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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

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[soft orchestral music playing] - The Professor

[soft orchestral music playing]

[door opens] - The Professor

[doctor] It doesn't look good, Richard. - The Professor

[doctor] It doesn't look good, Richard.

The pain you've been experiencing
in your upper back - The Professor

The pain you've been experiencing in your upper back

As we're catching this late in the game, - The Professor

As we're catching this late in the game,

[emotive music playing] - The Professor

[emotive music playing]

You should notify Veronica
and your daughter as soon as possible - The Professor

You should notify Veronica and your daughter as soon as poss...

[indistinct chatter] - The Professor

[indistinct chatter]

So let's make this a fantastic quarter - The Professor

So let's make this a fantastic quarter

What? Urn... Okay. - The Professor

What? Urn... Okay.

- Fucking God!
- [duck quacking] - The Professor

- Fucking God! - [duck quacking]

[swan calling] - The Professor

- Shall the atheists say grace then?
- Shut up, Richard. - The Professor

- Shall the atheists say grace then? - Shut up, Richard.

[laughs] - The Professor

[Veronica stammers] - The Professor

[Veronica stammers]

- I'm not placating my daughter.
- How dare you deny me like this. - The Professor

- I'm not placating my daughter. - How dare you deny me...

I'm just denying your call for attention - The Professor

I'm just denying your call for attention

I also have something I'd like to say. - The Professor

I also have something I'd like to say.

[laughing] - The Professor

At least have a little bit
of taste in your infidelity. - The Professor

At least have a little bit of taste in your infidelity.

It's up to you, - The Professor

It's up to you,

Then had some fucking nutless sack. - The Professor

Then had some fucking nutless sack.

Henry was blessed with a spare testicle? - The Professor

Henry was blessed with a spare testicle?

Are you sure it's not a cyst - The Professor

Are you sure it's not a cyst

As far as I'm concerned, - The Professor

As far as I'm concerned,

[sighs, clears throat] - The Professor

[sighs, clears throat]

[Rose] No, but that's not
what she's saying at all. - The Professor

[Rose] No, but that's not what she's saying at all...

Like a hundred years in advance and-- - The Professor

Like a hundred years in advance and--

[phone ringing] - The Professor

[phone ringing]

- There we go. Here she is.
- Sorry. Mine. Sorry. - The Professor

- There we go. Here she is. - Sorry. Mine. Sorry.

No, no, no, please, take your call.
Stand up and take your call. - The Professor

No, no, no, please, take your call. Stand up and take your c...

- Goodbye. Bye. Bye.
- [male student laughs] - The Professor

- Goodbye. Bye. Bye. - [male student laughs]

From here on out, - The Professor

From here on out,

So for those of you - The Professor

So for those of you

Just simply walk out the door - The Professor

Just simply walk out the door

So for those of you - The Professor

So for those of you

Pack up your shit and vamoose now. Hmm? - The Professor

Pack up your shit and vamoose now. Hmm?

[soft cheerful music] - The Professor

[soft cheerful music]

If any of you have any intentions
of studying business, - The Professor

If any of you have any intentions of studying business,

If you look down and you happen
to find yourself in sweatpants - The Professor

If you look down and you happen to find yourself in sweatpan...

Most important of all,
if you've never read a book - The Professor

Most important of all, if you've never read a book

If any of you find yourself
falling into any of these categories, - The Professor

If any of you find yourself falling into any of these catego...

The government workers - The Professor

The government workers

The, uh, sweatpants comment's not a joke. - The Professor

The, uh, sweatpants comment's not a joke.

I'm sick. I have a cold. - The Professor

I'm sick. I have a cold.

Right. Now, for those of you
who are interested - The Professor

Right. Now, for those of you who are interested

You're in charge of reading one book
and one book only to this quarter. - The Professor

You're in charge of reading one book and one book only ...

After doing so,
you will then stand up here - The Professor

After doing so, you will then stand up here

And then you will stand up here
and you'll persuade your peers - The Professor

And then you will stand up here and you'll persuade you...

For that, you'll receive a - The Professor

For that, you'll receive a

Ah-ha. Yes. One more thing. - The Professor

Ah-ha. Yes. One more thing.

The plight of unkempt women
is truly the last thing - The Professor

The plight of unkempt women is truly the last thing

- [Richard] I just did.
- [scoffs] - The Professor

- [Richard] I just did. - [scoffs]

Oh, yeah, by the way,
if any of you sell marijuana - The Professor

Oh, yeah, by the way, if any of you sell marijuana

I need to go on sabbatical next quarter. - The Professor

I need to go on sabbatical next quarter.

I would... No, I can't give you
a sabbatical, it takes a year. - The Professor

I would... No, I can't give you a sabbatical, it takes ...

I would like to write
the next great American novel. - The Professor

I would like to write the next great American novel.

- Oh, yeah?
- Or novella, - The Professor

- Oh, yeah? - Or novella,

It's gonna be about an orphan - The Professor

It's gonna be about an orphan

Right now, the tentative title
is Bunny Fun Found - The Professor

Right now, the tentative title is Bunny Fun Found

I have cancer
and it doesn't look good. - The Professor

I have cancer and it doesn't look good.

[laughs] - The Professor

You can let go of my hands now
and then we can have a drink maybe. - The Professor

You can let go of my hands now and then we can have a drink ...

So to the month's end. - The Professor

So to the month's end.

- There's no need to be facetious.
- I didn't mean to be facetious. - The Professor

- There's no need to be facetious. - I didn't mean...

And don't go blabbering
your little wet mouth about this. - The Professor

And don't go blabbering your little wet mouth about thi...

- No, no.
- This is no one's business - The Professor

- No, no. - This is no one's business

- [siren wailing outside]
- [Henry] I think your art is brilliant. - The Professor

- [siren wailing outside] - [Henry] I think your art is bril...

In fact... [sighs] - The Professor

In fact... [sighs]

[music playing] - The Professor

[music playing]

- Go for it.
- And you know at heart, - The Professor

- Go for it. - And you know at heart,

But you have to realize
that from here on out, - The Professor

But you have to realize that from here on out,

I've played a rather quiet role
in the tragedy that is our marriage. - The Professor

I've played a rather quiet role in the tragedy that is ...

Quite frankly, I'm done. - The Professor

Quite frankly, I'm done.

It's time that we lived a bit
closer to the... - The Professor

It's time that we lived a bit closer to the...

So from this point on,
let us fuck who we wanna fuck. - The Professor

So from this point on, let us fuck who we wanna fuck.

And all in all, just do whatever
the hell we damn well please. - The Professor

And all in all, just do whatever the hell we damn well pleas...

Let us at least attempt to keep
the parental damage - The Professor

Let us at least attempt to keep the parental damage

- Yes, dear?
- [bottle squeaks] - The Professor

- Yes, dear? - [bottle squeaks]

Here's to, uh, our new lives. - The Professor

Here's to, uh, our new lives.

17th century poet who fell
in love with his cousin and... - The Professor

17th century poet who fell in love with his cousin and...

- [glass breaking]
- [Veronica laughs] - The Professor

- [glass breaking] - [Veronica laughs]

[cheerful music playing] - The Professor

[cheerful music playing]

- I mean, the whole thing is broken.
- [chuckles] - The Professor

- I mean, the whole thing is broken. - [chuckles]

[laughs] - The Professor

- I'm Veronica, Olivia's mother.
- Hi, I'm Taylor. - The Professor

- I'm Veronica, Olivia's mother. - Hi, I'm Ta...

So is this-- - The Professor

- Yes, yes, of course, you are.
- [Taylor giggles] - The Professor

- Yes, yes, of course, you are. - [Taylor giggles]

On a scale of one to ten, I'd say a four. - The Professor

On a scale of one to ten, I'd say a four.

- Life.
- Do you know if I could go back in time, - The Professor

- Life. - Do you know if I could go back in time,

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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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