Matewan
1987 · 132 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 9,654 VOTES · DIR. John Sayles
Overview
Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Kenehan, a scab named "Few Clothes" Johnson and a sympathetic mayor and police chief heroically fight the power represented by a coal company and Matewan's vested interests so that justice and workers' rights need not take a back seat to squalid working conditions, exploitation and the bottom line.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,413 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:41 (Water dripping)
00:10:14 Thank you
00:13:57 It's just frustration is all
00:17:12 One big union -Not around here buddy
00:21:19 I didn't come here looking for no trouble
00:25:00 The men walk out
00:29:33 And what's a better deal here on earth, no matter i got in store
00:34:49 Too much
00:38:57 Like they say company shoot you for a thief
00:43:18 Now move it
00:49:12 Just hit the dirt
00:56:52 We stretched real thin, there's a lot of strategy to who gets
01:01:29 The pigs
01:06:34 Folks try and keep the noise down you'll do fine
01:12:26 (Car engine running)
01:16:33 It's reese
01:21:13 You going somewhere?
01:26:21 They said that i was a war hero
01:32:03 Slavery
01:36:04 And now only that she says she'd been spying and plotting against
01:43:28 You know what to do with this?
01:49:44 I can't
01:55:54 Expect too much of people joe
02:09:13 ¶(singing slow country song)â¶
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,413
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:41
Final line02:09:13
Production Record
DirectorJohn Sayles
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$1,680,358
IMDb votes9,654