The Being
1983 · 81 MIN · IMDB 4.4 · 1,787 VOTES · DIR. Jackie Kong
Overview
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
Dialogue Timeline — 842 lines
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00:01:45 ♪ Goin' up to Nashville
00:03:17 Hey, hey, still with me out there?
00:07:05 What happened, Dudley screw up
00:11:09 of radioactive waste into the aquifer
00:12:49 from this wrist watch
00:16:07 - to accomplish anything. - Whoa, what's that?
00:18:26 How about this abandoned car you have over here?
00:23:31 Good, good, but, but now you must remember,
00:26:25 Mort, this is Garson Jones.
00:27:56 so what would you think?
00:30:27 There she is.
00:33:45 Plain to see this is a 35 miles zone.
00:37:04 Dr. Jones, could you tell me
00:38:28 your exciting family is coming.
00:41:23 I've got something to show ya.
00:46:31 Move.
00:48:13 we've just gotta get some answers.
00:50:55 John?
00:53:43 ♪ Unto-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh-Ooh
00:56:59 Let's go.
00:59:51 Marge?
01:01:37 Your plan better work.
01:06:35 Jesus.
01:18:09 Let's get back to those good ole' KITI country sounds.
Cast & Characters
Martin Landau
Garson Jones
Marianne Gordon
Laurie
Bill Osco
Detective Mortimer Lutz
José Ferrer
Mayor Gordon Lane
Dorothy Malone
Marge Smith
Ruth Buzzi
Virginia Lane
Murray Langston
Arn
Kinky Friedman
Willis
Johnny Dark
John
Kent Perkins
Officer Dudley
Roxanne Cybelle
Suzie
Jerry Maren
Monster
Richard Marcus
Joe the Lab Assistant
Robin Stille
Girl at Drive-In Theater (uncredited)
Vern Stierman
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed842
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line01:18:09
Production Record
DirectorJackie Kong
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,787
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