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.
00:06:53 Having said that, I'm not opposed to a settlement.
00:14:11 Captain, we've got a live one on the run.
00:19:59 I work as an altar boy.
00:24:00 Not much at this time.
00:27:49 Oh, the Butcher Boy, huh?
00:33:32 a psychiatric evaluation before charges are brought against us.
00:39:13 He may even call me as a witness. If you have any questions...
00:43:19 Now that she brings it up...
00:47:57 Shaughnessy loses millions.
00:52:27 Investments resulting in huge losses for some very powerful people.
00:56:25 His interpretation will be speculative and irrelevant.
01:03:49 I don't think so, Alex. Drop it.
01:09:38 I'll lay it all out for you.
01:13:19 So that's why you had to kill Rushman. Because of the sex stuff.
01:19:54 So I left. I became a defending attorney.
01:25:23 You think because you know me as well as you do, you know how I think.
01:29:53 Where did Mr Vail get this tape, if it is the same one?
01:34:57 Wasn't there also a difference of opinion
01:39:45 I'll allow you to proceed with this witness if you're very careful.
01:43:45 Mr Vail, are you ready to proceed?
01:48:57 I would stab him 78 times with a butcher knife!
01:55:19 My head hurts.
40:00:00 court-appointed public defender

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,432
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line40:00:00

Production Record

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