Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Name: Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Director: Shane Meadows
Released: 2002
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke, Vanessa Feltz, Ricky Tomlinson

2002 · 104 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 4,809 VOTES · DIR. Shane Meadows

Overview

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,840 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 WOMAN: It's like

00:02:35 Charlie, man.

00:08:49 Yeah, I just feel a bit sorry for Dek.

00:12:31 Hey, you forgot something.

00:16:11 I mean, you know it, I know it. Huh? Huh?

00:20:51 [LAUGHS]

00:24:19 I'm sorry. I just needed to see her, you know--

00:30:13 I'm going.

00:34:59 Why do you think

00:38:11 Come and have a dance, Dek, together.

00:42:26 Marlene!

00:46:19 Stood. He's only down there.

00:50:39 Scotland!

00:53:26 Come on.

00:57:26 I want it back.

01:04:32 Do you know what?

01:06:58 I think you'd better pack your bag and I think

01:11:05 Who?

01:15:10 Jimmy.

01:19:55 Went for a meal, went shopping.

01:25:27 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:28:40 * Give me a shout *

01:34:26 No!

01:37:57 Right, don't abandon me now, girls.

Cast & Characters

Robert Carlyle Jimmy Rhys Ifans Dek Kathy Burke Carol Vanessa Feltz Vanessa Ricky Tomlinson Charlie Vicki Patterson Audience Guest Shirley Henderson Shirley Finn Atkins Marlene Kelly Thresher Donna Andrew Shim Donut

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,840

Dialogue density17.7 lines / min

First line00:00:13

Final line01:37:57

Production Record

DirectorShane Meadows

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes4,809