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.
00:05:15 First we were held at the Santa Anita racetrack...
00:10:25 LANE: No, my dad played semipro ball.
00:14:31 Go play someplace else.
00:18:08 We'll house them, and you know what? While we're at it...
00:21:35 - I don't know. - Yes, you do.
00:26:13 ...and take another look at you.
00:30:43 - You weren't so bad in there. - Oh, yeah, right.
00:34:07 No English.
00:38:10 This had nothing to do with baseball.
00:44:31 No one says anything, no one cries, except you.
00:51:40 Go for broke indeed.
00:55:42 No.
00:58:35 Now I don't.
01:02:42 - Excuse me for just a second. - Sit your ass down.
01:08:56 And I was telling him that he was acting like a librarian.
01:12:30 KATIE: Mama? SHIRLEY: Mm-hm?
01:16:06 NORI: One measly quarter each. Okay?
01:19:24 Today is about dignity.
01:22:55 UMPIRE: You're out! - And down he goes.
01:26:08 I won't go if you don't want me to.
01:30:46 We can just about call it a day here.
01:33:55 [CROWD MURMURING AND THEN ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
01:37:37 - Goddamn it! - This runner is out.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,304
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:22
Final line01:37:37
Production Record
DirectorDesmond Nakano
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes787