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duologue
drama
2 Characters

Truman and Marlon on the bridge

from The Truman Show

Written by Andrew Niccol

Truman and Marlon are playing golf on an unfinished bridge at night. Truman expresses his desire to leave Seahaven and travel to Fiji, while Marlon tries to convince him to stay. The scene briefly cuts to Christof, observing Truman, before returning to Truman and Marlon discussing the merits of staying in Seahaven.

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EXT. UNFINISHED BRIDGE. NIGHT.

A half-constructed bridge, paved but unmarked, ends abruptly in mid-air-reinforcing steel protruding from the concrete. TRUMAN stands at the end of the unfinished bridge with MARLON, thirties, a well-filled physique. Marlon drinks beer from a can while Truman addresses

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CharactersTRUMAN, MARLON
Duration3-5 minutes
Age Range30s
Gendermale
Genredrama
PeriodContemporary
Formatduologue
SourceThe Truman Show
Tonereflective
Suitable Forself tape, acting class
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