Resting Place
1986 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 667 VOTES · DIR. John Korty
Overview
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,040 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:11 New orders - Survivor Assistance Officer
00:05:46 in the spirit of love and peace.
00:10:47 without telling any more people than necessary.
00:14:35 ..even though it's taking a little longer than normally.
00:17:55 Listen to this. "A white woman owning a plot in the town cemetery
00:20:47 That was a long time ago, Eudora.
00:23:58 You're the journalist, Mr Jennings.
00:27:05 Not really, all officers look alike to me.
00:30:41 Yeah.Is it Kevin Porter who served under Lt Dwyte Johnson?
00:34:48 His assignment is to help the Johnsons bury their son, however they choose.
00:37:34 You see... nothing was impossible to Dwyte.
00:41:31 May I ask why not?! Sir, I request a lawyer is present before I say another word.
00:46:09 I didn't have to think about it not to like it. It just came natural.
00:49:56 Overnight they did that?
00:53:03 Paid Mrs McAlister ¤15 for that plot.
00:56:12 # Ain't got long
01:00:28 Going nowhere fast in both lanes.
01:03:29 and then...
01:07:33 and he starts yelling to stop
01:11:05 Where did they find him?Down river from where you and he were hit.
01:14:54 What he has to say he wanted to say in front of all of you.
01:18:17 the only good thing I was ever part of.
01:21:47 Oliver, what about you?
01:27:42 and you can't bury that boy in here.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,040
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:02:11
Final line01:27:42
Production Record
DirectorJohn Korty
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes667