Shyness
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This animated short is a parody of the Frankenstein story. Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster only to find out that his creation is too shy to go out and frighten anyone. The good doctor and his malevolent assistant Trevor try to find ways of helping their creation overcome his condition. A film for anyone who's ever been shy.
Citation
Main credits
Drew, Les (film director)
Drew, Les (screenwriter)
Drew, Les (animator)
Pettigrew, Bill (film producer)
Verrall, David (film producer)
Smith, Rob (voice actor)
Carlson, Len (voice actor)
Other credits
Original music and soundtrack, Normand Roger, Denis Chartrand; animation camera, Pierre Landry, Raymond Dumas, Jacques Avoine.
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Trevor, stop doing that.
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But our clients expect
me to walk like this.
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It creates atmosphere.
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That may be so but there\'s
no client here right now.
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I was only practicing.
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Hello. It\'s almost
ready. At all.
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The greatest, ugly.
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Scars? Oh, yes, lots of scars.
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Yes, you can come
for him Wednesday.
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Just a few more
stages and he\'s done.
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Is he a monster yet?
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Patience my friend, patience.
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Well, he needs now
is a serum of life.
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Behold now he\'s a monster.
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Why doesn\'t he move?
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I don\'t know. He should
be stamping and raging.
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Smashing and pillaging?
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No. Just standing there.
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He\'s either dead or shy.
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You forgot stupid.
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Are you dead? He\'s not dead.
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I think this one\'s a dud.
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Can you walk?
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Walk.
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He can walk all right.
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Look at me. He won\'t
make eye contact.
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His heart is pounding like crazy.
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Butterflies too.
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Why, he\'s blushing and trembling.
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Not to mention the sweating.
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Oh, no. If he\'s not
dead, he must be shy.
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He\'s not shy, he\'s stupid.
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No, Trevor.
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Just because he\'s big and
ugly and has component parts,
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it\'s still possible to be
very intelligent up here.
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But outwardly, very shy.
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We could have him stuffed.
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Just a minute. I think
I know the problem.
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The brain we used
must have come from
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a person already shy.
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Oh, brilliant.
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But what caused that.
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When this person was a child,
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the close relationship
between parent
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and child failed to
develop as it should.
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Love and affection were not
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expressed openly to the child.
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So the little one
concluded subconsciously,
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of course, there must
be something wrong.
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It must be my fault.
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A child can\'t help
but think that way,
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that\'s the way children think.
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Is that it?
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Is that all that\'s wrong?
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Then lets get another head.
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It\'s not as simple as that.
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My reputation is on
the line, my career.
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I say we sell his
brains as cat food.
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Here, puss. Puss, puss, puss.
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Quick Trevor. He\'s fainted.
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I have an idea.
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If we can\'t talk directly,
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maybe we can reach
him indirectly.
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Why not put him
out of his misery?
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Trevor.
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I know. Take off your socks.
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Hello. Are you
new around here?
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Are you talking to me?
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Oh, yes. What\'s your name?
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I don\'t have one.
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How sad. What name
would you like to have?
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Well, my left leg was Sydney,
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by right arm was Ted.
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But I have always liked Denis.
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Very well, Denis it is.
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I once had a pet
radish named Denis,
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but it got eaten by a sludge.
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Tell me Denis,
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how do you feel right now?
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Awful. I\'m too tall,
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my feet are big,
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I\'m ugly and nobody likes me.
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Yes, they do.
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We like you.
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Don\'t we Trevor?
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Oh, sure.
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We\'d think you\'re Mr.
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Wonderful.
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You do?
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Why yes.
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I think it\'s working.
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He seems to be coming
out of his shell.
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But what about Wednesday?
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You\'re going to send
me way aren\'t you?
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We could use him as landfill.
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Yes, we will.
But now we can\'t.
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You need our help,
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and I\'ll build someone
else for Wednesday.
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How about removing the bag?
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If you promise not to laugh.
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We won\'t laugh.
Will we Trevor.
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You\'re our friend.
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Trevor be a friendly.
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But there\'s more to be done.
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Let me make a few suggestions.
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You could join a club that
shares your interests.
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Club?
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Toastmasters, an ideal
group for overcoming shyness.
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Toastmasters?
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Try talking casually to
people when buying groceries.
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Excuse me. Is this
the right oil for bolts?
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Try heating your head
with a stick lesson.
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Have you ever tried acting?
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Acting?
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Yes. Join a theater group
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or pretend you\'re someone else.
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Some hero. Someone you admire.
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We could drive
a bus up his nose.
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That\'s it. You\'ve
got the idea.
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I do believe we are
making progress.
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Call this progress?
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I bet he can\'t make a date.
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Make a date.
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Trevor.
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You\'re a genius.
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The desire to find
a life partner is
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a strong incentive
to overcome shyness.
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Is not easy but it can be done,
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and I know just the
motivation to do the trick.
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Why not brick him up in a wall.
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Ludvic my old friend.
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You remember that project
we discussed last winter?
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Yes, I think I found
the perfect match.
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Is she still available?
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Good. I\'ll bring him right over.
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Oh, no. My stomach tells
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me there\'s a happy ending coming.
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I\'m out of here.
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Do you think we\'ll
ever see him again?
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Oh, I\'m sure of it,
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his batteries only last a month.