A Rock and a Hard Place

1999 · 99 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 108 VOTES · DIR. Mike Kesey

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Overview

Tom is a small-time drifter without a care in the world until he finds himself trapped on a dangerous, remote island and infatuated with a mysterious young woman who seems part beautiful innocent, part not-so-innocent.

Dialogue Timeline — 573 lines

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00:00:02 [ Person Panting ]
00:01:59 I-I don't need forever!
00:06:20 [ Spits ] Answer me!
00:08:00 Believe whatever you like. I'm telling you the truth.
00:09:33 Makes it easier to pretend that I'm not stuck here with you.
00:11:05 I heard a scream. I thought it was an animal dying.
00:12:33 - Tall? Short? - I'm saying that he ran by too fast.
00:14:03 Hey, you really think this'll be strong enough to brace the roof?
00:15:48 I never even had a chance to say good-bye before a bandit slit her throat.
00:17:18 Yeah.
00:19:03 Before my wife died, we were gonna start a family, have children.
00:20:34 Bad luck?
00:21:58 Why? The boy didn't just leave for no reason.
00:23:46 Do I have to listen to this little drama?
00:25:40 I haven't seen him in years. How do you think it'd make me feel?
00:27:26 I don't have a father.
00:28:50 Is that what he told you? I'm not surprised.
00:30:06 It's so much easier to blame others for our failures, isn't it?
00:31:32 - You got a problem, buddy? - Geryon, don't. They're drunk.
00:33:24 What do I know about raising a kid?
00:34:46 [ Sighs ] Heard from who? Word gets around.
00:36:05 The party's over.
00:37:59 Damn you for bringing him here.
00:39:55 I'm staying.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed573
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:39:55

Production Record

DirectorMike Kesey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes108