Bang the Drum Slowly
1973 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 6,426 VOTES · DIR. John D. Hancock
Overview
The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,877 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:48 Actually, you get over it fairly quick.
00:06:16 Don't be discouraged.
00:10:25 and you wish you were playing ball.
00:13:54 where slavery went out when Lincoln was shot!
00:17:38 which nobody ever told me before
00:20:46 That's too much to ask.
00:24:25 Didn't you buy an Arcturis insurance policy?
00:28:47 Big Ben, pitching for the New York Mammoths
00:32:16 Down at Bruce's.
00:35:02 Did you tell him where I went to see Pearson?
00:38:23 What kind of a gun do you shoot?
00:41:27 on somebody else at another time.
00:45:15 What are you reading?
00:49:01 Be careful how you rag your elders.
00:52:21 Well, he's right down the hall.
00:56:02 meets me in Cannon Falls, we hunted...
01:00:47 All right, Arthur, it's just one of those days.
01:04:40 Now who'll you tell?
01:07:54 Arthur, you were his boy.
01:10:42 and Piney's here to catch the catching
01:13:50 Oh, yeah, but when you hit
01:18:55 I guess I will... I live here.
01:22:28 for a return engagement on this program
01:29:10 Come on! Go!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,877
Dialogue density19.6 lines / min
First line00:02:48
Final line01:29:10
Production Record
DirectorJohn D. Hancock
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,426