California Split

1974 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 8,847 VOTES · DIR. Robert Altman

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Overview

Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie and Bill have some lucky moments, they also have to contend with serious setbacks that threaten to derail their hedonistic betting binge.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,640 lines

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00:00:09 A new game starting, five draw.
00:04:34 I'll just have to call you.
00:08:32 What's going on with you guys?
00:12:24 He ain't the regular man.
00:17:43 But... chicken.
00:21:32 - Who's that guy out there? - Billy? He's a poker friend.
00:27:53 - Do me a favor? - Do you want to change seats again?
00:31:50 - Let's go see a man about a horse. - A man about a horse.
00:36:26 We're expecting Mr. Kramer.
00:39:37 - Okay, ladies, Vice. We're Vice. - Vice?
00:42:42 Boy, do we got Morgan.
00:47:45 - I fold. - I will raise you.
00:51:09 - Yeah. Up and gone. - Yeah? Where'd he go?
00:55:34 he had a very good Christmas season. What he's created is a slush fund...
00:59:57 - What are you doing? - Reading my book.
01:05:01 - Who is it? - Does a William Denny live here?
01:09:59 - Fourteen all. - He doesn't know what he's doing.
01:14:54 All right, forget it. Give me straight Scotch. Straight.
01:20:58 Ace, you're the boss.
01:24:40 - What's the horse's name, Slim? - Ole Blue out of chute Number Two.
01:29:53 You gotta give me $200 so I can play some roulette...
01:35:09 Let me see it.
01:39:48 Then maybe we'll come down, go to Vegas...
100:50:02 so I can play, get into some...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,640
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line100:50:02

Production Record

DirectorRobert Altman
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$5,000,000
IMDb votes8,847