American Pastime
2007 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 787 VOTES · DIR. Desmond Nakano
Overview
American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. Rounded up and uprooted from their everyday lives, they remained loyal to the United States and ironically turned to that most American of sports - baseball - as a way to deal with their plight.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,304 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:22 BROADCASTER: Here comes the pitch.
00:05:18 ...living in a horse stall.
00:10:33 See?
00:14:39 [ALARM WAILING]
00:18:28 You're not gonna win the war in here.
00:22:14 One day, I found a game.
00:26:35 LYLE: My brother never had any interest in baseball.
00:31:20 - Oh. - And so this one night...
00:35:06 Hit, walk or strike out. You strike me out, you win 5 bucks.
00:39:28 Listening to it, getting it right.
00:46:14 Thanks, Mom.
00:53:20 Did you see this in the camp paper?
00:56:44 You know, it also means "I love you," brother.
01:00:06 Take care of their order when the delivery comes.
01:05:02 They got ripped up bad.
01:10:14 ...on my own.
01:13:41 - We're not talking about that. KATIE: What are we talking about, huh?
01:18:00 - What? - Ten thousand quarters.
01:21:15 I've never known a player who respected the game more.
01:24:36 ANNOUNCER: Grover winds and...
01:28:33 Next up, we got catcher Billy Burrell.
01:32:28 ANNOUNCER: Grover's got him terrified of that high-and-inside pitch.
01:35:52 Come on.
04:01:01 Name: Nomura, Lyle.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,304
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:22
Final line04:01:01
Production Record
DirectorDesmond Nakano
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes787