Off Screen
2005 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,289 VOTES · DIR. Pieter Kuijpers
Overview
March 11th, 2002. John R. takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam biggest skyscraper. John R. demands to speak with the Philips head of Sound&Vision. His goal is to warn people about a large-scale fraud, aimed at brainwashing consumers by means of widescreen TV sets. In the film, we find out about John's preliminary frustrations, his bizarre encounter with Philips head of Sound&Vision Gerard Wesselinck, their impossible friendship, rivalry and John's armed attempt to force the executive to do penance in public.
Dialogue Timeline — 785 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:47 - Good morning. - Good morning.
00:04:15 Yes.
00:06:37 No, there's only one.
00:11:30 I have a season ticket!
00:17:16 I can't tell you.
00:20:53 There's something in it for you too, John! 3 months free condoms!
00:25:48 Trouble?
00:31:16 Stupid of me. I'm helpless without Jan my driver.
00:33:22 But at 11 a.m., Mr. Wesselink of Philips is giving a press conference! Be here!
00:36:04 He gave me a gift for you.
00:38:41 Those letters don't usually reach management.
00:41:03 There isn't a Circle of Light in Jisp.
00:45:39 - Exactly. - All those people are right.
00:49:03 Fucking grandpa! Who's in charge now?
00:52:11 ...who's been increasingly mentioned as a possible successor to director Kooystra.
00:55:28 What's the fear for widescreen?
00:57:40 We're a step further, just watch.
01:00:04 Understand why I'm worried?
01:03:14 Come inside.
01:05:33 That's pure Zen...
01:09:31 I don't know what to do.
01:13:02 John?
01:16:07 I'm only a bus driver.
01:21:46 ...kidnapped an unknown number of people in Rembrandt Tower.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed785
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:01:47
Final line01:21:46
Production Record
DirectorPieter Kuijpers
LanguageDutch
IMDb votes1,289