Tender Mercies
1983 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 12,573 VOTES · DIR. Bruce Beresford
Overview
Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,046 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:26 - Here, give me the bottle. - Go to hell.
00:03:39 ♪ But, oh, it hurts ♪
00:08:36 ♪ For so long ♪
00:11:19 - Well, where is she? - With her mama. Me and her mama are divorced.
00:15:12 - I got nothin' to say about that. - She never married again, did she?
00:18:36 ♪ Let me know if you're staying behind ♪
00:22:09 Who does your vocals?
00:25:53 ♪ The days go by but nothin's changed ♪
00:29:00 I... you know, sometimes...
00:32:10 I don't think it's no good either.
00:37:06 Tell you the truth, I don't know where he is, and I'm not real sure when he's coming back.
00:40:03 Where do you think he is?
00:44:50 You say the boy liked the song?
00:47:45 Course, they thought the best idea would be...
00:49:39 Yes, ma'am. I guess I was.
00:52:40 You think you ever will sing again?
00:55:25 And he showed the crust and the...
00:58:35 I'll show it to whoever I can.
01:01:21 Never did.
01:05:07 ♪ And I'll be everything ♪
01:08:09 I don't know how he died.
01:10:59 Sue Anne, do you have a place to stay?
01:15:26 ♪ I'm not losing you ♪
01:20:01 ...and you took me in and pitied me and helped me to straighten out
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,046
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:20:01
Production Record
DirectorBruce Beresford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$8,400,000
IMDb votes12,573