Children of a Lesser God

Name: Children of a Lesser God
Director: Randa Haines
Released: 1986
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf

1986 · 119 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 19,267 VOTES · DIR. Randa Haines

Overview

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.

Dialogue Timeline — 733 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:52:14 Wha...

00:54:48 No. I like to give the kids a lot of leeway.

00:56:37 § Ba-boom-a-rang-rang-rang §

00:57:36 § And it comes right back §

00:59:13 Where in here?

01:00:11 This is us. This is Sarah and me.

01:03:04 But if they were

01:05:09 Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.

01:06:51 Very funny, Franklin.

01:08:25 You are smart.

01:10:33 The phone is ringing.

01:11:51 Why are you calling?

01:13:15 I'm going to rest my hands

01:19:10 Hungry?

01:22:36 Let's crawl under the covers, sweetheart

01:24:06 you think that I want you to speak.

01:26:25 That's wonderful.

01:28:17 how are you going to manage?

01:29:38 What a fucking joke.

01:32:58 couldn't accept you.

01:38:44 But I have to see her.

01:43:04 § If you want more §

01:44:12 § Jump §

01:46:39 I hear that Boomerang song.

Cast & Characters

William Hurt James Marlee Matlin Sarah Piper Laurie Mrs. Norman Philip Bosco Dr. Curtis Franklin Allison Gompf Lydia John F. Cleary Johnny Philip Holmes Glen Georgia Ann Cline Cheryl William D. Byrd Danny Frank Carter Jr. Tony

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed733

Dialogue density6.2 lines / min

First line00:52:14

Final line01:46:39

Production Record

DirectorRanda Haines

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$31,853,080

IMDb votes19,267