The Professor (2018)

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

Director:

Wayne Roberts

Writer:

Wayne Roberts

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Odessa Young

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Richard
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Veronica
Odessa Young	...	Olivia
Danny Huston	...	Peter
Zoey Deutch	...	Claire
Devon Terrell	...	Danny
Ron Livingston	...	Henry
Linda Emond	...	Barbara
Matreya Scarrwener	...	Rose
Siobhan Fallon Hogan	...	Donna
Paloma Kwiatkowski	...	Unnamed Student
Kaitlyn Bernard	...	Taylor
Michael Kopsa	...	Doctor
Dion Riley	...	Male Student #1
Justine Warrington	...	Waitress

Storyline

After learning about his terminal diagnosis, a college professor decides to live his life to the fullest by drinking, smoking and expressing real thoughts for the people around him. While going through the stages, he come to terms with the great truth of his life as he mends broken relationships, embraces the people in his life and learns to ignite his inner good spirit.

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Plot Keywords:

lung cancer | stage four cancer | terminal diagnosis | college professor | family dinner | 

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Taglines:

Goodbye rules. Goodbye inhibitions. Hello life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Richard leaves the chancellor's office and stumbles outside, he hears the campus bells ringing. This is a symbolic reference of a line from a John Donne work regarding humanity and death: "...for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." Later in the film, a copy of Ernest Hemingway novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" can be seen on a bookshelf in Richard's office. He then tells Peter that he wants to see the campus bells.

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Goofs

Right at the end, when Richard is driving the car, he stays straight without moving an inch; contrarily, his dog Jibbles is shaking like he's in an earthquake.

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Quotes

Peter: We have something to celebrate.
Richard: What's that? Oh, you've got cancer too.

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Crazy Credits

There is a dedication to Betty Sue Depp, Johnny's mother, at the very end.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of 2019 (So Far) (2019)

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Soundtracks

Take Me For What I Am
Written by Leon and Levi Triplett
Performed by Henry Ford
Courtesy of Fervor Records

User Reviews

An Oscar nomination for Johny !

As a Drama lover , this is the first time that i see the real talent of Johny Depp ! he should really give us more. Great film and great acting.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

17 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Richard Says Goodbye

Filming Locations:

Royal Roads University - 2005 Sooke Rd, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,645,308

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Road Entertainment, Automatik Entertainment, Leeding Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1