Smoke

1995 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 38,993 VOTES · DIR. Wayne Wang

Overview

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,107 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:27 I'll tell you why they're not going anywhere.
00:04:34 sometimes I think you should see a doctor.
00:07:57 Thanks, but I'll manage.
00:11:08 It's yours?
00:14:44 Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
00:20:59 Whatever that means.
00:24:43 Could anything happened lately?
00:28:41 You've been sitting here all day, and how many cars have you seen drive up and ask for gas?
00:32:30 Don't rush me, okay? You're jumping to conclusions before I've even said anything.
00:35:45 Nice try, old girl. I'd like to help you out.
00:42:15 I'm going to be merciful and just take off your left arm.
00:47:46 All of a sudden, the Creeper and this other guy come running out of this check-cashing place
00:51:29 Full of happy, prosperous people.
00:55:10 the snow swallowed him up
00:59:14 Ah-hah, I see. A cozy dinner.
01:02:40 expecting to be killed any day.
01:06:28 It might be illegal, but it's hard to see where the crime is if there's no victim, right?
01:11:35 You never know what kind of trash might wander in off the streets.
01:15:37 I'd never be able to talk her into it.
01:20:16 Cyrus Cole.
01:22:59 Damn you. There'll be none of that on my watch, you dumpy bag of shit.
01:28:46 But once I noticed what he was up to, I started to shout.
01:32:07 It just came out that way, and suddenly this old woman's hugging me there
01:35:39 And that's the end of the story.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,107
Dialogue density9.9 lines / min
First line00:01:27
Final line01:35:39

Production Record

DirectorWayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$8,349,430
IMDb votes38,993