The Black Cauldron
1985 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 42,695 VOTES · DIR. Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Overview
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,025 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:23 [Narrator] Legend has it, in the mystic land of Prydain
00:03:23 I'm not a little boy anymore.
00:06:13 - [Squealing] - Hen, what’s the matter? Calm down, Hen.
00:09:20 So much, so soon...
00:13:04 [Laughing, Kissing]
00:15:49 - [Hen Wen Squealing] - [Roaring]
00:19:20 Always barking at nothing.
00:22:33 What? Well, here.
00:25:37 Gotcha, pig boy!
00:28:30 -Your bauble. - It's always chasing those rats.
00:31:42 I'm only waiting for an invitation.
00:34:47 Stop him!
00:38:25 Hmm, it's not too good, but it will hold for awhile.
00:41:00 - I'm sure you've murdered for less. -[Harp Twanging]
00:44:21 I'll be finished.
00:47:31 If we destroy the Cauldron, it will stop the Horned King.
00:50:35 Gurgi found the wicked Cauldron.
00:52:55 Enough! We've come for the Black Cauldron.
00:55:48 -[Taran] Look out! - [Wind Whistling]
00:58:51 - I believe in you. -[Taran] Y-You do?
01:02:23 All the dead of centuries past.
01:05:10 - [Wind Whistling] - [Electricity Crackling]
01:08:30 [Laughing] He's gone!
01:12:11 Ohh! I adore forceful men.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,025
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:12:11
Production Record
DirectorTed Berman, Richard Rich
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue$21,300,000
IMDb votes42,695