Making Mr. Right

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
130 Views


CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY

MGM HOME ENTERTAINMEN [DRUM ROLL]

Man:
AND THE WINNER IS...

GLORIA SANCHEZ!

[APPLAUSE]

CONGRATULATIONS,

GLORIA SANCHEZ!

Woman:
THAT WAS THE CLIMACTIC

MOMENT LAST NIGH AT THE LITTLE MISS HAVANA

PAGEAN AS GLORIA SANCHEZ WON

THE CROWN.

AND WITH ELECTION DAY

ONLY 4 WEEKS AWAY,

IT WAS NO SURPRISE TO SEE

OUR VERY OWN HANDSOME

CONGRESSMAN STEVE MARCUS

GETTING ACQUAINTED

WITH SOME OF HIS VOTERS.

CONGRESSMAN MARCUS

FACES A TOUGH FIGH IN ONE OF THE MOS CLOSELY CONTESTED RACES

IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

THE BEAUTY CONTEST,

HOSTED BY THE COUNCIL

DE CUBANOS AMERICANOS,

ATTRACTED:

AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD.

FESTIVITIES LASTED ALL NIGH WITH DANCING TILL DAWN.

[WHISTLES]

[WHISTLES]

FRANKIE!

[WHISTLES]

OHH...

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Man:
IT'S ME!

COME ON, FRANKIE!

OPEN UP!

FRANKIE, I'M SORRY.

I KNOW I'M

A LITTLE LATE,

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I WAS WORKING.

YOU SHOULDA SEEN ME.

I WAS GREAT!

YOU KNOW HOW BIG

THE CUBAN-AMERICAN

VOTE IS DOWN HERE,

AND THEY LOVE ME!

[SHAKING MARACA]

SAVE IT FOR:

MISS LITTLE HAVANA, STEVE.

LOOK HERE, GIRLS,

TAKE THIS ADVICE

AND REMEMBER:

ALWAYS IN LIFE:

INTO EACH HEART:

SOME TEARS MUST FALL

THOUGH YOU LOVE AND LOSE,

YOU MUST STAND TALL

'CAUSE WE ALL

HAVE TO CRY SOMETIMES

I SAID CRY SOMETIMES

PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER

NO USE CRYING FOREVER

BECAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

I SAID THERE'S SHORT ONES,

TALL ONES:

FINE ONES, KIND ONES

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

DOO DOO DOO DOO:

MY MOTHER:

ONCE TOLD ME SOMETHING

AND EVERY WORD IS TRUE

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME

ON A FELLA:

WHO DOESN'T LOVE YOU

HE'LL ONLY DECEIVE YOU

ONLY GRIEVE YOU:

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM,

LET HIM GO:

DO WITHOUT HIM:

BECAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

UH-HUH

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

I SAID THERE'S SHORT ONES,

TALL ONES:

FINE ONES, KIND ONES

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

DOO DOO DOO DOO:

WELL, IF THAT FISH

ISN'T ON YOUR LINE

BAIT YOUR HOOK:

AND KEEP ON TRYIN'

DON'T LET HIM

GET YOU DOWN:

THERE'S

OTHER BOYS AROUND

'CAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA...

[HONKING HORN]

I SAID THERE'S SHORT ONES,

TALL ONES:

FINE ONES, KIND ONES

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

SIR, CHILL OUT!

I SAID THERE'S SHORT ONES,

TALL ONES:

FINE ONES, KIND ONES

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

DOO DOO:

DOO DOO DOO:

I DON'T WANT NOBODY

THAT DON'T WANT ME

'CAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

I DON'T NEED NOBODY

THAT DON'T NEED ME

'CAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

I NEVER WANT NOBODY

THAT DON'T WANT ME...

[HORN HONKS]

AAH!

WATCH IT!

AIN'T GONNA LOVE NOBODY

THAT DON'T LOVE ME

'CAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

I'LL NEVER NEED NOBODY

THAT DON'T NEED ME

'CAUSE THERE'S

TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA

MORNING, PINKY.

BREAKFAST AS USUAL,

ANDGET ME:

A COSMOPOLITAN,

A GLAMOUR, A NEW WOMAN,

COMPLETE WOMAN,

WORKING WOMAN,

AND MODERN WRESTLER.

YOU GOT IT.

I'M IN A HURRY, SO

JUST SEND THEM UP, OK?

MORNING, BRUCE.

MORNING.

MEYERHOLTZ GROUP IS STILL

WAITING ON THE PROMO COPY.

GIRALDI LIKES THE SLOGAN,

BUT HE WANTS TO DELETE

THE WORD "SMALL."

HE THINKS:

IT'S A TURNOFF.

OK, CHANGE IT FROM

"SMALL ENOUGH TO HOLD"

TO "BIG ENOUGH

TO GRAB ON TO."

FRANKIE--

AND DR. RAMDAS

AND THE N.A.S.A. PEOPLE

ARE OFFERING YOU

A RUSH JOB:

ON SOME PROJEC OF THEIRS.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU

IN CONFERENCE ROOM B.

EXCUSE ME, BRUCE,

I HAVE THE FLOOR.

FRANKIE, I DIDN'T THINK

THAT WE WERE TAKING ON

ANY NEW CLIENTS UNTIL

AFTER THE MARCUS CAMPAIGN.

THANKS, SUZY,

BUT WE JUST FINISHED.

WE DID?

BY THE WAY, FOLKS,

WE'RE DROPPING

CONGRESSMAN MARCUS.

WE ARE? BUT WHY?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SUZY,

JUST BURN THE FILE

AND BILL HIM, OK?

AND YOUR MOTHER:

CALLED AT 8:
45,

SOMETHING ABOU HAVE YOU DECIDED

ON THE LIME GREEN BOWS

OR THE PASSION PINK

RHINESTONES:

FOR YOUR SHOES FOR

YOUR SISTER'S WEDDING?

OH, GOD!

TELL HER I'M

COMING BAREFOOT--

IN BLACK.

[CHUCKLES]

OH, WAIT. HOLD?

SMILE...

PERFECT.

SORRY, GENTLEMEN,

TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

I'M ALWAYS LATE,

BUT I'M WORTH IT.

OK, BOYS.

LET'S SEE

WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Man:
CHEMTEC GIVES US

AMERICA'S FUTURE TODAY,

BRINGING SPACE:

INSIDE THE AMERICAN HOME.

AND NOW:

IT IS DEVELOPING

ITS MOS EXTRAORDINARY CREATION YET,

THE ULYSSES ANDROID,

DESTINED TO REVOLUTIONIZE

THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.

DEVELOPED HERE:

AT CHEMTEC LABORATORY

UNDER MY DIRECT SUPERVISION,

ULYSSES IS THE CLOSEST THING

TO MAN HIMSELF.

THE FUTURE APPLICATIONS

FOR SUCH AN ANDROID

ARE VIRTUALLY INFINITE:

HANDLING:

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS,

DETECTING RADIATION,

DISARMING EXPLOSIVES,

FIGHTING FIRES,

TEST-PILOTING

NEW AIRCRAFTS,

AND, OF COURSE,

EXPLORING SPACE.

THE AWESOME DISTANCES,

PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME,

AND TORTUOUS CONFINEMEN HAVE MADE DEEP SPACE

EXPLORATION PROBLEMATIC

FOR THE HUMAN PILOT.

WE BELIEVE:

THE ULYSSES ANDROID

IS THE ANSWER.

OK, I THINK I'VE

SEEN ENOUGH. BRUCE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, IT'S NO GONNA WIN ANY OSCARS.

AND WHAT'S

MORE IMPORTANT,

WE'RE LOSING

OUR FUNDING IN CONGRESS.

THAT'S WHY WE CAME HERE.

WE NEED TO MAKE:

PEOPLE SEE:

HOW IMPORTAN THIS PROJECT IS.

MISS STONE...

THE ULYSSES ANDROID

IS AN AMAZING:

PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

YEAH, BUT...

I'M NOT USED TO PROMOTING

HARDWARE, DOCTOR.

I PROMOTE PEOPLE.

POLITICIANS, BUSINESSMEN,

THE OCCASIONAL ROCK STAR.

DR. RAMDAS...

DO YOU KNOW WHO CONTROLS

MOST OF AMERICA'S TV DIALS

AND BUYS 72%

OF ALL MAGAZINES?

WOMEN.

AND IF THIS PUBLICITY

CAMPAIGN IS GONNA WORK,

THAT, GENTLEMEN,

IS YOUR TARGET GROUP.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE

SOMETHING YOU COULD DO

IN, SAY, 35 DAYS?

ONLY IF I CAN PUBLICIZE

THE ANDROID MY WAY,

AND THAT MEANS:

FULL MEDIA SATURATION.

AND I PROMISE YOU, BOYS,

I'LL HAVE EVERYONE

IN CONGRESS ITCHING

TO FUND YOUR PROGRAM

BEFORE YOU CAN SAY E.T.

WELCOME TO CHEMTEC.

PARKING IN LOT C.

THANKS.

WELCOME TO CHEMTEC,

MISS STONE.

OH, DR. RAMDAS,

IT'S A PLEASURE.

QUITE A FACILITY

YOU'VE GOT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IT'S THE WAY

OF THE FUTURE.

YOUR VISITOR'S PASS.

WOULD YOU:

FOLLOW ME, PLEASE?

SURE.

P.A.:
PAGING DR. NIPATOE.

DR. NIPATOE TO ROBOTICS,

ROOM D, PLEASE.

DR. NIPATOE...

THIS IS WHERE:

ULYSSES WAS BORN.

IN THE FUTURE,

MAKING LOVE WILL

NO LONGER BE NECESSARY

FOR THE CREATION

OF LIFE.

IT CAN ALL BE DONE

FAR MORE EFFICIENTLY

IN THE LAB.

HOW ROMANTIC.

OF COURSE, I MYSELF

PREFER:

THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.

WHY DON' YOU WAIT IN HERE?

I'LL SEE

IF DR. PETERS IS FREE.

I KNOW HE'D

LIKE TO MEET YOU.

OKEY-DOKEY.

OH!

OH, HI, YOU MUS BE DR. PETERS.

I'M FRANKIE STONE.

WHAT DO YOU:

CALL THESE?

WHAT?

OH--WH--

WHAT ARE YOU--

YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS LAB

TOO LONG, BUDDY!

P.A.:
PAGING DR. STEVENSON.

YOU'RE WANTED IN IMAGE

PROCESSING, DR. PETERBERG.

OH, MY GOD!

I KNEW IT!

ONE MINUTE WITH A WOMAN

AND HE SHORT-CIRCUITS.

MY GOD,

HE LOOKS LIKE YOU!

WHAT DID YOU THINK

HE'D LOOK LIKE,

AN ERECTOR SET?

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

NO MAN EVER LOSE HIS HEAD

OVER YOU BEFORE?

[SNORTS]

HE LOOKS SO REAL.

HE--HE--

HE IS REAL...

IN HIS OWN WAY.

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