Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
2008 · 42 MIN · IMDB 8.4 · 44,585 VOTES · DIR. Joss Whedon
Overview
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 42-minute tragicomic musical in three acts, each released separately. It tells the story of Dr. Horrible, an aspiring supervillain, Captain Hammer, his superhero nemesis, and Penny, their mutual love interest. The movie was written by writer/director Joss Whedon, his brothers Zack Whedon and Jed Whedon, and Jed's then fiancée, actress Maurissa Tancharoen. The writing team penned the musical during the WGA strike. The idea was to create something small and inexpensive, yet professionally done, in a way that would circumvent the issues that were being protested during the strike.
Dialogue Timeline — 620 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:16 So that's, you know, coming along.
00:01:57 it's about taking money.
00:03:34 show her you're a true villain. Who is her?
00:05:19 - Love your hair. - What?
00:06:31 the thoroughbred of sin.
00:08:34 - Will you lend a caring hand... - Ah!
00:09:42 I'm sorry. Go on.
00:11:17 Maybe I should...
00:13:03 A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
00:15:02 you find yourself on solid ground.
00:16:51 Psych! I love it!
00:18:00 I think I will.
00:19:34 Captain Hammer threw a car at my head.
00:20:45 I just, you know, really think I'm...
00:22:16 if hope is all I'm hoping to be.
00:23:34 Who wants to know what the Mayor is doing behind closed doors?
00:24:45 And these...
00:26:31 Go ahead and laugh. Yeah, I'm a funny guy.
00:28:07 This is so nice.
00:29:37 Thank you.
00:31:05 but folks you know it's fine to know your place.
00:32:53 Everyone's a hero in their...
00:34:37 Burn! Yeah, it's 2 "r". H-O-R-R, yeah, right. Burn!
00:36:42 Captain Hammer would say that.
Cast & Characters
Neil Patrick Harris
Billy (Dr. Horrible)
Nathan Fillion
Captain Hammer
Felicia Day
Penny
Simon Helberg
Moist
Nick Towne
Bad Horse Chorus #1
Jed Whedon
Bad Horse Chorus #2
Jed Whedon
Dead Bowie
Rob Reinis
Bad Horse Chorus #3
Rob Reinis
Moving Guy
Otto Michael Penzato
Driver
Otto Michael Penzato
Van Driver
Richard Partlow
Mayor
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed620
Dialogue density14.8 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line00:36:42
Production Record
DirectorJoss Whedon
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000
Revenue$3,000,000
IMDb votes44,585