Packet 2: Tossup 4

A consortium of people with this profession financed Xenogenesis, James Cameron’s debut short film. In Schizopolis, Steven Soderbergh plays a man (15[1])who takes over the body of his doppelgänger with this profession. Walter Matthau plays (-5[1])a character with this (-5[1])profession who asks his assistant to pretend to be his wife (15[1])in the film that won Goldie Hawn her Oscar, (15[1])Cactus Flower. Both a horror film series by Brian Yuzna and a scene in which the protagonist impersonates a villain with this profession in the original The (*) Man Who Knew Too Much are cited by a TV Tropes article that describes this profession with the adjective “depraved.” A former (10[1])Nazi (10[1]-5[1])with (10[1])this profession (10[1])in search of diamonds (10[3])asks the terrifyingly ambiguous question “is it (10[1])safe?” in Marathon Man. Audrey (10[1])II devours the limbs (10[1])of Steve Martin’s sadistic character (10[1])with this profession in Little Shop of Horrors. For 10 points, name this profession of P. Sherman, who lives at 42 Wallaby Way (10[1])in Sydney (10[1])in Finding Nemo. ■END■

ANSWER: dentists [accept Depraved Dentist; prompt on doctors]
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Spec Script - Canada2025-06-212100%0%0%107.50
2025 Spec Script - Online 12025-06-2110100%20%30%116.70
2025 Spec Script - Online 22025-06-213100%33%0%82.00
2025 Spec Script - VCU2025-06-211100%0%0%115.00