Finding Forrester
2000 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 91,281 VOTES · DIR. Gus Van Sant
Overview
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,398 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 Marker.
00:07:15 Rules was...
00:11:31 Look at me, though.
00:18:41 ...was it made plane engines when it first started.
00:26:02 All we ask is you come out, take a look, think it over.
00:32:58 ...aren´t that into student participation.
00:36:47 All right. I guess I don´t have any more soup questions.
00:41:43 Yes. This ´´thing´´ at school.
00:46:53 For those choosing to take part, all entries must be turned in...
00:50:54 Not if l´m lucky.
00:58:27 Why do I know it wasn´t good enough for either one of you?
01:03:22 What the hell you working there, man?
01:07:39 -Sorry. -Claire.
01:11:35 You should be reading The Times or something.
01:15:23 You don´t think he wrote it? That´s a serious accusation, Robert.
01:26:02 What are they doing on the dirt?
01:30:39 I liked it very much.
01:35:08 How many students would you say are here today?
01:39:04 -Do you think you should apologise? -No.
01:43:34 What did you do with it?
01:47:49 Let´s go, Pilgrims!
01:59:02 l´m that one.
02:04:19 l´m thinking you´ll make your own decisions from here on.
05:00:00 why you´ll stay the fuck out of my home?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,398
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line05:00:00
Production Record
DirectorGus Van Sant
LanguageEnglish
Budget$43,000,000
Revenue$80,100,000
IMDb votes91,281