The Big Kahuna
1999 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 15,232 VOTES · DIR. John Swanbeck
Overview
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,408 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:23 No answer?
00:04:12 -You don't want it? -No, I don't read magazines like that.
00:07:36 Oysters on the half shell. All these weird kind of French cheeses.
00:10:41 Am I supposed to be doing anything?
00:13:50 "as we all hope they do
00:17:06 There's only one account ledger that matters to us tonight.
00:20:18 -No. Why? -It's terrific, man.
00:23:19 They must have something for people who go through their lives without doing anything.
00:26:44 But don't ask him.
00:29:53 Amen.
00:34:59 Take it from me.
00:38:12 I done my job.
00:41:25 Who's Murdoch?
00:44:23 Just... I don't know. Religion some.
00:47:16 to overcome that desire of his for a little while
00:50:13 -You got that? -As soon as humanly possible.
00:54:35 Maybe it's time for you to just, you know, let things settle.
00:58:49 And He was afraid.
01:03:29 What brought that on?
01:07:28 Because to me, it's like telling somebody to go to hell.
01:10:53 we lose our identities...
01:14:49 Larry.
01:18:44 for the simple reason...
01:23:14 Remember compliments you receive.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,408
Dialogue density15.6 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:23:14
Production Record
DirectorJohn Swanbeck
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,000,000
Revenue$3,728,888
IMDb votes15,232