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Didn't you get my message?The King of Comedy · 1982 — 第 1 / 21 章 · 2'34" · B2
Rupert Pupkin Pitches Jerry in the Car, Explained：big break
Rupert slips into Jerry Langford's car and refuses to take the hint, turning a short ride into the audition Jerry never agreed to. "I'm a little nervous," he admits, then keeps going. What Jerry hears as a nuisance, Rupert hears as the one opening he has waited his whole life for.
あらすじ
Jerry Langford leaves his show and gets into his car, but Rupert Pupkin, a fan who has been waiting outside, talks his way in. As they drive, Rupert introduces himself, says he is a comedian by nature, calls himself dynamite, and argues that this ride could be his big break.
注目の表現
dynamiteput myself on the linebring this upbide one's time
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このシーンの表現
big break
the chance to make it
Rupert frames his career as waiting for a big break; Jerry later throws the same phrase back at him.
She finally got her big break on a late-night show.
このシーンの他の表現
- dynamite
excellent, powerful
- put myself on the line
risk my own position
- bring this up
raise this topic
- bide one's time
waiting patiently
- punch line
the joke's payoff
このシーンのメモ一覧
36 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
want to — Everyday speech; too casual for writing.
Jerry, I'm sorry. I don't mean to disturb you. I just wanna talk to you for a minute.let me out of the car
You can drop me off anywhere.a firm house rule
No, I have a very strict rule about people getting in the car.risk my own position
Rupert reminds Jerry that he once risked his own neck for him, pressing him to admit the debt.
I hate to bring this up, and I don't mean to be rude, but I did put myself on the line for you.the first letters of a name
- Is that your initials? - Yeah.Weak wanna and linked tell-you blur into one sound.
I just wanna tell you, my name is Rupert Pupkin.mean a great deal to someone
I know the name doesn't mean very much to you, but it means an awful lot to me, and...do it calmly, no rush
- Calm down. Take your time. - I'm a little nervous.by natural character
I'm in communications now, but the point I'm trying to make is, by nature I'm a comedian.Link Not-another and another-one when she mimics him.
You're gonna say, "Not another one." But, believe me, I'm very good. I'm dynamite.excellent, powerful — Very casual praise; keep it out of formal talk.
You're gonna say, "Not another one." But, believe me, I'm very good. I'm dynamite.going to — Spoken shorthand; avoid in formal writing.
You're gonna say, "Not another one." But, believe me, I'm very good. I'm dynamite.conditional clause: The if-clause sets a condition that justifies the main claim.
I wouldn't take one minute of your time if I wasn't convinced I'm dynamite.see someone perform
You're probably wondering, "If he's so good, how come he hasn't caught my act?"how come clause: How come asks why but keeps normal word order, sounding casual.
You're probably wondering, "If he's so good, how come he hasn't caught my act?"waiting patiently
Rupert explains his absence by saying he has waited slowly and carefully for the right moment.
I've been biding my time, slowly and carefully, so that when my big break came...the chance to make it
Rupert frames his career as waiting for a big break; Jerry later throws the same phrase back at him.
Like the night when Jack Paar got sick? Your big break?a short single-line joke
I studied everything you did. The way you built to your one-liners, nice and relaxed.one's great opportunity
And I'm thinking as I'm sitting here now, maybe this is my big break, my big chance.The g of big runs into break so it sounds like one word.
And I'm thinking as I'm sitting here now, maybe this is my big break, my big chance.「Rupert Pupkin Pitches Jerry in the Car」を読み解く
What's really going on
The ride is a polite mugging. Rupert has no invitation and no plan beyond talking, and he keeps talking because stopping would mean hearing no. He tells Jerry he has been "biding my time, slowly and carefully," which is both true and rehearsed; even his confession that he is "a little nervous" sounds like a line he has practiced. Jerry, tired and cornered, only manages a flat "Calm down. Take your time," and lets the car do the rest. The discomfort is that Rupert is not wrong about what he wants, only about how to get it, treating a stranger's attention as love and a few minutes in a car as destiny. It is the whole film in one ride: the fan who thinks he is owed, and the star who just wants to go home.
Theme
AmbitionRupert's hunger is real and unmistakable, but he mistakes wanting a break for deserving one.
IdentityHe keeps insisting he is a comedian by nature, defining himself by a career he has not had.
このチャプターで学べること
- Pitching is selling belief, not just skill.
- A big break is hoped for, never demanded.
- Filler words betray how nervous the speaker is.
- Jerry answers with silence as much as with words.
発音のポイント
- wanna tell — Weak wanna and linked tell-you blur into one sound.
- Not another one — Link Not-another and another-one when she mimics him.
- big break — The g of big runs into break so it sounds like one word.
I wouldn't take one minute of your time if I wasn't convinced I'm dynamite.He frames his own pushiness as respect: he only dares bother Jerry because he is certain he is worth the time.
I walked out of that show like I was in a dream.The night that made him choose comedy felt unreal to him, which is why he can describe it as fate.
So, what I'm trying to say is that, you see, now I'm ready.After all the flattery and study, this is the actual ask: he believes his moment has finally arrived.
And I'm thinking as I'm sitting here now, maybe this is my big break, my big chance.He reads a car ride with a reluctant stranger as the turning point of his whole life.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Rupert in Jerry's car?
He waits outside Jerry's show and climbs in as Jerry leaves, turning the ride into an audition Jerry never agreed to.
What does "big break" mean?
The career-changing chance a performer waits for. Rupert believes this car ride could finally be his.
Why doesn't Jerry throw him out?
He is tired and trapped in a moving car; he mostly tells Rupert to calm down while the driver keeps going.
Is Jerry impressed by Rupert?
No. Jerry's replies are flat and dismissive, and Rupert does almost all of the talking.
What did Rupert mean by putting himself on the line?
He claims he once took a real risk for Jerry, but the film never spells out what it was, which is part of the joke.
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