Primal Fear

1996 · 129 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 257,334 VOTES · DIR. Gregory Hoblit

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Overview

An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,432 lines

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00:00:16 First day of law school, my professor says two things.
00:06:47 Mr Pinero has never been convicted of anything.
00:13:36 - Sam, you got all you need? - Roll him over.
00:19:29 - Have you been arrested? - No, sir.
00:23:34 is believed to have visited Stampler at the Maxwell Street ...
00:27:05 I'm open to anything you have to say, but in my mind there's no debate.
00:32:35 The victim in this case is my client.
00:38:09 He claims there was someone else in the room, and he can't remember.
00:42:21 Don't tell me you think he didn't do it.
00:46:44 You heard about the money, right?
00:51:13 ...deliver his opening statement tomorrow...
00:54:46 Reasonable, no. But it is possible.
00:58:40 - Is it that hard to find one indigent kid? - Maybe we already got the kid.
01:06:05 Get him out of here, Tommy.
01:11:35 - Do you understand me? - I understand you.
01:17:20 Come on, Connerman, ask it.
01:22:18 No, it looks like that, but it's...
01:27:21 - I honestly don't know. - Cut the crap.
01:31:19 performing in this film with his girlfriend?
01:36:24 - ...against the Archbishop then? - I don't recall that, no.
01:40:57 ...in your opinion is Aaron Stampler capable of murder?
01:45:50 No, he did everýthing for me.
01:50:36 - How's your neck? - I'll live.
01:56:10 You s-saved my life.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,432
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line01:56:10

Production Record

DirectorGregory Hoblit
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$102,600,000
IMDb votes257,334