The Bridge
2006 · 93 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 12,473 VOTES · DIR. Eric Steel
Overview
The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,225 lines
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00:03:39 It was sort of a weird day.
00:06:58 And my heart rate went up
00:10:42 got on the pay phone and started calling her friends
00:14:10 just really in a bad state.
00:17:23 The week before Easter. - Week before, yeah, Palm Sunday.
00:20:40 to go to the Golden Gate Bridge and jump.
00:24:10 ...you know, nobody knows what you are going through.
00:27:34 He's like, "Man, I'm going to just commit suicide.
00:30:29 We thought he might go on to live out there.
00:33:55 From the death certificate, he was already, you know, done.
00:37:07 You think you are raising your family to be, you know
00:42:36 And he's behind the camera filming
00:46:58 The ideas of suicide, if I'm completely honest with myself
00:50:10 given you everything you want.
00:52:33 But she couldn't. She was on her own hype.
00:55:54 I'm sitting in my office, and the secretary said
01:00:07 It's funny, my family members still think I haven't learned my lesson.
01:04:29 that a lot of people just consider irrational.
01:08:09 Which is another reason why I guess it's so...
01:11:37 I was going to give him the whole bottle of them.
01:15:33 And he said, "The meds, I think I can't sleep because of the meds."
01:19:35 "He was warning you, but he was not asking for help."
01:23:52 I gave him 5 bucks, so he could get a pack of smokes, go grab a paper
01:26:53 I don't see any reason for people to do that.
Cast & Characters
Eric Geleynse
Self - San Francisco, CA
Chris Brown
Self - San Francisco, CA
Susan Ginwalla
Self - San Raphael, CA
Caroline Pressley
Self - Gene's Friend, South San Francisco, CA
Gene Sprague
Self - Born December 11, 1969
Elizabeth 'Lisa' Smith
Self - Born September 27, 1959
Rachel Marker
Self - Lisa's Mother, Healdsburg, CA
Tara Harrell
Self - Lisa's Sister, Healdsburg, CA
Lyle Smith
Self - Lisa's Brother, San Jose, CA
Dave Williams
Self - Gene's Friend, Covina, CA
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,225
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:03:39
Final line01:26:53
Production Record
DirectorEric Steel
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000
Revenue$179,780
IMDb votes12,473