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* BecomingTheMask: There are several hints that he has genuinely begun to care for his onscreen best friend. Unlike Hannah/Meryl and Truman's 'parents', Louis seems somewhat conflicted about his role in the big lie.
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* BecomingTheMask: There are several hints that he has genuinely begun to care for his onscreen best friend. Unlike Hannah/Meryl and Truman's 'parents', Louis seems somewhat conflicted about his role in the big lie. Deleted scenes confirm it.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: According to WordOfGod, he has felt enormous guilt about deceiving Truman, unlike everyone on the set (except Sylvia). A couple of deleted scenes support this.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: According Implied in the film and according to WordOfGod, he has felt enormous guilt about deceiving Truman, unlike everyone on the set (except Sylvia). A couple of deleted scenes support this.make it clear and give him a moment of redemption.
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* NiceCharacterMeanActor
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* NiceCharacterMeanActorNiceCharacterMeanActor: Despite playing Truman's wife, she doesn't really love him in real life, and only pretends to do so out of payment.
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* OnlySaneWoman: The only person who ever felt sorry enough for Truman to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
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* OnlySaneWoman: OnlySaneMan: The only person who ever felt sorry enough for Truman to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: According to WordOfGod, he has felt enormous guilt about deceiving Truman, unlike everyone on the set (except Sylvia). A couple of deleted scenes support this.
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* OnlySaneWoman: The only actress on the show who ever felt sorry enough for Truman to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
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* OnlySaneWoman: The only actress on the show person who ever felt sorry enough for Truman to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: The only cast member to come clean to Truman about his situation.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: In the control room, as he [[spoiler: refuses to drown Truman when he escapes on a sail ship.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I have given Truman the chance to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in, is the sick place."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I have given Truman the chance to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in, is the sick place."'']] [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Seahaven is the way the world should be.]]"'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I have given Truman the chance to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in, is the sick place."'']]
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* EveryonelHasStandards: [[spoiler: As Truman tries to escape, he refuses an order from Christof to use the weather function to capsize Truman's boat, leaving an angry Christof to do it himself.]]
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* EveryonelHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler: As Truman tries to escape, he refuses an order from Christof to use the weather function to capsize Truman's boat, leaving an angry Christof to do it himself.]]
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* EveryonelHasStandards: [[spoiler: As Truman tries to escape, he refuses an order from Christof to use the weather function to capsize Truman's boat, leaving an angry Christof to do it himself.]]
* EveryonelHasStandards: [[spoiler: As Truman tries to escape, he refuses an order from Christof to use the weather function to capsize Truman's boat, leaving an angry Christof to do it himself.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: As Truman tries to escape, he refuses an order from Christof to use the weather function to capsize Truman's boat, leaving an angry Christof to do it himself.]]
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* VillanousBreakdown: Has a pretty dangerous one of these in the third act.
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* VillanousBreakdown: VillainousBreakdown: Has a pretty dangerous one of these in the third act.
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* CatchPhrase: All together now...
-->'''Truman:''' And in case I don't see ya: good afternoon, good evening and good night!
-->'''Truman:''' And in case I don't see ya: good afternoon, good evening and good night!
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Considers Marlon to be this.
* BreakTheCutie:
-->'''Meryl:''' ''HOW CAN THEY EXPECT ME TO CARRY ON UNDER THESE CONDITIONS?! IT'S UNPROFESSIONAL!!!
-->'''Meryl:''' ''HOW CAN THEY EXPECT ME TO CARRY ON UNDER THESE CONDITIONS?! IT'S UNPROFESSIONAL!!!
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* OnlySaneWoman: The only one who feels sorry for Truman and tries to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
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* OnlySaneWoman: The only one actress on the show who feels ever felt sorry enough for Truman and tries to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
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* EvilMatriarch: She's ''not'' Truman's mother, but she still uses that to force Truman to act on behalf of Christoph.
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* EvilMatriarch: She's ''not'' Truman's mother, but she still uses that to force Truman to act on behalf of Christoph.Christof.
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* NotSoStoic: He comes off pretty cool and collected, but as things start to go wrong for him, he starts barking orders at his crew at the top of his lungs.
-->'''Christof:''' Cut transmission!
-->'''Simeon:''' Cut transmission??
-->'''Christof:''' CUT IT!!! (angrily does it himself)
-->'''Christof:''' Cut transmission!
-->'''Simeon:''' Cut transmission??
-->'''Christof:''' CUT IT!!! (angrily does it himself)
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* VillanousBreakdown: Has a pretty dangerous one of these in the third act.
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Christof's right hand man in the control room, who grows increasingly uncomfortable with Christof.
* PunchClockVillain
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: As Truman tries to escape, he refuses an order from Christof to use the weather function to capsize Truman's boat, leaving an angry Christof to do it himself.]]
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* AscendedExtra: Originally hired to play a background extra, until Truman falls in love with her.
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* LackOfEmpathy: It's baffling that any human being could play the part of Truman's parent for all his life and not begin to form any genuine attachment to him at all, but rather just keep lying to him. The part where she passive-aggressively suggests that he was responsible for his father's death is truly horrifying.
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* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Probably the worst of them, since she plays Truman's ''mother''.
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* BackFromTheDead: Christof decides to re-introduce Truman's father in a bid to keep Truman from breaking free of the show.
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* NiceCharacterMeanActor: He played a big role in traumatizing a very young Truman and giving him a phobia of water that followed him all the way to adulthood by "drowning".
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* {{Hypocrite}}: A man who jealously guards his privacy is the orchestrator of the greatest invasion of privacy in history.
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* DissapearedDad: Invoked this to make Truman afraid of the water and keep him in town.
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* DissapearedDad: DisappearedDad: Invoked this to make Truman afraid of the water and keep him in town.
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* AbusiveParents: In a sense, towards Truman.
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* AbusiveParents: In a sense, towards Truman. For instance, even if you believe his claims that he's doing all this for Truman's sake, he's still willing to manipulate Truman and inflict lifelong psychological trauma to maintain control over his life.
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** To drive this further, Linney studied 50s Sears Catalogs to act the role whose job is to smile and hick products.
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** To drive this further, Linney studied 50s Sears Catalogs to act the role whose job is to smile and hick hock products.
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* EvilMatriarch: She's ''not'' Truman's mother, but she still uses that to force Truman to act on behalf of Christoph.
* MyBelovedSmother: She certainly acts this role.
* EvilMatriarch: She's ''not'' Truman's mother, but she still uses that to force Truman to act on behalf of Christoph.
* MyBelovedSmother: She certainly acts this role.
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* DissapearedDad: Invoked this to make Truman afraid of the water and keep him in town.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He didn't want to be killed off, not because he didn't want Truman traumatized, but because he didn't want to leave the show.
* DissapearedDad: Invoked this to make Truman afraid of the water and keep him in town.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He didn't want to be killed off, not because he didn't want Truman traumatized, but because he didn't want to leave the show.
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** To drive this further, Linney studied 50s Sears Catalogs to act the role whose job is to smile and hick products.
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->'''Played By:''' Noah Emmerich
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->'''Played By:''' Noah Emmerich
Creator/NoahEmmerich
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* BecomingTheMask: There are hints that he has genuinely begun to care for his onscreen best friend.
* TheBusCameBack: Some lines of dialogue imply that Marlon was PutOnABus that came back at different points during the show's run.
* TheBusCameBack: Some lines of dialogue imply that Marlon was PutOnABus that came back at different points during the show's run.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Noah Emmerich reveals that Louis has a serious drug problem and has been in and out of rehab. This is either due to his guilt about deceiving Truman, or the reason he stays in the show. It's entirely possible that his 'fake life' is a source of stability for him.
-->'''Noah Emmerich:''' My character is in a lot of pain. He feels really guilty about deceiving Truman. He's had a serious drug addiction for many years. Been in and out of rehab.
* BecomingTheMask: There are several hints that he has genuinely begun to care for his onscreen bestfriend.
friend. Unlike Hannah/Meryl and Truman's 'parents', Louis seems somewhat conflicted about his role in the big lie.
* TheBusCameBack: Some lines of dialogue imply that Marlon was PutOnABus that came back at different points during the show'srun.run, likely to facilitate his actor's numerous stints in rehab.
-->'''Noah Emmerich:''' My character is in a lot of pain. He feels really guilty about deceiving Truman. He's had a serious drug addiction for many years. Been in and out of rehab.
* BecomingTheMask: There are several hints that he has genuinely begun to care for his onscreen best
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Sylvia was hired to play a background extra, a fellow student at Truman's college, named Lauren. She became romantically involved with Truman and tried to reveal to him the truth about his life, but was thrown out of the show before she could do so. She then becomes a protester against The Truman Show, urging Christof to release its lead.
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!! Truman Burbank (Creator/JimCarrey)
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!The Star
[[folder:Truman]]
!!Truman Burbank
->'''Played By:''' Creator/JimCarrey
Chosen out of six unwanted pregnancies and the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation, he is unaware that his daily life is broadcast continuously around the world. He has a job in the insurance business and a lovely wife, but he eventually notices that his environment is not what it seems to be.
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!! Christof (Ed Harris)
* AGodAmI
* AbusiveParents: In a sense, towards Truman.
* AntiVillain: Indeed, if you look at Christof's actions, primarily in the final scene, you see that he shows a deep caring for Truman and the message he gives to the world, which would portray him more as a WellIntentionedExtremist. [[spoiler:The characterization, however, is ruined when you remember that about a scene earlier, Christof was trying to capsize Truman's boat, knowing that it could easily kill him.]]
* BigBad
* ControlFreak: Christof is utterly convinced that he knows what's best for Truman and determined to rule every aspect of his life.
* FauxAffablyEvil: On his good days.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* KnightOfCerebus: The moment he pops into frame, the movie takes on a considerably darker tone.
* MadArtist
* ManipulativeBastard
* MisanthropeSupreme
* PetTheDog: The moment where Christof strokes the large screen showing the sleeping Truman does suggest that Christof, in his warped and Control Freaky way, does genuinely love and care for Truman as a father. He does the same thing at the very end, when he talks to Truman for the first time.
* SmugSnake: He tries way, way too hard to be the MagnificentBastard, but falls short because of his own ego.
* TheSociopath
* TheUnfettered
!! Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill (Laura Linney)
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!The Cast
[[folder:Hannah/Meryl]]
!!Hannah Gill (Meryl Burbank)
->'''Played By:''' Laura Linney
Truman's
* BigBad
* ControlFreak: Christof is utterly convinced that he knows what's best for
* FauxAffablyEvil: On his good days.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* KnightOfCerebus: The moment he pops into frame, the movie takes on
* MadArtist
* ManipulativeBastard
* MisanthropeSupreme
* PetTheDog: The moment where Christof strokes the large screen showing the sleeping Truman does suggest that Christof, in his warped and Control Freaky way, does genuinely love and care for Truman as a father. He does the same thing at the very end, when he talks
* SmugSnake: He tries way, way too hard to be the MagnificentBastard, but falls short because of his own ego.
* TheSociopath
* TheUnfettered
!! Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill (Laura Linney)
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!!Marlon/Louis Coltrane (Noah Emmerich)
* BecomingTheMask: There are hints that he has genuinely begun to care fir his onscreen best friend.
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[[folder:Louis/Marlon]]
!!Louis Coltrane
->'''Played By:''' Noah Emmerich
Truman's best friend since early childhood. Marlon is a vending machine operator for the company Goodies, who promises Truman he would never lie to him, despite the latest events in Truman's life.
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!!Sylvia/Lauren Garland (Natascha [=McElhone=])
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[[folder:Sylvia/Lauren]]
!!Sylvia (Lauren Garland)
->'''Played By:''' Natascha [=McElhone=]
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* PutOnABus: She's written out of the show to keep Truman from learning the truth.
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* PutOnABus: She's written out of the show to keep Truman from learning the truth.truth.
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[[folder:Alanis/Angela]]
!!Alanis Montclair (Angela Burbank)
->'''Played By:''' Holland Taylor
Truman's mother: Christof orders that she attempt to persuade Truman to have children.
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[[folder:Walter/Kirk]]
!!Walter Moore (Kirk Burbank)
->'''Played By:''' Brian Delate
Truman's father. When Truman was a boy, his character on the show was killed off to instil a fear of water in his son that would prevent Truman from leaving the set; however, he sneaks back onto the set when Truman is an adult. This causes Truman to begin questioning his staged life, and as he tries to get away from it the writers are forced to write a plot in which Kirk had not drowned but had suffered from amnesia.
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!The Crew
[[folder:Christof]]
!!Christof
->'''Played By:''' Creator/EdHarris
The creator of The Truman Show. Christof remains dedicated to the program at all costs, often overseeing and directing its course in person.
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* AGodAmI
* AbusiveParents: In a sense, towards Truman.
* AntiVillain: Indeed, if you look at Christof's actions, primarily in the final scene, you see that he shows a deep caring for Truman and the message he gives to the world, which would portray him more as a WellIntentionedExtremist. [[spoiler:The characterization, however, is ruined when you remember that about a scene earlier, Christof was trying to capsize Truman's boat, knowing that it could easily kill him.]]
* BigBad
* ControlFreak: Christof is utterly convinced that he knows what's best for Truman and determined to rule every aspect of his life.
* FauxAffablyEvil: On his good days.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* KnightOfCerebus: The moment he pops into frame, the movie takes on a considerably darker tone.
* MadArtist
* ManipulativeBastard
* MisanthropeSupreme
* PetTheDog: The moment where Christof strokes the large screen showing the sleeping Truman does suggest that Christof, in his warped and Control Freaky way, does genuinely love and care for Truman as a father. He does the same thing at the very end, when he talks to Truman for the first time.
* SmugSnake: He tries way, way too hard to be the MagnificentBastard, but falls short because of his own ego.
* TheSociopath
* TheUnfettered
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[[folder:Simeon]]
!!Simeon
->'''Played By:''' Creator/PaulGiamatti
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alanis/Angela]]
!!Alanis Montclair (Angela Burbank)
->'''Played By:''' Holland Taylor
Truman's mother: Christof orders that she attempt to persuade Truman to have children.
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[[folder:Walter/Kirk]]
!!Walter Moore (Kirk Burbank)
->'''Played By:''' Brian Delate
Truman's father. When Truman was a boy, his character on the show was killed off to instil a fear of water in his son that would prevent Truman from leaving the set; however, he sneaks back onto the set when Truman is an adult. This causes Truman to begin questioning his staged life, and as he tries to get away from it the writers are forced to write a plot in which Kirk had not drowned but had suffered from amnesia.
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!The Crew
[[folder:Christof]]
!!Christof
->'''Played By:''' Creator/EdHarris
The creator of The Truman Show. Christof remains dedicated to the program at all costs, often overseeing and directing its course in person.
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* AGodAmI
* AbusiveParents: In a sense, towards Truman.
* AntiVillain: Indeed, if you look at Christof's actions, primarily in the final scene, you see that he shows a deep caring for Truman and the message he gives to the world, which would portray him more as a WellIntentionedExtremist. [[spoiler:The characterization, however, is ruined when you remember that about a scene earlier, Christof was trying to capsize Truman's boat, knowing that it could easily kill him.]]
* BigBad
* ControlFreak: Christof is utterly convinced that he knows what's best for Truman and determined to rule every aspect of his life.
* FauxAffablyEvil: On his good days.
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* KnightOfCerebus: The moment he pops into frame, the movie takes on a considerably darker tone.
* MadArtist
* ManipulativeBastard
* MisanthropeSupreme
* PetTheDog: The moment where Christof strokes the large screen showing the sleeping Truman does suggest that Christof, in his warped and Control Freaky way, does genuinely love and care for Truman as a father. He does the same thing at the very end, when he talks to Truman for the first time.
* SmugSnake: He tries way, way too hard to be the MagnificentBastard, but falls short because of his own ego.
* TheSociopath
* TheUnfettered
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[[folder:Simeon]]
!!Simeon
->'''Played By:''' Creator/PaulGiamatti
[[/folder]]
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* LoveAtFirstSight: for Sylvia, despite his friend's attempts to distract him with trumpet playing and his planned future wife's CrashInto Hello.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: for For Sylvia, despite his friend's attempts to distract him with trumpet playing and his planned future wife's CrashInto Hello.CrashIntoHello.
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!!Sylvia/Lauren Garland (Natascha McElhone)
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!!Sylvia/Lauren Garland (Natascha McElhone)[=McElhone=])
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* AntiVillain
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* AntiVillainAntiVillain: Indeed, if you look at Christof's actions, primarily in the final scene, you see that he shows a deep caring for Truman and the message he gives to the world, which would portray him more as a WellIntentionedExtremist. [[spoiler:The characterization, however, is ruined when you remember that about a scene earlier, Christof was trying to capsize Truman's boat, knowing that it could easily kill him.]]
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* {{Determinator}}: Even Christof recognizes one important truth to keeping Truman in the illusion. If he was absolutely determined to discover the truth, not out of some vague curiosity, there would be nothing they could do to stop him.
* LoveAtFirstSight: for Sylvia, despite his friend's attempts to distract him with trumpet playing and his planned future wife's CrashInto Hello.
* LoveAtFirstSight: for Sylvia, despite his friend's attempts to distract him with trumpet playing and his planned future wife's CrashInto Hello.
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* RidiculouslyAverageGuy
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* RidiculouslyAverageGuyRidiculouslyAverageGuy: The fact that Truman is nice in an ordinary way seems to be part of his appeal to the viewers in-universe.
* StepfordSmiler: He's obviously quietly dissatisfied with his life quite early on in the movie.
* StepfordSmiler: He's obviously quietly dissatisfied with his life quite early on in the movie.
* ControlFreak: Christof is utterly convinced that he knows what's best for Truman and determined to rule every aspect of his life.
* PetTheDog: The moment where Christof strokes the large screen showing the sleeping Truman does suggest that Christof, in his warped and Control Freaky way, does genuinely love and care for Truman as a father. He does the same thing at the very end, when he talks to Truman for the first time.
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* JerkAss: Continues to try and hock products even when Truman is deeply distressed.
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* JerkAss: {{Jerkass}}: Continues to try and hock products even when Truman is deeply distressed.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest
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* SatelliteLoveInterestSatelliteLoveInterest: Meryl doesn't really love Truman and is only acting the part of his love interest.
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* StepfordSmiler
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* StepfordSmiler
StepfordSmiler: It's creepy as heck.
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* PetTheDog: In a deleted scene he turns a blind eye to Truman escaping.
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* TheBusCameBack: Some lines of dialogue imply that Marlon was PutOnABus that came back at different points during the show's run.
* PetTheDog: In a deleted scene he turns a blind eye to Trumanescaping.escaping.
!!Sylvia/Lauren Garland (Natascha McElhone)
* OnlySaneWoman: The only one who feels sorry for Truman and tries to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
* PutOnABus: She's written out of the show to keep Truman from learning the truth.
* PetTheDog: In a deleted scene he turns a blind eye to Truman
!!Sylvia/Lauren Garland (Natascha McElhone)
* OnlySaneWoman: The only one who feels sorry for Truman and tries to protest against Christof and ''The Truman Show''.
* PutOnABus: She's written out of the show to keep Truman from learning the truth.
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* TheUnfettered
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* TheUnfetteredTheUnfettered
!! Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill (Laura Linney)
* AllThereInTheManual: Her whole backstory is explained in a tie-in book.
* AttentionWhore: Almost literally, she gets $20, 000 every time she sleeps with Truman.
* FormerChildStar: Explained in tie-in media.
* JerkAss: Continues to try and hock products even when Truman is deeply distressed.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor
* SatelliteLoveInterest
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Truman threatens her she decides to up and leave.
* StepfordSmiler
!!Marlon/Louis Coltrane (Noah Emmerich)
* BecomingTheMask: There are hints that he has genuinely begun to care fir his onscreen best friend.
* PetTheDog: In a deleted scene he turns a blind eye to Truman escaping.
!! Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill (Laura Linney)
* AllThereInTheManual: Her whole backstory is explained in a tie-in book.
* AttentionWhore: Almost literally, she gets $20, 000 every time she sleeps with Truman.
* FormerChildStar: Explained in tie-in media.
* JerkAss: Continues to try and hock products even when Truman is deeply distressed.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor
* SatelliteLoveInterest
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Truman threatens her she decides to up and leave.
* StepfordSmiler
!!Marlon/Louis Coltrane (Noah Emmerich)
* BecomingTheMask: There are hints that he has genuinely begun to care fir his onscreen best friend.
* PetTheDog: In a deleted scene he turns a blind eye to Truman escaping.
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! Truman Burbank
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds
! Christof
! Christof
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds
! ChristofRidiculouslyAverageGuy
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Quite literally.
!! Christof (Ed Harris)
! Christof
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Quite literally.
!! Christof (Ed Harris)
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* KnightOfCerebus: Everything was bright and chipper until he popped into frame.
to:
* KnightOfCerebus: Everything was bright and chipper until The moment he popped pops into frame.frame, the movie takes on a considerably darker tone.
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* AbusiveParents: In a sense, towards Truman.
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* FourEyesZeroSoul
* KnightOfCerebus: Everything was bright and chipper until he popped into frame.
* KnightOfCerebus: Everything was bright and chipper until he popped into frame.
* MisanthropeSupreme
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* TheSociopath
to:
* TheSociopathTheSociopath
* TheUnfettered
* TheUnfettered
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! Truman Burbank
* ClassicalAntiHero
* NiceGuy
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds
! Christof
* AGodAmI
* AntiVillain
* BigBad
* MadArtist
* ManipulativeBastard
* SmugSnake: He tries way, way too hard to be the MagnificentBastard, but falls short because of his own ego.
* TheSociopath
* ClassicalAntiHero
* NiceGuy
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds
! Christof
* AGodAmI
* AntiVillain
* BigBad
* MadArtist
* ManipulativeBastard
* SmugSnake: He tries way, way too hard to be the MagnificentBastard, but falls short because of his own ego.
* TheSociopath
