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The King of Comedy · 1982 — 第 19 / 21 章 · 4'18" · B2

Pupkin Gets Read His Rights, Explained：the right to remain silent

Officers want Jerry Langford's location, but Pupkin keeps steering the talk back to himself: he wants to meet someone from the show. The line that decides the scene is "Well, then Jerry Langford is dead." Under the legal language, nobody is asking him the question he actually wants — when does he get to go on?

あらすじ

FBI Inspector Gerrity and NYPD officers question Rupert Pupkin, who refuses to say where Jerry Langford is unless he gets to meet someone from the show. Later, backstage, an officer reads him his rights, but Pupkin is busy rehearsing his monologue and asking to be made up before airtime.

InterrogationsPolice questioningWarningConfrontingPolice & suspectB2mediumamerican
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注目の表現

wholesomethe right to remain silentused against youget made up

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このシーンの表現

the right to remain silent

the right to say nothing

The inspector sits Rupert down and recites the standard American arrest warning.

You have the right to remain silent, the officer said.

このシーンの他の表現

  • wholesome

    decent and clean

  • used against you

    used to harm your case

  • get made up

    have make-up applied

  • play for us

    will work on the audience

  • my middle name

    that is my trademark

このシーンのメモ一覧

74 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ

表現 · B1..., or not?

yes or no

Well, Mr. Pupkin, are you gonna tell us where Jerry Langford is or not?
表現 · B1get to do something

be allowed to do

You don't get to see anyone with the show until I get to see Langford.
文法 · B1until I get to see Langford

time clause: Until sets the point that must be reached before anything else happens.

You don't get to see anyone with the show until I get to see Langford.
表現 · A2a few moments ago

a short time ago

- Uh, did we talk on the phone today? - Yes, we spoke a few moments ago.
発音few moments

Link few and moments so they run together.

- Uh, did we talk on the phone today? - Yes, we spoke a few moments ago.
表現 · B1what have we here

what is this

I'll buy this. What have we here?
表現 · A2a copy of something

one duplicate of

Randall's introduction to your monologue? Could I have a copy of your monologue?
表現 · B1have something memorized

know it by heart

Actually, I have it memorized, so I don't have a copy of it.
文法 · B2reasons I need a copy

relative clause: The clause after reasons explains why a copy is needed, with that left out.

There are reasons I need a copy. We have to make sure you don't say anything obscene...
表現 · A2make sure + 从句

be certain to

Make sure you got that audience till after 11:30.
発音got that

The t in got that is often dropped, so it sounds like go-that.

Make sure you got that audience till after 11:30.
発音point on

Link point and on, with the t barely sounded.

Mr. Pupkin, I gotta tell you this. From this point on, you have the right to remain silent.
スラング · A2gotta

got to — Spoken shorthand; keep it out of formal writing.

Mr. Pupkin, I gotta tell you this. From this point on, you have the right to remain silent.
文法 · B2might be used against you

passive voice: The passive hides the actor and puts the focus on what will be done to his words.

...might be used against you later on in a court of law. You understand?
表現 · B2abduct someone

kidnapped him

Yes, I did. I abducted him.
表現 · B1lead someone to something

take us to

- Will you lead us to Mr. Langford? - No, I won't.
表現 · A2trust me

believe me

Exactly as it's written. It'll play for us. It'll be good for you. Trust me.
表現 · B1turn the cards

flip the cue cards

- A few more minutes. Let's go. - Turn the cards fast. Are you listening?
表現 · B1do something crazy

do something wild

Let's do something crazy tonight. Just get insane. I wanna be crazy!
スラング · A2wanna

want to — Casual spoken form; avoid it in writing.

Let's do something crazy tonight. Just get insane. I wanna be crazy!
スラング · B1Goddamn it

a mild curse — A curse for frustration; avoid it in polite settings.

I wanna be nuts! I wanna have some fun! Goddamn it.
表現 · B1be in control

in charge of oneself

You can't get crazy." See, I have to be in control.
表現 · B2something is my middle name

that is my trademark

Chanting that he wants to go crazy, Rupert keeps insisting fun is his middle name.

Fun is my middle name. I'm having fun.
表現 · B1good old-fashioned something

traditional and simple

Good, old-fashioned, all-American fun.

「Pupkin Gets Read His Rights」を読み解く

What's really going on

Pupkin treats his arrest like the last step before his big break. When Gerrity tells him, "You don't get to see anyone with the show until I get to see Langford," Pupkin hears a booking problem, not a kidnapping charge. He keeps asking to meet the show and later, under arrest, insists he should get made up for the cameras. The rights are read out — "you have the right to remain silent" — and he still answers every question, because the only audience he cares about is the one at home. Even "Fun is my middle name" is a performance: the interrogation and the monologue are the same act.

Theme

AmbitionPupkin treats an arrest and a kidnapping as a scheduling issue, chasing his shot on air past every warning.
Dark humorHe gets read his rights and asks to be made up, turning a criminal arrest into a pre-show ritual.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The rights warning sounds calm even as it seals his fate.
  • Rupert treats arrest as a backstage errand.
  • The producer's dark joke is defended as good for the show.
  • His chant about fun is louder than any joke.

発音のポイント

  • few moments — Link few and moments so they run together.
  • got that — The t in got that is often dropped, so it sounds like go-that.
  • point on — Link point and on, with the t barely sounded.
Mr. Pupkin, I gotta tell you this. From this point on, you have the right to remain silent.

The Miranda warning, read out as he's arrested. The scene uses the real legal formula, which is why the moment feels like an actual arrest under the show's absurdity.

Fun is my middle name. I'm having fun.

His rehearsal catchphrase: fun isn't just what he wants, it's his identity. He repeats it on camera, turning a claim into a brand.

Well, then Jerry Langford is dead.

The bargaining line: if the deal isn't met, Langford pays for it. It sums up how quickly the scene turns from questions to a threat.

Let's do something crazy tonight. Just get insane. I wanna be crazy!

The start of his pumped-up monologue: he wants the audience to see him lose control for one night, which is exactly what he can't do.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Pupkin refuse to tell the officers where Langford is?

He is using Langford as a bargaining chip. He won't give up the location until he gets what he actually wants — to meet someone from the show and go on air.

Why do the officers read him his rights on the spot?

Because he has just admitted to the abduction and refused to cooperate, which is enough to place him under arrest. The warning tells him anything he says can be used against him in court.

Why does Pupkin ask to be made up while under arrest?

He wants makeup before going on camera. Even handcuffed, he is thinking about how he will look on the show, not about the charges against him.

Is Bert Thomas helping Pupkin?

Bert arrives to talk about the show, not to free him. He treats the hostage situation as a broadcast matter — "The man's gonna get everything he asks for" — while the police handle the arrest.

Does Pupkin understand that he is under arrest?

He says "I understand that," but keeps asking to be made up and then performs his monologue. He treats the arrest as a step toward his TV debut rather than a serious charge.

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