Fat Man and Little Boy

1989 · 127 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 9,449 VOTES · DIR. Roland Joffé

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Overview

Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."

Dialogue Timeline — 1,478 lines

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00:01:33 At ease.
00:06:11 he's a provincial windbag
00:10:52 That is science!
00:15:37 I asked about this place in Santa Fe, and they said it didn't exist.
00:19:36 The gadget disintegrates before it explodes.
00:23:41 No gun barrel, no velocity and weight problem.
00:28:35 - Jean, I know you're there. - I'd given up waiting.
00:33:40 You know, I wonder, with this war...
00:38:15 I never expected to get blind-sided like this.
00:43:54 Your wife or your child or your conscience
00:49:09 Don't... Don't give me that.
00:52:57 Yes, sir.
00:59:07 And spare me your homily on being a good wife. I know it by heart.
01:03:56 It's essential to determine the amount of material the device needs.
01:08:36 will have to turn their peckers over to the FBI.
01:13:16 I can only hope the uranium slug doesn't get stuck in the pile.
01:17:01 You want to sit on your hands
01:20:45 About the ideas, yes.
01:25:12 Our blockade will finish Japan by autumn, maybe even sooner.
01:30:31 Are we gonna discuss this ever?
01:36:25 ''Truman, Stimson arrive Potsdam for conference with Stalin.
01:42:06 Big enough to scare all of us and make us stop and think?
01:46:53 Well, if you do and I've said no and something goes wrong...
53:52:51 - Where is that music coming from?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,478
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:33
Final line53:52:51

Production Record

DirectorRoland Joffé
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,449