I invited Rita and Marlon for a barbecueon Sunday. I'm gonna make my potato salad and--TRUMAN--I need to remind you that we need more charcoal.TRUMANAre you listening to a word I'm saying?MERYLYou're upset because you want to go to Fiji, is thatit? Okay. Okay. Go. I think we should save for afew months, and then, go. There! You happy now? I'mgonna take a shower.TRUMANLet's go now. I'm ready to go now, why wait?MERYLWhat?TRUMANEarly bird gathers no moss, rolling stone catches theworm, right? Ha ha ha!Driving in CirclesMERYLTruman!TRUMANWhere shall we go? Where. Shall. We. Go?MERYLTruman, where are we going?TRUMANI don't know. I guess we're being spontaneous.MERYLOh!(giggles nervously)TRUMANSomebody help me! I'm being spontaneous! Forget(nervous laughter, quick glancesdirectly into the camera)No...TRUMANWhat about Atlantic City!?MERYLOh, no, you hate to gamble.TRUMANThat's right, I do, don't I?MERYLSo, why would you want to go there?TRUMAN'Cause I never have! That's why people go places.Isn't it?MERYLTruman. Truman I think I'm going to throw up.TRUMANMe too!Suddenly Jammed StreetTRUMANBlocked at every turn. Beautifully synchronized,don't you agree?MERYLYou're blaming me for the traffic?TRUMANShould I?MERYLTruman, let's go home.。
