The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 16,977 VOTES · DIR. Vincente Minnelli
Overview
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,277 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:33 Stage 5. Mr. Amiel is rehearsing right now.
00:06:59 - Yes, sir. - Thank you.
00:11:48 By the way, my name is Fred Amiel.
00:16:50 - You angle things the cute way. - I'll pay you $100 a week.
00:23:04 I'll give you your next assignment. You did all right.
00:28:26 Three studios tried to lick it and couldn't.
00:31:57 This is murder, Syd. Let's have that list again.
00:37:29 - 13 years I've been making pictures... - Goodbye, Jonathan.
00:42:17 - Move in for a close-up. - New deal, boys.
00:47:40 I drink what I want and see who I want.
00:52:06 There were few agents in town with fewer clients than Gus...
00:56:43 I can't shoot without it. I won't shoot without it.
01:04:00 Sit down.
01:09:24 When he loved a scene, money meant nothing...
01:13:48 Now I can tell you what I never could tell you before.
01:19:16 That low woman Lila!" Well, maybe I like Lilas.
01:24:27 ...and there he sits in a dreary old rocker...
01:29:13 Bye, Mrs. Bartlow.
01:33:09 Thanks.
01:38:34 Gaucho. ¿Qué tal? Muy bien.
01:43:49 Miss Ronley has the sex appeal of an angleworm.
01:47:50 You know what you must do to have it exactly as you want it?
01:52:08 - Not for long. - I was wrong.
25:00:00 and with you, more.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,277
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:01:33
Final line25:00:00
Production Record
DirectorVincente Minnelli
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,558,000
Revenue$3,373,000
IMDb votes16,977