Young Frankenstein Page #5

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CARLSON:

No, sir. It will never happen again.

FREDDY:

(handing him

the cauliflower)

Here! This cauliflower is useless

to me.

Freddy turns back to his audience.

FREDDY:

With any normal cauliflower, we

would have found a stalk of celery,

or... 'Brain Stem' which brings us

to the practical application of

our study.

Freddy moves behind the Patient on the table.

FREDDY:

Mr. Hilltop here -- with whom I have

never worked of given any prior

instructions to -- has graciously

offered his services for this afternoon's

demonstration. Mr. Hilltop!

HILLTOP:

Yes, sir?

FREDDY:

Have we ever seen each other before

this afternoon?

HILLTOP:

No, sir.

FREDDY:

Tell them!

HILLTOP:

(turning to the

Medical Students)

No, sir -- we haven't.

FREDDY:

(to his audience)

Do I lie?

(to Mr. Hilltop)

Would you be so kind enough to hop

up on your feet and stand beside

this table.

Mr. Hill top gets off of the table and stands erect.

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FREDDY:

Mr. Hilltop! Would you raise

your left knee, please!

Mr. Hilltop raises his left knee.

FREDDY:

You have just witnessed a 'Voluntary'

nerve impulse. It begins as a

stimulus from the cerebral cortex,

passes through the brain stem and

then to the particular muscle

involved. Mr. Hilltop, you may

lower your knee.

He lowers his knee.

FREDDY:

'Reflex movements are those which

are made independently of the will,

but are carried out along pathways

which pass between the periphery and

the central nervous system. You

filthy, rotten, yellow son of a B*TCH!

Freddy pokes his knee close to Mr. Hilltop's balls.

Mr. Hilltop reacts accordingly.

FREDDY:

We are not aware of the impulses,

neither do we intend them to contract

our muscles. Yet -- as you can see --

they work by themselves.

By this time, Mr. Hilltop has lowered his protective thigh

... a little nervously.

FREDDY:

Now then! Modern research has

shown us that by simply applying

local pressure of ' blocking' the

nerve impulse... which can be done

with any ordinary metal clamp...

Freddy reaches out his hand. Carlson hands him a bicycle

clamp. Freddy holds Mr. Hilltop's head and places the

clamp behind Mr. Hilltop's ears.

FREDDY:

... Just at the swelling on the

posterior nerve root -- for, oh

say five or six seconds...

A short pause. Freddy looks at his watch.

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FREDDY:

Why you mother-grabbing BASTARD!

Freddy once again jerks his knee close to Mr. Hilltop's

balls. This time Mr. Hilltop doesn't move. He is almost

ready to pass out.

FREDDY:

All communication is shut off.

Similarly, damage to a nerve will

mean that not all the impulses can

get through and there will be

weakness of a muscle...

Mr. Hilltop collapses to the floor. Freddy never looks down.

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