A Thousand Words
2012 · 91 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 46,173 VOTES · DIR. Brian Robbins
Overview
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,358 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:27 My name is Jack McCall.
00:03:30 I'm talking about the real line, the real line
00:05:51 Let me explain something to you.
00:09:33 That makes you a very special person, Mr...
00:12:21 We all create our own destiny, Jack.
00:15:06 Mom, I'm Jack. I'm your son. I'm here!
00:18:46 right in the middle of the patio.
00:21:30 Okay. Okay, I'm gonna go down to that ashram
00:24:20 Yes, but you would die in the most amazing way possible.
00:28:26 Would you care for a pastry? No?
00:32:41 Pardon me, Mr. McCall.
00:36:03 But you know what?
00:39:10 for not knowing the words, right?
00:42:46 I'm sorry, Jack, I forgot. Trying to save our words, right?
00:46:02 we'll just call the whole deal off. Check the attitude.
00:49:59 Come on, Jack, Jack.
00:53:54 Now we're all here.
00:57:05 When you talk, all the leaves fall off the tree.
01:01:43 Jackie, it's me. I mean, I'm you!
01:06:35 You need some help? No? Okay.
01:12:42 Because you won't...
01:17:20 all the ladies are jealous because he's so handsome.
01:23:37 No, no, no, ain't no need to rush, homey, we got all the leverage here.
250:00:00 against 15% of the gross.
Cast & Characters
Eddie Murphy
Jack McCall
Cliff Curtis
Dr. Sinja
Kerry Washington
Caroline McCall
Clark Duke
Aaron Wiseberger
Emanuel Ragsdale
Tyler McCall
Jill Basey
Woman in Starbucks
Greg Collins
Construction Worker
Robert LeQuang
Starbucks Customer
Michael G. Wilkinson
Starbucks Customer
Lyndsey Nelson
Starbucks Customer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,358
Dialogue density14.9 lines / min
First line00:00:27
Final line250:00:00
Production Record
DirectorBrian Robbins
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue$22,044,277
IMDb votes46,173