A Taste of Honey

1961 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,587 VOTES · DIR. Tony Richardson

A Taste of Honey poster

Overview

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

Drama1960s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,189 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:31 Go on, go on!
00:06:03 - Let me give you a hand. - Thanks very much.
00:09:35 l always accept the odd diamond ring with pleasure.
00:13:42 I’ve had enough of schools.
00:19:36 (Squealing)
00:24:18 What makes you think it's a he?
00:27:27 (Blows horn)
00:31:11 it’s no more than we deserve.
00:34:58 # Let's slip away
00:39:06 Shouldn't ask questions like that.
00:44:35 l can see it's a ring. Who's given it you?
00:47:31 well, actually it was the afternoon
00:50:35 - Any particular colour? - No.
00:56:50 - Why? - Mind your own business.
01:00:18 In the oven. Hey, get off!
01:04:43 I’m not marrying anybody.
01:08:05 Afraid the girls'll laugh.
01:12:29 She shouldn't be allowed.
01:16:01 (Peter) Helen!
01:19:06 Who's this, the father?
01:23:41 you remember the first time all your life.
01:26:37 l forgot to pay the taxi. Where's me bags? l won't be a minute.
01:29:15 Now, come on, lie back, love, come on.
02:04:01 so you got a real bargain.

Cast & Characters

Rita Tushingham Jo [Josephine] Dora Bryan Helen Robert Stephens Peter Smith Murray Melvin Geoffrey Ingham Paul Danquah Jimmy Michael Bilton Landlord Eunice Black Schoolteacher Hazel Blears Street Urchin David Boliver Bert Margo Cunningham Landlady

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,189
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line02:04:01

Production Record

DirectorTony Richardson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$153,814
IMDb votes6,587