Operation Mad Ball
1957 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 1,346 VOTES · DIR. Richard Quine
Overview
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,611 lines
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00:02:29 Who goes there? Come on, speak up. Who goes there?
00:06:04 Sorry, sir, but I cannot leave my post
00:10:02 There'd be a little old waiter who walked with a limp
00:14:09 Today my cousin Yancy is a master sergeant right down there in Le Havre
00:18:05 I consider that occupational therapy, sir.
00:22:50 So now, good day, messieurs. I trust we shall never meet again.
00:26:42 - we will prepare it for you. - That's big of her.
00:31:13 Hold it, hold it. Bullard, what about transportation?
00:34:46 - Well, where was it? Where's the pain? - Right here. Well, here. Right there.
00:38:55 When I get to Washington, I'm going to want a good loyal secretary.
00:42:58 So what? Which difference which war?
00:47:14 I am only expressing my interpretation, sir.
00:50:57 Give me the lab.
00:55:01 - Ozark, close your eyes. - Hogan.
00:58:35 - Did you get him to the PW ward? - No, sir. He got picked up.
01:02:59 - What was it doing there? - They sent a truck by and picked it up.
01:08:10 We're a little heavy on harmonicas and ukuleles, but we can have a band.
01:12:14 That little old boy knows just about every important fact in the world.
01:15:50 Chesterfield is packed and jammed.
01:20:16 Any word yet, Schmitty?
01:24:39 You want to turn me in, go right ahead.
01:30:01 Gosh, am I glad to see you.
01:35:14 Who is this man?
500:00:00 within the next three weeks.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,611
Dialogue density15.3 lines / min
First line00:02:29
Final line500:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRichard Quine
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,346