Natural Enemies
1979 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 279 VOTES · DIR. Jeff Kanew
Overview
Paul Steward, editor of a scientific journal, considers his life to be an empty failure. Awake one morning after a sleepless night, he comes to a decision: this evening he will take a rifle and shoot and kill his wife, their three children and then himself.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,302 lines
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00:01:15 I don't think I slept 10 minutes during the night.
00:08:41 I'm going to take a shower.
00:12:42 with no unusual delays.
00:16:48 There was a time in our marriage when we were happy.
00:19:52 I never did, and now I never will.
00:22:56 Yeah.
00:25:24 that's really worth having.
00:29:34 the denial of our status as human beings,
00:32:39 when they go into analysis,
00:37:16 My wife was a virgin when I married her,
00:41:11 what went on in my mind in the hospital,
00:46:57 Oh, he hates her enough.
00:49:50 she'll never have to worry about
00:53:59 And then the rifle...
00:57:32 I've been reading about it quite a lot.
01:00:43 Oh, well, that's good,
01:02:36 So, I get 'em out.
01:05:23 but I could not stop him because I could not help.
01:10:50 Just.,.
01:16:23 I told him how great it was.
01:21:41 It's not my imagination,
01:28:49 I don't think it's gonna work for you now,
01:33:16 Did you expect us to get up from the dinner table
01:37:39 More news in just a moment, but first...
Cast & Characters
Hal Holbrook
Paul Steward
Louise Fletcher
Miriam Steward
Peter Armstrong
Tony Steward
Elizabeth Berridge
Sheila Steward
José Ferrer
Harry Rosenthal
Viveca Lindfors
Psychiatrist
Alisha Fontaine
Brothel Girl
Steve Austin
Alex Steward
Jim Pappas
Fred Russo
Ellen Barber
Anne
Patricia Elliott
Woman on Train
June Berry
Jan - Girl in Brothel
Patricia Mauceri
Patricia - Girl in Brothel
Michele O'Brien
Leslie - Girl in Brothel
Claire Reilly
Gloria - Girl in Brothel
Michael Sheehan
Robert Perry
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Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,302
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line01:37:39
Production Record
DirectorJeff Kanew
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes279
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