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The Professor

A college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.

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Richard

Veronica

Rosemarie DeWitt

Olivia

Peter

Claire

Danny

Henry

Barbara

Rose

Matreya Scarrwener

Donna

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Unnamed Student

Paloma Kwiatkowski

Taylor

Kaitlyn Bernard

Doctor

Male Student #1

Waitress

Justine Warrington

Professor Emeritus

Widow #1

Christine Willes

Widow #2

Denalda Williams

Ed

Keith MacKechnie

Professor Emeritus Wife

Group Leader

Debbie Podowski

Santiago

Henry's Secretary

Female Student #1

Katherine Evans

Lily

Male Student #2

Maarten Bayliss

Male Student #3

Male Student #4

Female Student #2

Girl in Sweatpants

Megan Peta Hill

Student #5

Liam Raymond Dib

Professor

Alcoholic

Attractive Woman

Woman #1

Brenda Matthews

Jibbles the Dog

Student

Art Lover

Art Lover

Yolanda Corbett

Professor

Marathon Runner

Jocelyne Gaumond

Sir Basil

Student

Student

Woman #1

Brenda Matthews

Professor Art Lover

Richard McBride

Leo the Bartender

Latino Gardner

Alain Mickelson

Party guest

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Richard Brown Claire Male Student #1 Richard Olivia Claire Male Student #1 Peter Henry Claire Male Student #1

Well maturity is really just another word for - The Professor

Well maturity is really just another word for

I'm talking about
the piss and shit of others, Rose, - The Professor

I'm talking about the piss and shit of others, Rose,

I'm more than happy to help
pick up his classes - The Professor

I'm more than happy to help pick up his classes

Uh, look, um,
maybe he's just trying to be... - The Professor

Uh, look, um, maybe he's just trying to be...

- [soft music playing]
- [people chattering] - The Professor

- [soft music playing] - [people chattering]

Why are you wearing sunglasses - The Professor

Why are you wearing sunglasses

I'm supposed to wear sunglasses - The Professor

I'm supposed to wear sunglasses

[Richard] I-- I understand that,
but, you know, it's my death. - The Professor

[Richard] I-- I understand that, but, you know, it's my...

[engine starts] - The Professor

[engine starts]

But I guess it was really no point, - The Professor

But I guess it was really no point,

But despite all that, I'm-I'm... - The Professor

But despite all that, I'm-I'm...

I... I don't have cancer. - The Professor

I... I don't have cancer.

My friend Richard does. - The Professor

My friend Richard does.

I don't wanna lose my best friend. [cries] - The Professor

I don't wanna lose my best friend. [cries]

I'd actually prefer to leave this place
because the lighting is poor down here, - The Professor

I'd actually prefer to leave this place because the lig...

Uh, well, you find that if you-- - The Professor

Uh, well, you find that if you--

Would anyone else like to go
and grab a drink, - The Professor

Would anyone else like to go and grab a drink,

Oh, Richard, you got to stay.
Uh, I wanna help you. - The Professor

Oh, Richard, you got to stay. Uh, I wanna help you.

I'd die here, - The Professor

[soft ambient music] - The Professor

[soft ambient music]

Maybe even after, - The Professor

Maybe even after,

- Uh, yeah.
- All right. I'm gonna-- - The Professor

- Uh, yeah. - All right. I'm gonna--

[exhales] - The Professor

[chuckles] - The Professor

You don't have to say that shit
because she despises him - The Professor

You don't have to say that shit because she despises hi...

He's perfectly right. - The Professor

He's perfectly right.

- No, I don't want go.
- No, no, you're-- - The Professor

- No, I don't want go. - No, no, you're--

Okay. That's it. Okay.
Get in the car. Just get-- - The Professor

Okay. That's it. Okay. Get in the car. Just get--

- ♪ I ♪
- Are you all right? [chuckles] - The Professor

- ♪ I ♪ - Are you all right? [chuckles]

Igotcancen - The Professor

For some reason,
it just never really kind of - The Professor

For some reason, it just never really kind of

[chuckles] - The Professor

Do me a favor, please keep
that between us, yeah? - The Professor

Do me a favor, please keep that between us, yeah?

You're the only person I've ever told,
outside of Peter. - The Professor

You're the only person I've ever told, outside of ...

- ♪ And I ♪
- [clears throat] - The Professor

- ♪ And I ♪ - [clears throat]

[exhales] - The Professor

XAndlX - The Professor

♪ And now S - The Professor

- J' Your love is blue J'
- Is this so bad? - The Professor

- J' Your love is blue J' - Is this so bad?

No. [chuckles] - The Professor

♪ When trouble overtakes you I' - The Professor

♪ When trouble overtakes you I'

- ♪ With you by my side ♪
- [groans] - The Professor

- ♪ With you by my side ♪ - [groans]

_ Help. Hey, hey, hey
' [groans] - The Professor

_ Help. Hey, hey, hey ' [groans]

[footsteps] - The Professor

Richard, you've got to clean up your act. - The Professor

Richard, you've got to clean up your act.

Yeah. I fucked up.
I'll slow down the candy. - The Professor

Yeah. I fucked up. I'll slow down the candy.

And I'll go green for a bit, okay? - The Professor

And I'll go green for a bit, okay?

Look, I don't want you - The Professor

Look, I don't want you

Oh, okay. Well, I'll-I'll see you back on,
uh, on the campus. - The Professor

Oh, okay. Well, I'll-I'll see you back on, uh, on ...

Yeah, you said, just go, Pete.
Thanks for coming by. - The Professor

Yeah, you said, just go, Pete. Thanks for coming by.

[Peter] Yeah, you're looking good,
you're looking good. - The Professor

[Peter] Yeah, you're looking good, you're looking ...

[speaks Spanish] - The Professor

[speaks Spanish]

[Carol] Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't hear you answer. - The Professor

[Carol] Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear you answer.

[Carol] He says the matter
is rather urgent. - The Professor

[Carol] He says the matter is rather urgent.

[Carol] Richard. - The Professor

[Carol] Richard.

[groans] - The Professor

I mean to eat sometimes,
but outside of that, no. No, I don't. - The Professor

I mean to eat sometimes, but outside of that, no. No, I don&...

We need to talk about certain allegations - The Professor

We need to talk about certain allegations

- Some of which are serious.
- [laughs] - The Professor

- Some of which are serious. - [laughs]

I couldn't give a fucking rat's balls - The Professor

I couldn't give a fucking rat's balls

I have tenure, and furthermore, - The Professor

I have tenure, and furthermore,

You're having an affair,
and not just any affair, - The Professor

You're having an affair, and not just any affair,

Specifically... mine. - The Professor

Specifically... mine.

- [chuckles]
- Not only that, - The Professor

- [chuckles] - Not only that,

And oddly enough,
they come from the woman - The Professor

And oddly enough, they come from the woman

Can you remind me - The Professor

Can you remind me

Chancellor, I have mounted you
like a running stag, - The Professor

Chancellor, I have mounted you like a running stag,

[distant bell tolling] - The Professor

[distant bell tolling]

I'm gonna take it
that my request for sabbatical - The Professor

I'm gonna take it that my request for sabbatical

[bell tolling] - The Professor

All Barbara ever talks about
is how well traveled she is. - The Professor

All Barbara ever talks about is how well traveled she is.

- in Ibiza...
- [soft music playing] - The Professor

- in Ibiza... - [soft music playing]

Uh, darling, let him be. - The Professor

Uh, darling, let him be.

[Barbara] Anyway, as I was saying, - The Professor

[Barbara] Anyway, as I was saying,

[Barbara giggles] - The Professor

[Barbara giggles]

We have something to celebrate - The Professor

We have something to celebrate

Uh, my... throat is rather sore. - The Professor

Uh, my... throat is rather sore.

...we've noticed that it's allowed us - The Professor

...we've noticed that it's allowed us

You, my friend, have been
awarded a sabbatical. - The Professor

You, my friend, have been awarded a sabbatical.

- That's all.
- Peter, it's my birthday. - The Professor

- That's all. - Peter, it's my birthday.

[groans] - The Professor

[groans] - The Professor

[Claire] The person one loves at first - The Professor

[Claire] The person one loves at first

The person one loves at first - The Professor

The person one loves at first

In two words, deceptively simple. - The Professor

In two words, deceptively simple.

And it's a really nice way
to end the class with a little... - The Professor

And it's a really nice way to end the class with a litt...

So you get an - The Professor

And I suppose the rest of you are waiting - The Professor

And I suppose the rest of you are waiting

- [groans] - The Professor

The world needs people like you. - The Professor

The world needs people like you.

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A college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.

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Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1986

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