The Professor (also known as Richard Says Goodbye) is a 2018 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Wayne Roberts. The film stars Johnny Depp as Richard Brown, a college professor who, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, decides to live his life with reckless abandon. The supporting cast includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, Zoey Deutch, Ron Livingston, Odessa Young, and Paloma Kwiatkowski.
The film had its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival on October 5, 2018, and was released in the United States on May 17, 2019, by Saban Films. Despite its notable cast, The Professor underperformed at the box office, grossing approximately $3.6 million worldwide.
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Richard Brown, a literature professor at a New England college, is diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer. His doctor estimates a life expectancy of six months without treatment or up to eighteen months with it. He returns home intending to inform his family, but during dinner his daughter Olivia announces that she is a lesbian. Veronica, his wife, dismisses the revelation. Veronica then discloses that she is having an affair with Henry Wright, the college dean. Richard chooses not to reveal his diagnosis.
