How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · 116 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 12,779 VOTES · DIR. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Overview
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
Dialogue Timeline — 997 lines
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00:01:00 For as long as I can remember...
00:04:48 She used to work for my Aunt Glady, but these days it seems they're working for her.
00:07:32 It's not a book. It's a thesis.
00:10:58 She doesn't know what she's talking about.
00:14:59 All right. Okay.
00:19:42 ...I could get to you.
00:23:17 - Dean, I'm watching you. - Just talking, Glady. Just talking.
00:27:08 What's your name?
00:30:01 This is where I usually come to swim.
00:35:49 For you.
00:40:48 If you don't want to have kids, we should talk about it.
00:43:47 I'm just...
00:48:28 I have to leave you.
00:51:53 The female keeps the nest, while the male goes out and flaunts his feathers.
00:55:50 That's fine.
00:58:57 Yeah.
01:04:31 ...I’m engaged to be married.
01:07:56 ... after many months of travel, she saw a crow...
01:11:20 I once took my coat off, and put it around this girl...
01:15:03 Oh, all right.
01:20:17 Especially someone from your generation.
01:23:45 Babe!
01:26:16 Well, I've changed my mind.
01:36:54 Glady?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed997
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:01:00
Final line01:36:54
Production Record
DirectorJocelyn Moorhouse
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$41,200,020
IMDb votes12,779