Distant Thunder
1988 · 114 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 874 VOTES · DIR. Rick Rosenthal
Overview
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
Dialogue Timeline — 758 lines
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00:06:36 Shut up, Billy.
00:14:16 - smashed all to pieces. - Hey, you've had shit
00:20:12 - I'll go with you. - No.
00:22:57 The war's over, coach. It's been over a long time.
00:25:21 It's okay.
00:28:08 A few years ago. On his birthday.
00:30:55 And I know all of us will be up to meeting it.
00:32:56 What did your dad call you?
00:35:16 He's a bush vet.
00:38:23 You know, you can never predict the future.
00:46:02 Let me buy you a cup of coffee.
00:47:52 You sure you can handle all that okay?
00:51:53 - Come on. - Come on, Moss.
00:54:32 He got in this fight.
01:01:39 I didn't get his name, though.
01:05:29 Fucking New Guy.
01:10:19 All right, I'll take care of it myself.
01:13:16 - I know. I just... - So I'm not gonna feel sorry for you
01:16:15 - You... - Hey!
01:20:26 Your kid is probably wondering what war was like.
01:22:03 he was gonna die.
01:29:10 You better get going.
01:35:42 Dad!
01:47:06 Maybe everyone around you does die.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed758
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:06:36
Final line01:47:06
Production Record
DirectorRick Rosenthal
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue$156,188
IMDb votes874