La Bamba
1987 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 37,731 VOTES · DIR. Luis Valdez
Overview
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
Dialogue Timeline — 964 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:45 Richie...
00:06:49 You little pigs. I'm going to tell your mothers on you.
00:12:15 'Morning, Rosie.
00:15:45 What's that?
00:19:57 I made it. I'm in the Silhouettes.
00:22:43 I'll meet you there.
00:27:42 - You don't have to apologise. - Who's apologising?
00:31:24 - What does that mean? - Just take care of Rosie, okay stud?
00:34:09 You're looking really handsome. The girls are gonna go crazy over you.
00:39:31 Not bad...
00:43:01 Frankly, I can't use any of them. Is that a problem?
00:48:12 Why should I be?
00:51:47 60 takes? I didn't hear a difference in one of them.
00:54:26 Come on, man.
00:57:35 I don't know what I want anymore.
01:02:16 Shit, take two, man. It's on me.
01:07:45 She was in labour all day with the baby.
01:12:07 American Bandstand.
01:15:28 I don't want your money.
01:18:55 No, Ritchie, the girls can't swim. I don't want no pool.
01:26:56 The garbage wagon.
01:30:08 Don't you talk to me like this!
01:34:02 I was going to go, but you know how it is.
01:37:40 ...what the radio said about Ritchie?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed964
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line01:37:40
Production Record
DirectorLuis Valdez
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$54,215,416
IMDb votes37,731