Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 55,030 VOTES · DIR. Richard Brooks
Overview
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,645 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:29 We want Pollitt. Brick Pollitt.
00:07:56 Just like I can tell he likes me.
00:12:35 Take a lover.
00:18:11 "Big Mama, too"
00:22:55 Brick, honey!
00:26:45 I lied to him, too.
00:30:23 Do I dislike him?
00:34:12 - It's got to be told! - I don't want to hear it!
00:38:48 "He ain't going to have nobody else's name but mine. Let's get the preacher.
00:43:00 Go on. Blow out them candles on that stupid cake.
00:47:32 - A click in my head. - Did you say, "click"?
00:51:37 No, sir, I don't care.
00:55:13 Why?
00:59:10 That little episode was not on TV.
01:03:08 When he called that night...
01:07:21 ...weren't they, son...
01:12:03 Gooper say he hopes...
01:15:21 Shut up.
01:19:28 I have never seen such malice toward a brother.
01:24:58 - She's got good taste that girl. - In some things, yes...
01:29:59 I gave her an empire.
01:34:45 Where is it?
01:38:43 Didn't you notice it, Brick?
28:00:00 You own $10 million.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,645
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:02:29
Final line28:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRichard Brooks
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000
Revenue$17,570,324
IMDb votes55,030