‘The Master' Deleted Scenes

One of the first things you may notice about "The Master" is that many, many of the scenes present in the film's marketing did not make it into the finished film. An LA Times article cites Joaquin Phoenix as saying that PTA doesn't worry about continuity, he's open to improvisation and often scenes that might take up one-eighth of a page can shoot for a day and a half. The actor told Time, "Paul will write many, many scenes that won’t make it into the movie." In some cases entire scenes have been left unused, while in other cases the scene in the trailer is an alternate (and sometimes substantially different) take of the one in the film (ie: the "Just tell me something that's true!" is not present during the finished jail sequence). To make note these changes, we've compiled a list of the deleted scenes as well as extended and alternate takes from the various marketing materials that don't appear in the final cut.

ALTERNATE TAKES & EXTENDED SCENES

Scenes From The Beach

Phoenix told Time, "There were a lot of scenes where we saw what Freddie had experienced in the war, and a lot of the physical damage that had occurred. There is reference to some of that in the beginning of the film." These snapshots of Freddie on the beach were seen in teaser #1 and the full-length trailer.

"Was There A Fight?" - Alternate Interview Scene
An army doctor questions Freddie. Seen in its entirety in teaser #1. Full dialogue below.

Doctor: Are you mixed up?

Freddie: No, sir.

Doctor: Are you more jumpy than you were before?

Freddie: No, sir.

Doctor: And how's your sleeping?

Freddie: I sleep just fine sir.

Doctor: When you sleep, do you have nightmares?

Freddie: Not as much as before.

Doctor: You've had violent episodes.

Freddie: [laughing] Yes, sir. We all did.

Doctor: You pulled a knife to the throat of an officer.

Freddie: [laughing] But we boxed that out.

Doctor: How would you yourself rank your overall health?

Freddie: Strong.

Doctor: And what about this last episode on the way home?

Freddie: What episode sir?

Doctor: The episode you had on the way home, here.

Freddie: I don't remember an episode

Doctor: You have no memory of what happened?

Freddie: We were celebrating. We were drinking and dancing but I don't remember an episode. Was there a fight? What happened?

Doctor: Let's just see if we can't help you remember what happened.

Freddie: [laughing] Okay.

Debriefing Scene Added Bits

During the debriefing scene in the film we're never shown Freddie in the room with the other soliders but both shots here show Freddie in the room in close up and wide angle. Seen in the trailer.

Inkblot Test Alternate Take 
Alternate camera angles and even filthier (and completely hilarious) dialogue for the inkblot test scene. Seen in its entirety in teaser #6.

Meeting Peggy - Additional "Time Holes" Dialogue
Freddie sits down with Peggy and she explains Time Holes in an extended version of this scene from teaser #3.

Freddie: What's this "time hole" business?

Peggy: It means going back to a place and realizing you're on the wrong track. And getting ready to start life over from the ground floor so that you can get out of your hole.

Peggy Close-Up - Additional Dialogue
During Peggy's mental exercise with Freddie where she instructs him to turn her eyes black, she also offers the following excised instructions in teaser #7. "I want you to place something in the future for yourself that you would like to have.  It's there, waiting for you."

Alternate Jail Scene

Probably the most iconic dialogue in any of the trailers - "I know you're trying to calm me down but just tell me something that's true!" - is not used in the actual film. The take used in the film features Freddie with his shirt torn off as he and Dodd yell at one another.

Window To The Wall - Extended

This outtake was utilized excellently in trailer #2. Freddie banging on the window is likely a longer/alternate take during his 'window to the wall' exercise. In the film he completes the task and it's still daytime but here it's night which wouldn't fit in the continuity.

Processing - Alternate Dialogue
After Freddie is asked if he is unpredictable and farts during processing, The Master chides him by saying, ""What a horrible young man you are. You're a dirty animal who eats its own feces when it's hungry," instead of the much more playful version in the film where he says it's good to laugh. Seen in teaser #7.

Arizona Convention Extra Bit
In these shots, Freddie enters the room at the Arizona convention while The Master looks on from the crowd. From trailer #2.

Freddie Walks Away

These shots feature Freddie walking around the corner possibly either before he enters the convention or after he beats up Bill for insulting book #2. Seen in teaser #2.

Motorcycle Sequence - Extra Bit
After Freddie rides off on his motorcycle, it The Master, Elizabeth and Clark wait for his return in this production still.

DELETED SCENES

The Master's Speech

In this deleted scene, The Master approaches a microphone with determination and addresses a crowd with the following dialogue, "I'd like to talk to you today about cold feet and narrow minds.  People who have cold feet cannot move forward. People who have narrow minds cannot move side to side. They both take courage.  This is what I'd like to talk about."

Freddie's Pistol

This scene glimpsed in the full trailer shows Freddie waving a pistol around inside of a house. Seen in the trailer.

Jumping Off The Ship
Presumably Freddie and another sailor (it doesn't appear to be The Master) jump off a Navy ship. Seen in the trailer.

Freddie Heads To England
One of the most beautiful/iconic shots from the trailer features Freddie leaning over the side of a ship extending his arms outwards. From his pea coat we can assume this scene takes place when Freddie is on his way to England to meet Lancaster at the end of the film.

Freddie Runs

Freddie runs in this shot reminiscent of Barry Egan in "Punch-Drunk Love." From his suit we can assume this takes place on the same night he pays a late-night visit to John Moore. Seen in the trailer.

Elizabeth Goes Shooting
It's unclear where this scene of Elizabeth shooting a rifle would have taken place. The desert setting suggests that it could take place when The Master and Freddie are out digging up the manuscript. Seen in trailer #2.

Elizabeth Close-Up
In this provocative closeup during trailer #2, Elizabeth sticks her tongue out and waves it around in a deleted sequence one can only imagine was due to fit into the window-to-the-wall montage (featuring Peggy speaking directly to camera/Freddie).

The Master Hugs Melora

Melora Walters is credited in the film as being in the "Voice" in the band of during the Philadelphia section of the credits but is unseen in the film. She's shown briefly being embraced by The Master during trailer #2.

Freddie Makes Out In The Car

Freddie makes out with an unnamed woman in the backseat of a car in trailer #2. 

Gone To China

Freddie leaves a note that he's heading to China. Seen in its entirety in teaser #5.

"I Lost My Ship"

Freddie runs across the dock and tells some other sailors that he's lost his ship. Seen in its entirety in teaser #4.

Freddie & Doris
Freddie visits Doris presumably in a flashback seen during teaser #3.

Freddie & Doris 2
Freddie visits Doris presumably in a flashback also during teaser #3.

Freddie Retraces The Past

Freddie lays on a bench outside Doris' house in teaser #7. According to the Guardian:

PTA explains that there was a scene near the end of the film that he eventually cut out, which showed Quell retracing his steps to a park bench where he had once been happy. Quell lies down on the bench, trying to travel in time; to cast himself back to a golden moment before the war. Damn it, says Anderson. He should never have cut that scene.

Freddie In The Master's Office

Freddie opens the crate supposedly containing Book #2 that he & The Master dug up and its contents burst into flames. Seen in teaser #7.

Clark Carries Freddie
Clark carries a limp Freddie in teaser #7. This scene looks like it takes place just after the duo attack John More.

Dodd Family Dinner Scene

The Dodd's eat dinner together in a scene whose place in the film is unclear, revealed during teaser #2 and an accompanying production still.

Freddie In The Woods
Freddie crosses the river to the approaching cars on the road. Possibly from his post-army, pre-The Cause travels. Seen in teaser #2.

Freddie Sees The Master
These shots appear to show Freddie's POV "skulking and sneaking" to observe The Master and his family when first onboard the ship. Seen in the trailer.

DELETED SCENES FROM THE SCRIPT

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