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TheNuttyProfessor
TheNuttyProfessor
(Comedy)(1996)
©2002byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
ShermanKlump/BuddyLove………………………………….EddieMurphy
Shermanisashy,lonely,loveableandveryfatProfessorofGeneticsatWellmanUniversitywhoissodesperatetobethinthathestartstotakeapowerfuldrugthathehasinvented.ThedrugturnshimintoBuddy,whoisthin,butalsosexist,overlyconfidentandobnoxious.
CarlaPurty………………………………………………………………….JadaPinkett
Abeautifulandsweetgraduatestudentwhoisteachingachemistryclass.SheadmiresSherman,andthenbecomesattractedtoBuddy,withoutrealizingthey’rethesameperson.
DeanRichmond…………………………………………………………LarryMiller
TheDean(head)ofWellmanUniversitywhostronglydislikesShermanandwhoisobsessedwithraisingmoneyfortheschool.
HarlanHartley……………………………………………………………JamesCoburn
Arichalumni(formerstudent)whoisconsidering
giving$10,000,000totheschoolasagift.
ReggieWarrington…………………………………………………….DavidChappelle
Anightclubcomicwhoisperhapsfunny,butalsomeanandabusive.
Jason…………………………………………………………………………….JohnAles
AgraduatestudentandloyallaboratoryassistanttoSherman.
TheKlumps(Mama/Papa/Grandma/Ernie)……………EddieMurphy
Sherman’swonderful,animated,loving,crudeandridiculousfamily,allofwhom,amazingly,arealsoplayedbyEddieMurphy!
PlotSummary
ThisfilmisthestoryofShermanKlump,averysweetandshyProfessorofGenetics(thestudyofbiologicalmaterialthatispassedfromonegenerationtothenext).Shermanisveryoverweight,andafterhemeetsthebeautifulgraduatestudentCarlaPurty,hedecideshemustbecomethinifthereisanychanceforhimtogetCarlaromanticallyinterestedinhim.ThegoodnewsforShermanisthatapowerfuldrugheinventedmakespeopleinstantlyloselotsofweight(justlikeitdidonlaboratoryanimals),andthushebecomesasthinashecouldeverwanttobe.ThebadnewsisthatitalsoturnsShermaninto“Buddy,”asexistandobnoxiousguy,andtheworstnewsofallisthatthedrugdoesn’tlastverylong,andthusBuddysuddenlyturnsbackintotheoverweightShermanatveryunpredictableandinappropriatetimes.
DespiteBuddy’spersonality,Carlabecomesattractedtohim,andthusShermancontinuestotakethedruginordertobewithher.Infact,ShermanandBuddylooksodifferentthatCarladoesn’trealizethatthey’rethesameperson,butofcourse,therearegreatdifficultiesintryingtobetwototallydifferentpeopleatthesametime.Inthelongrun,Shermanmustfacethefactthathiswonderdrugisfarfromperfect,andthatifhewantstowinCarla’sheart,itwillhavetobeastheshyandloveablepersonthathetrulyis.
SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnow
ShermanmeetsDeanRichardsandpromisestobehavewell,
sothatWellman’srichalumniwillcontinuetogivetotheschool.
Machoman[Song]
“Macho”isapopularSpanishwordforverymasculineormanly.
Don’tyoufeellikeaponywhenyousweat?
Ayoungorbabyhorse.
I’mvoguing!
Youcanvogue!
Aridiculousandrarelyusedslangverbthatisusedto
describetheactofimitatingbeautifulfashionmodels.
I’mgoingtohaveananeurysm!
Mycalvesareburning!
“Ananeurysm”isadangerousbloodclotorstoppagein
thebrain.A“calf”isthepartofthelegabovetheknee.
We’reinthevanguardofresearch.
Ifauniversityisinthe“vanguardofresearch,”theyarestudyingthingsthatothershavenotyetstudiedorresearched,butthatwillprovetobeveryimportantinthefuture.
Thisisthemostpeculiarthing,becauseI
distinctlyrememberlockinguplastnight.
Ifsomethingis“peculiar,”itisstrangeorbizarre,andoftenveryunexpected.“Distinctly”isanadverbthatmeansspecifically.
Ilockedthosecagesandpickedupmyportfolio.
Aportfolioisatypeofflexiblecaseforcarryingloosepapers.
Imusthavegrazedtheswitch.
“Tograze”somethingistotouchitlightlyinpassing(Andforcows,
itistoeatgrass).A“switch”isadeviceforturningthingsonandoff.
I’lltendtoShelly.
Inthiscase,to“tendto”aperson(oranimal)istotakecareofthem.
Howareyou,mylittlepowderpuff?
Asweetbutridiculoustermofaffection.
She’slostthreeouncessincethelastfeed.
An“ounce”is1/16thofapound.Thoughrare,“feed”canbeanoun.
Herentiremolecularstructurehasbeenrealigned.
“Molecularstructure”isascientificconceptforthewaymolecules(groupsofatoms)areputtogether.Ifsomethingis“realigned,“
itisrebuilt,orarrangedinadifferentway.
Thisnewformula….hasactuallyreconstructedShelly’sDNA.
Here,a“formula”ismixtureofvariousingredientstoformadrug.
“DNA”isakeyconceptingenetics,andthebuildingblocksofalllife.
Whatifweuppedthedosage?
“To“up”somethingistoincreaseit,and“dosage”istheamountofadrugthatapersonissupposedtotake(usuallyprescribedbyadoctor).
Onestepatatime;Wedon’twanttojeopardizeShelly.
“Tojeopardize”aperson(oranimal)istoputthemindanger.
We’retryingtowinagranthere.AsArseniowouldsay,“Let’sgetbusy.”
A“grant”isagiftofmoney,oftenbyarichinstitution
orpersontohelpaschoolorpersoncarryoutresearch.
Comfy?
:
:
Quite.
“Comfy”isashortwayofsayingcomfortable,andin
thiscontext,“quite”meansveryorprettymuch.
AnythingIcangetyou?
Juice?
Coffee?
Rackoflamb?
Averylargepieceofmeatthatisoftenservedforcelebrations.
She’salovelywomanwhosogenerouslydonates
moneytohelpfundoursciencedepartment.
Ausefulwordforprettyorattractive(MoreBritishthanAmerican).
Gerbilsaremorestreamlinedandhamstershaveatendencytobefluffier.
A“gerbil”isasmallanimalthatisoftenusedinsciencelaboratories.Ifsomethingis“streamlined,“itisthinorsleek.A“hamster”isanothersmallanimalthatiswidelyusedinlabs.Ifcertainanimalshavea“tendencyto”beacertainway,theyareoftenthatway.Ifananimalis“fluffy,”itiscoveredwithlotsoflightfur.
Themalehamster’sscrotumhasatendency
tobedisproportionally…nevermind….
The“scrotum”isthesacthatcontainsthetesticles(balls)inmales.
Ifsomethingis“disproportional,”itisnottherightorcorrectsizecomparedtosomethingelse.“Nevermind”meansforgetit.
TheNationalRiflepeopleareright.IfIhadonenow,bang….
“TheNationalRifleAssociation”isalargegroupofgun-owners.
“Bang”isthesoundthatanexplosionorashootinggunmakes.
WhatMrs.Vidivoxwitnessedwas5,000healthyhamsters
bredfromageneticallydeficienthereditaryline.
“Towitness”somethingistoobserveorseeit.“Tobreed”animals
(pastparticipleisbred)istoarrangeforthemtoreproduce.A“geneticallydeficienthereditaryline”isascientificwayofsayingparentsorancestorsthathadseriousbiologicalormedicalproblems.
Listentomecarefully,youfattubofgoo…
“Goo”isanytypeofthickliquidorstickysubstance.
Foryears,you’vesinglehandedlyalienatedeverywealthydonorwe’vehad.
“Toalienate”apersonistodrivethemawayorperhapstomake
themangry.A“wealthydonor”isarichpersonwhogivesmoney.
Airconditioningschoolsareoutdrawingus.We’ve
lostsomuchmoney,redisourschoolcolor.
Inthiscase,“tooutdraw”anotherschoolistoraisemoremoney.
“Red”isacolorassociatedwithdebtandlackofmoney.
Innercityschoolshavebettercomputers
thanwedo;Bosniawantstogiveusmoney.
Ifschoolsareinthe“innercity,”theyareoftenthoughttobeverypoor.
BosniaisapartoftheformerYugoslaviabadlyhurtbyCivilWar.
Hartleyisthelastrichalumnusthatwegot.
An“alumnus”isaformerstudentofaparticularschool.
I’llletyouknowhowtohandleit.
Inthiscontext,“tohandle”somethingistotakecareofit.
ShermanmeetsCarlaatschool,andthen
goeshometoaniceKlumpfamilymeal.
Ofalltheequationsyou’lllearnduringthecourseof
yourstudieshere,thisequationshallbethemosthelpful.
An“equation”isamathematicalstatementorformula,suchasF=MA.
TheequationfundamentallybreaksdownwhatDNAiscomposedof…
Ifanequation“breaksdown”asubstance,itshowswhattheindividualingredientsarethatarenecessarytomakeit.Ifasubstanceis“composedof”certainingredients,itismadefromthem.
Ihaven’treallymessedmyself.Imean,Ihaven’t
messedmyself.Imessedmyshirtup.
“Tomessup”ashirtistodamageit(Generally,one
neverreally“messesoneself,”asKlumpusesithere).
There’sapopquizonWednesday.
Asmalltestthatsometeacherslovetogive.
Itmakesthetablelookmorefestiveandthekidsenjoyit.
Ifsomethinglooks“festive,”itlookscheerful
orperhapspartofacelebration.
I’mbetweenclassesandIgotaminutetochat.
“Tochat”istotalkcasually,orinafamiliarorinformalstyle.
I’magradstudentandI’mteachingmy
firstintrochemistryclassacrossthehall.
A“gradstudent”isastudentwhoisgettinganadvanceddegree,suchasanMAoraPh.D.“Intro”isshortforintroductory,orbeginning.
I’mfatter,uh,flatteredyou’vebeenfollowingmyworkthewayyouhave.
Ifapersonis“flattered”bysomethingpositivethatsomeoneelse
hassaidaboutthem,theyfeelgoodaboutitorareappreciative.
She’sfine.
Insomecontexts,“fine”isaveryslangy
wayofsayingsexyorgoodlooking.
Thisissofabulous.Ain’tnothinglikegetting
togetherwithfamilyandhavingagoodmeal.
Anicealternativetowonderfulorfantastic(Notethat
‘ain’t’isveryungrammaticalandshouldbeavoided).
Youknowmashedpotatoesgivemegas.
Inthiscontext,“gas”istheintestinalgasfrom
yourstomachafte
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