Always for Pleasure

1978 · 58 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 590 VOTES · DIR. Les Blank

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Overview

An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

Dialogue Timeline - 624 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:00 ♪ Old Man Rhythm is in my shoes ♪
00:02:19 ♪ My heart is beatin' rhythm and it's right on time ♪
00:03:30 I'm 80.
00:07:51 You be here today, you're gone tomorrow, you know.
00:10:58 N
00:14:14 N
00:15:48 and take three celery stalks, the long ones, and finely chop it.
00:17:30 - ♪ Yes, they all asked for you ♪ - ♪ In the mornin' ♪
00:20:11 they would break it, then have to peel it...
00:24:54 And you celebrate your holidays -
00:26:29 So - To get the people -
00:27:43 But now, tomorrow, you got to be a nigger tomorrow...
00:31:44 - ♪ Hell out the way ♪ - ♪ Ba-bop-a-lu-la ♪
00:32:59 some for your vest, some for your chest piece...
00:34:24 I burn up about $40 worth of gas...
00:38:44 ♪ Mighty cooty fiyo ♪
00:40:16 - ♪ Down on the ground ♪ - ♪ Down on the ground ♪
00:41:40 - How you feelin'? - Fine, thank you.
00:43:31 The last 25 years. Yeah, 25 years now.
00:44:50 ♪ Big chief think he gonna take uptown ♪
00:47:07 ♪ Meet de boys on de battlefront ♪
00:49:16 ♪ Golden crown on the battlefield ♪
00:51:15 And I want to get all my kids into it.
00:53:45 pick up money especially for this purpose.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed624
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line00:53:45

Production Record

DirectorLes Blank
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes590