First Monday in October
1981 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,707 VOTES · DIR. Ronald Neame
Overview
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,345 lines
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00:01:46 Yes. That's right. The whole court is in turmoil.
00:06:26 but I'm not about to file a dissenting opinion.
00:11:42 Yes, sir.
00:15:05 I don't care how you seat them. Try chairs.
00:18:45 every time I think about that woman sitting on this court?
00:22:53 When I was appointed to the federal bench, he took over the practice.
00:26:32 And the new chair for Justice Loomis on this end.
00:30:35 for the court is now sitting.
00:35:20 - Why isn't Mr. Justice Snow here? - He never comes to these showings.
00:38:55 - Better and better. - Good.
00:42:49 Well, well, well, well. What a generous gesture.
00:46:17 I think it's unconstitutional to set myself up as a censor.
00:49:43 the testimony I'm about to give will be the truth, the whole truth
00:52:59 The same end of the eraser
00:56:07 Here we go.
01:00:30 No, sir. We just get in a set of tennis about once a week.
01:05:20 We'll take my car.
01:09:50 - What color? - Gold.
01:15:00 A few opinions of mine from the lower court.
01:18:48 You know what I find appalling?
01:22:52 He considers it unconstitutional.
01:27:34 Listen, don't let them take that Omnitech vote without me. It's...
01:32:08 It's Donald Richards' death certificate.
01:35:54 Damn right, we do.
Cast & Characters
Walter Matthau
Dan Snow
Jill Clayburgh
Ruth Loomis
Barnard Hughes
Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford
Jan Sterling
Christine Snow
James Stephens
Mason Woods
Joshua Bryant
Bill Russell
Wiley Harker
Justice Harold Webb
F.J. O'Neil
Justice Waldo Thompson
Charles Lampkin
Justice Josiah Clewes
Lew Palter
Justice Benjamin Halperin
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,345
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line01:35:54
Production Record
DirectorRonald Neame
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$12,480,249
IMDb votes1,707