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TheProducers
TheProducers
(Comedy)(1968)
©2003byRaymondWeschler
MajorCharacters
MaxBialystock…………………………………ZeroMostel
ABroadwayproducerwhowasonceextremelysuccessful,butwhoseplaysinrecentyearshaveallbeencommercialfailures.Hestrugglestosurvivebyseducinglittleoldladiesintopayingforhisefforts.
LeoBloom………………………………………GeneWilder
Aneurotic(verynervous)NewYorkaccountantwhoisassignedtolookatMax’sfinances.HediscovershowMaxcanmakelotsofmoneyevenifhisplaysarehorribleandclosedownafterjustoneshow.
FranzLiebkind………………………………….KennethMars
AcrazyGermanlivinginNewYorkwhoisobsessedwiththe
NaziParty,whohaswrittenaplaycalled“SpringtimeforHitler.”
RogerDeBris……………………………………ChristopherHewett
AcolorfulNewYorkerwhoistheworsttheatredirectoronBroadway.
Ulla…………………………………………………LeeMeredith
AsexyyoungSwedishwomanwhoMaxhirestobeareceptionist.
LorenzoSt.DuBois(“LSD”)……………..……DickShawn
AverybadactorandsingerwhoRogerhirestoplaytheroleofHitler.
CarmenGiya………………………………….…AndreasVoutsinas
Roger’sextremelystrangeassistant.
PlotSummary
ThisfilmisthestoryofMaxBialystock,astrugglingproducerofBroadwayplays(BroadwayisthestreetinNewYorkCitythatisworldfamousforitstheatre).Hehasnotproducedasuccessfulplayinyears,buthecontinuestosurvivebycharmingoldladies,sothattheywillhelppaythecostsofhisnextproduction.Intheory,theladieswillreceiveapartoftheprofits,butsincethereareneveranyprofits,theynevergetbacktheirmoney.
OnedaytheaccountantLeoBloomarrivestocheckoverMax’sfinancialrecords,andsoonafterherealizesthatMaxcouldactuallymakeafortunebyraisingasmuchmoneyaspossiblefromtheseoldwomen,andthenjustmakingsurethattheplaytheyareinvestinginisacompleteflop(afinancialfailure).Noneofthesewomenwouldexpecttoreceiveanyprofitsfromtheir“investment,”,andsincenomoneywasmade,theInternalRevenueService(whichisthefederalgovernmentagencythatcollectstaxes),wouldneverbothertoinvestigatewherethemoneywent.Inlaw,allofthiswouldprobablybecalledfraudandishighlyillegal,butLeotellsMaxitisbasicallyaformof“creativeaccounting”(Thismaybethefirstuseofthatphraseinthehistoryofthemovies,andisofparticularinteresttodaygiventhecorporateaccountingscandalsthatoccurredintheUnitedStatesstartingin2001).
MaxandLeodecidetoteamupinordertoproducetheworstplaytheycanpossiblyimagine.Afterreadingdozensofscreenplays,theydecidetogowithamusicalcalled“SpringtimeforHitler,”writtenbyacrazyGermanwhoislivinginNewYork.TheyalsofindwhotheyconsidertobetheworstdirectoronBroadway,andsoonbeginproductionoftheplay.Allthewhile,Maxgetsbusyraisingasmuchmoneyaspossiblefromhisnetworkoflittleoldladies,convincedthathewillneverhavetopaybacktheir“profits,”sinceheiscertainthattherewillnotbeany.Allseemstobegoingasplanned,andwhentheplayopens,LeoandMaxareconvincedtheyhavemadetheirfortune.However,theonethingtheyforgottoconsiderwastheunpredictablenatureofpublictaste….
Aquicknote:
Theuseof[S]afteradefinitionmeansthewordsareinasong.
SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnow
ThelegendaryMaxBialystock,failedBroadwayproducer,
meetstheneuroticLeoBloom,certifiedpublicaccountant.
Tata!
Asomewhatsnobbywayofsayinggoodbye,usedmainlyinEurope.
Youdirtyyoungman!
Notethattheusualexpressionforamanwhoissexuallyinterested
inwomenmuchyoungerthanhimselfis“dirtyoldman.”
Bye,bye,oldbuzzard.
Atypeofbirdthateatsdeadanimals,
andaslangwordforagreedyperson.
“Finder’skeepers.”
Theexpression“finder’skeepers,losersweepers”meansthataperson
whofindslostpropertygetstolegallykeepit(“Toweep”istocry).
Thereyouare,youlittleflirt!
Agoodwordforapersonwholikestoromanticallyor
sexuallyattractpeoplewithoutbeingseriousaboutit.
Whatasissy!
Averynegativeslangwordforacowardorpersonwithoutcourage.
It’sonlyafleshwound,lambchop!
A“fleshwound”isasuperficialinjuryontheskin(“Lamb
chop”isaridiculouswayofreferringtoaloverorwife).
Justsay“oops!
”andgetout.
Acommonwordtoexpressmildapologyorsurprise,especially
afterhavingjustdonesomethingincorrectlyorbymistake.
Ican’tabideapeepingTom!
“Toabide”someoneistoacceptthem,anda“peepingTom”isapersonwhosecretlyspiesonothers,oftenbylookingthroughtheirwindows.
Iswear,thatmannevertakeshisfieldglassesoffofme.
Inthiscase,“toswear”istopromisetotellthetruth.Ifaperson
nevertakestheireyesoffofyou,theykeepstaringatyou.
Let’sfoolaround!
Inthiscontext,to“foolaround”meanstoengageinsexualactivity.
I’llbetheinnocentlittlemilkmaidandyou’llbethenaughtystableboy.
A“milkmaid”isa19thcenturyexpressionforagirlwhousedtogetmilkfromcows.“Naughty”meansbadlybehaved,thoughitoftenhasastrongsexualconnotation.A“stableboy”takescareofhorsesinthestableswheretheylive.
TheContessaandtheChauffeur
“Contessa”isanItalianwordforacount,whichisapersonofhighsocialrankinMedievalEurope,anda“chauffeur”isapersonwhodrivesalimousinetotransportothers.
HowcanIdrivewhenyoudrivememad?
“Todrivesomebodymad”istomakethemgocrazy.
Pullover.
Acriticalphrasalverbwhichmeanstoslowdown
thecarandparkitonthesideoftheroad.
UntilThursday,then,youbawdywench!
“Bawdy’isafunbutrarewordforasexuallyindecent,crudeorinappropriateperson,anda“wench”isanoldwordforasexuallyloosewomen,orpossiblyevenaprostitute.
Andthenwe’llplay“TheAbductionandtheCruelRapeofLucretia!
”
“Abduction”isanotherwordforkidnapping,orthetakingofa
personbyforce.Theabovesentencereferstoawellknownplay.
Imadeitouttocash.
Notethatifacheckismadeoutto“cash”insteadofarealperson,anypersonhastherighttocashthatcheckasifitwerelikerealmoney.
Goodbye,mypowderpigeon.
Aridiculouswaytorefertoalover(A“pigeon”
isanannoyingandcommontypeofbird).
Hewhosignstheleasemustpaytherent.
A“lease”isalegalcontractbetweenalandlordandarenter.
OhLord,hearmyplea.Destroyhim!
Hemakethablightontheland!
“Lord”isacommonwayofreferringtoGod.A“plea”isanurgentrequest.“Maketh”isShakespeareanEnglishformake,anda“blight”
isanytypeofdiseasethatleadstorottinganddeath.
Whyareyouloiteringinmyhallway?
“Toloiter”istostandaroundinanareafornoparticularreason.
Speak,dummy,speak.
“Dummy”isawidelyusedwayofreferringtoastupidperson.
Getaholdofyourself!
Agoodwayoftellinganextremelynervouspersontocalmdown.
I’mfromWhitehallandMarx.Iwassentheretodoyour
booksandI’mterriblysorryIcaughtyouwiththeoldlady.
Inthiscontext,aperson’s“books”aretheirfinancialorbusinessrecords(WhitehallandMarxistheaccountingfirmthatLeoworksfor).
Comein,Mr.Tact.
Ifapersonhas“tact,”theyarediplomaticandbehavewithsensitivitysoasnottooffendanyone(Here,saying“Mr.Tact”isasarcasticwayofimplyingthatapersondoesnothavemuchtactorsensitivity).
You’reanaccountant.Thenaccountforyourself!
“Toaccountfor”somethingistoexplainit.
Whyareyoulookingupoldladies’dresses?
Bitofapervert,eh?
A“pervert”isapersonwhoenjoyssexualpractices
thatarebizarreornotconsiderednormal.
Howdareyoucondemnmewithoutknowingallthefacts?
!
“Howdare…”isapowerfulwayofshowingangeratapersonforhavingdonesomethingoutrageousorshocking.“Tocondemn”apersonistostronglycriticizethemforhavingdonesomethingwrong.
Shutup;I’mhavingarhetoricalconversation.
Aconversation,ofteninvolvingonepersonspeakingtothemselves,inwhichquestionsareaskedjusttomakeapoint,butnotsothattheywillactuallybeanswered.
Howhumiliating!
Analternativewayofsayingtotallyembarrassing.
Sixshowsrunningatonce!
IfaBroadwayshowis“running,”itisprobably
beingperformedseveraltimesaweek.
I’mwearingacardboardbelt!
Thetypeofpapermaterialthatmostboxesaremadeoutof.
Thisusedtohaveapearlasbigasyoureye!
Avaluablestone-likepieceofjewelrytakenfromseashells.
Iusedtohaveinvestorsbegging,pleading
toputtheirmoneyinanMBproduction.
“Toplead”istobegwithgreatpassionordesperation(AnMB
ProductionwouldbeaplayproducedbyMaxBialystock).
Voila!
HundredsoflittleoldladiessteppingoffatMB’s
office,tograbalastthrillonthewaytothecemetery.
“Voila”isaFrenchword,usedbymanyEnglishspeakers,whichbasicallymeans“thereitis”or“thereyougo,”aftersomethinghasbeenaccomplishedordelivered.“Tograb”istoforcefullytakeorseize,anda“thrill”isasuddenfeelingofexcitement.Acemeteryistheplacewheredeadbodiesareburied.
Youhaveexactly10secondstochangethat
lookofdisgustingpitytooneofenormousrespect.
“Disgusting”meansawful,grotesqueortotallyoffensive.“Pity”is
theactofhavingsympathyforsomeone,orfeelingsorryforthem,
and“enormous”meansextremelybig,hugeorsignificant.
Windowssofilthycan’ttellwhetherit’sdayornightoutthere.
Agoodlittleadjectivemeaningextremelydirty.Notetheellipticaldroppingofthepronoun“I”before“can’t,”whichismorecommon
thenyou’dthink!
That’sit,baby!
Whenyougotit,flauntit!
“Tofla
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