Almost Heroes
1998 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 18,338 VOTES · DIR. Christopher Guest
Overview
Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before Lewis and Clark.
Dialogue Timeline — 939 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:34 commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark...
00:05:53 Meriwether Lewis beat me to him. I'm sick to death of those two.
00:08:50 I think there was something wrong with that whiskey.
00:11:40 Which boat will we be in?
00:14:15 and would rather experience the decadence of New Orleans, well...
00:17:44 We are now spending our first night in the wilds.
00:20:39 And as sure as I’m standing before you today, he did.
00:25:24 Good news. Looks like they're gonna let us live.
00:27:56 Perhaps there's a loved one you'd care to immortalize?
00:30:42 Then why are you....
00:33:43 we'd be battling on the mighty Missouri.
00:37:59 Snakes Bend. Almost had it.
00:40:46 These women may be whores, but they have their dignity.
00:43:59 -And who are you? -Guy Fontenot.
00:47:14 Pistols, swords, or bare fists?
00:51:49 Look at me. I’m behaving like some kind of animal.
00:56:46 He will die.
01:02:12 Mr. Hunt, this is our chance to overtake Lewis and Clark.
01:05:58 For he alone has dared to dream...
01:09:25 it has a grim sort of look of terror on it.
01:12:50 Who cares? I’m going to skin you all alive anyway.
01:16:38 and I try to count to three before I put another hole...
01:21:17 Sorry. The punch was supposed to knock you out.
01:30:01 English
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed939
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:02:34
Final line01:30:01
Production Record
DirectorChristopher Guest
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$6,100,000
IMDb votes18,338