Secret Honor
1984 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,524 VOTES · DIR. Robert Altman
Overview
In his New Jersey study, Richard Nixon retraces the missteps of his political career, attempting to absolve himself of responsibility for Watergate and lambasting President Gerald Ford's decision to pardon him. His monologue explores his personal life and describes his upbringing and his mother. A tape recorder, a gun and whiskey are his only companions during his entire monologue, which is tinged with the vitriol and paranoia that puzzled the public during his presidency.
Dialogue Timeline — 941 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:34:39 I - Look.
00:36:59 and that made me look soft.
00:39:00 Then -Then I got rattled...
00:41:13 Fuck! The goddamn Yankees, Ford - They get the fuckin' presidency anyway!
00:43:18 Oh, yeah. They would've done that, all right.
00:45:23 Oh, yes, and the, uh-the jiga -jiga - th-th-the nigger-
00:48:43 Ralph Naders and Jane Fondas, all led by Hiss.
00:51:24 Oh, no!
00:53:37 Think of something good. Like what? What, what, what, what, what?
00:55:41 I'm sorry.
00:57:49 And what are you now? Now you are on God's side?
01:00:28 I was on top.
01:02:33 was to run as, uh, above party.
01:04:43 They did not call me Iron Butt in law school for nothing.
01:07:29 They took me back up there, you know. Oh, yeah. Back up to the Grove.
01:09:37 [Stammering]
01:12:45 All right, goddamn it!
01:15:08 Now, the Committee of 100 said to me...
01:17:35 Yeah, sure.
01:19:53 They wanted Ford in there for six more years. [Chuckles]
01:21:46 A live fucking turkey, for Christ's sake!
01:24:16 in exchange for vast sums of money?
01:26:42 but a real man!
01:30:26 [Chanting, Cheering, Applauding Fade]
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed941
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:34:39
Final line01:30:26
Production Record
DirectorRobert Altman
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,524