Making Mr. Right Page #2

Synopsis: A reclusive scientist builds a robot that looks exactly like him to go on a long-term space mission. Since the scientist seems to lack all emotions, he is unable to program them into his automaton, and an eccentric woman is hired to "educate" the robot on human behavior. In the end, she falls in love... but is the robot or the Dr. Mr. Right?
Director(s): Susan Seidelman
Production: HBO Video
 
IMDB:
5.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
PG-13
Year:
1987
98 min
135 Views


METAL, PROTEINS,

SYNTHETIC FIBERS.

HE'S NO DIFFEREN THAN YOU OR I.

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT--I-I--

IS HIS RESET BUTTON.

IT REACTIVATES:

HIS MOTOR CONTROL.

I TOLD RAMDAS:

THAT THE CONCEP OF A WOMAN WOULD

MERELY CONFUSE HIM.

ULYSSES,

STOP PLAYING GAMES.

ULYSSE--

ULYSSES!

HERE.

OH--UH!

[BEEP BEEP]

Dr. Ramdas:
I THOUGH SHOWING YOU THESE TAPES

MIGHT HELP TO MAKE YOU

MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE DROID.

YOU SEE, MISS STONE,

PROGRAMMING THE ANDROID

TAKES HIM JUST SO FAR.

THE REST MUST BE

LEARNED:

LIKE A HUMAN CHILD.

WE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY WITH

HIS GROSS MOTOR FUNCTIONS

BEFORE WE MODIFIED

HIS CEREBRAL:

MUSCULAR COORDINATION.

[FRANKIE GIGGLES]

Dr. Peters, severely:

EDGE PERCEPTION, MISS STONE,

IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

[GIGGLES]

Dr. Peters:
IT--I MAY LOOK SIMPLE TO YOU,

BUT IT REALLY IS

AN INCREDIBLY SOPHISTICATED

SERIES OF PROGRAMS.

Dr. Peters:

ONCE WE WERE ABLE

TO MODIFY:

HIS HAND/EYE COORDINATION,

WE--WE REALIZED HE HAD

A RETINAL RESOLUTION

10 TIMES GREATER THAN THA OF THE AVERAGE HUMAN EYE.

Dr. Peters:

AND AS YOU CAN SEE,

WE LICKED THAT PROBLEM.

Frankie:
WELL,

IF ALL ELSE FAILS,

HE CAN ALWAYS:

TAKE YOUR PLACE:

ON JURY DUTY.

Men:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO YOU:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

DEAR ULYSSES:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

[ALL CHEERING]

AHEM. DR. PETERS,

HE REALLY IS:

AN AMAZING CREATION,

BUT I THINK THA WE MIGHT WANNA TAKE

SOME TIME TO POLISH UP

HIS SOCIAL GRACES.

SOCIAL GRACES?

WHAT FOR?

JEFF,

I'VE GOTTA AGREE

WITH MISS STONE.

I THINK A WOMAN:

WOULD BE:

A GOOD INFLUENCE

ON HIM.

TRISH?

HI!

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING HERE?

IVY'S WEDDING ISN' UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

[DOG WHIMPERING]

OH, TRISH...

I CAN'T BELIEVE DONALD

WOULD DO THIS TO YOU!

YEAH, MY MOTHER

WAS RIGHT.

I SHOULD NEVER:

HAVE MARRIED AN ACTOR.

OHH...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

ARE YOU HAVING:

A GARAGE SALE?

OH, YOU MIGH CALL IT THAT.

I'M CHANGING

MY LIFE,

GETTING RID:

OF THE GARBAGE.

OH, NO!

STEVE, TOO?

MM-HMM.

JESUS, FRANKIE,

I ALWAYS THOUGHT STEVE

WAS ABOUT THE BES YOU WERE GONNA DO.

BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE

WHO'S BEEN DRAGGED

THROUGH THE MUD:

BY SOME MACHO SCUM.

[DOG BARKS]

SNOWBALL!

TRISH, IT WASN' EXACTLY LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, FRANKIE,

BEING SINGLE AGAIN

COULD BE REALLY GREAT.

I MEAN, YOU COULD GO

WHEREVER YOU WANTED,

SLEEP WITH WHOEVER

YOU WANTED,

HAVE ABSOLUTELY:

INCREDIBLE SEX:

WITH STRANGERS.

LIKE, UM...

I'VE NEVER MADE I WITH A BODYBUILDER,

HAVE YOU?

OR AN ACROBAT?

[LAUGHING]

HOW ABOU A CAR MECHANIC?

A SWEATY ONE.

[LAUGHS]

I'VE NEVER EVEN TRIED

A M\NAGE TROIS,

HAVE YOU?

WITH STEVE?

MM-HMM.

OH, GOD, IT WAS

HARD ENOUGH:

TO GET HIM ALONE.

OH.

AND EVEN THEN I WASN'T HARD ENOUGH.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

WELL, FRANKIE,

WHEN YOU:

THINK ABOUT IT...

THERE ARE A LO OF POSSIBILITIES.

Frankie:
OK...

THAT'S

THE FIRST PROBLEM.

YOU'VE GOT NICE EYES,

ULYSSES,

NOW USE THEM.

LOOK AT ME.

WHY? I KNOW

YOU'RE THERE.

BECAUSE LOOKING:

SOMEONE IN THE EYES

MAKES THEM FEEL:

THAT YOU CARE:

ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE

SAYING.

THAT'S POINT NUMBER ONE:

MAKE EYE CONTACT.

AND POINT NUMBER 2

IS LISTENING.

NOW, YOU LOOK AT A WOMAN,

OR ANYONE,

FOR THAT MATTER,

AND LISTEN--

AS IF WHA THEY'RE SAYING

IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

GOOD.

GOOD. NOW,

POINT NUMBER 3:

CONFIDENCE.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

JUST STAY THERE.

STAY...

STAY.

[BUZZ]

YEAH?

Woman:
STEVE MARCUS

IS HERE TO SEE YOU.

OK, UH, JUST HOLD HIM

THERE, WOULD YOU?

I'LL BE RIGHT UP.

ULYSSES, WHY DON' YOU WATCH THIS

FOR A LITTLE WHILE, OK?

THEY HAVE NOBODY.

Phil Donahue:

YOU ALSO ARE, LIKE--

I'M VERY PLEASED

THAT YOU WOULD BE--

OH! HERE.

HERE. THIS IS

A TALK SHOW.

NOW, YOU'RE GONNA

BE ON ONE OF THESE

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

SO I WANT YOU:

TO STUDY,

OKEY-DOKEY?

OKEY-DOKEY.

HOW 'BOUT, SHOULD YOU MARRY,

WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN...

I'LL BE

RIGHT BACK.

BIOLOGICAL CLOCK,

ALL THAT STUFF?

YES, MY BIOLOGIC CLOCK

IS COUNTING DOWN,

AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE

TO HAVE CHILDREN.

AND, UH, RIGHT NOW,

I JUST TRY:

TO PSYCH MYSELF OU OF NOT HAVING CHILDREN

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK

THEY'RE IN MY FUTURE.

UM, ARE YOU LOOKING

FOR MR. RIGHT?

YES. YES, BUT--

ISN' THAT A TRAP?

IS THERE:

SUCH A PERSON?

P.A.:
ATTENTION,

WELDING TEAMS C AND D...

HI.

PLEASE REPORT TO ANNEX B

ON C LEVEL.

[WHISPERING] What

are you doing here?

I HAVE TO:

TALK TO YOU!

YOU WON'T RETURN

MY PHONE CA--

SHH!

My phone calls!

HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED:

TO YOUR LIP?

IT'S A MUSTACHE. I FEL THAT IT WOULD MAKE ME

LOOK MORE MATURE.

VOTERS LIKE THAT.

WELL, I'M

A VOTER, STEVE.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT?!

SHH!

Why are you here?

Is there someplace

a little more private

where we can talk?

Yeah, sure.

I'LL WALK YOU

TO YOUR CAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS IS

THAT YOU CAN'T SIT AROUND

ON YOUR HOOPEY-DOOPEY

WAITING FOR:

MR. RIGHT TO COME!

Woman:
SHE'S

NOT DOING THAT.

Man:
YEAH, I KNOW, BU YOU'VE GOTTA GET OUT THERE,

AND YOU'VE GOTTA

LET YOURSELF BE KNOWN.

YOU'VE GOTTA SAY,

"HERE I AM,

AND I'M WORTHWHILE."

I THINK A LO OF THAT DEPENDS

ON YOUR OWN IMAGE

OF YOUR SELF.

IF YOU SIT HOME AND TURN ON

THE TELEVISION SET,

DON'T EXPEC ANYTHING TO HAPPEN!

GET OUT THERE AND SAY,

"LOOK AT ME! I'M GORGEOUS!"

Donahue:

BUT THE PROBLEM IS,

THERE AREN'T THAT MANY

OTHER GORGEOUS,

WONDERFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE!

THAT'S THE PROBLEM!

Man:
WELL,

YOU KNOW, I DON'T--

Woman:
THERE ARE--

THERE ARE A LOT--

Man:
I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

I THINK THERE ARE!

Donahue:
ALL RIGHT.

ARE THE--WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YES, MA'AM, WOULD YOU

KINDLY STAND?

Second woman:

YES, I AM A WIDOW.

I'VE BEEN A WIDOW

FOR 5 YEARS.

AND I'VE FOUND OU THE BEST WAY...

[BLOWS AIR]

...AND DO SOMETHING

FOR SOMEBODY.

[APPLAUSE]

Donahue:
AND WE'LL

BE BACK IN JUST A MOMENT.

[DONAHUE THEME PLAYING]

Man:
AREN'T YOU TIRED

OF POLITICIANS:

WHO DON'T GIVE A DAMN

ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK?

WE ARE.

WHO ARE WE?

WE'RE VOTERS

FOR STEVEN MARCUS,

BELIEVERS:

IN A BETTER CONGRESS

WITH BETTER CONGRESSMEN.

WHAT MAKES MARCUS

SO MUCH BETTER:

THAN EVEN:

THE SO-CALLED "BEST"?

HE'S SENSITIVE

TO YOUR NEEDS.

I REALLY BELIEVE

HE CARES.

HE'S SMART AS A WHIP.

HE STANDS FOR THE ISSUES

THAT REALLY MATTER.

UNA PERSONA SINCERA.

I THINK HE'S

JUST LIKE YOU AND ME,

EXCEPT HE'S

A LITTLE BETTER.

Man:
STEVEN MARCUS.

IT TAKES A MAN:

THIS SENSITIVE:

TO KNOW YOUR NEEDS.

PAID FOR BY:

CITIZENS FOR MARCUS.

[DONAHUE THEME STARTS]

Donahue:
HERE'S THE POINT.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING

FOR MR. RIGHT,

THEN YOUR WELL-BEING

IS DETERMINED BY...

WHAT ARE YOU DOI--

IT TAKES A MAN:

THISSENSITIVE:

TO KNOW YOUR NEEDS.

MY GOD, THAT W-WOMAN

IS TURNING YOU:

INTO A HOOKER!

Woman:
I THINK

THAT I HAVE A HOPE

THAT THERE IS A MR. RIGH OUT THERE FOR ME.

HOW YOU DOIN',

SKIPPY?

IS THAT YOUR NEW

CAMPAIGN MANAGER?

[LAUGHS]

THAT'S VERY FUNNY.

COME ON, FRANKIE.

[SIGHS]

I NEED YOU:

BACK ON BOARD.

SKIPPER?

TAKE A BREAK.

YOU KNOW, I'VE, UH...

I'VE REALLY

MISSED YOU.

[LAUGHS]

I'M DESPERATE.

I FELL THREE POINTS

IN THE POLLS.

MY ENTIRE CAREER

IS ON THE LINE!

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