The Butcher

2009 · 95 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 945 VOTES · DIR. Jesse V. Johnson

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Overview

A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,173 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:11 [man] You know, it's just not like the old days. It's not.
00:06:28 on this side of the river.
00:10:39 Oh baby.
00:13:54 [all laughing]
00:16:21 have his gun back after a beating?
00:19:55 You're about three and a half into the hole now, Merle.
00:25:02 I know the difference.
00:28:31 I married her.
00:31:51 No earlier, cause that's when the money
00:36:19 I asked, I did not demand.
00:39:47 I'm not going to be able to stop the gentlemen who's money that is.
00:45:48 That's offensive to me.
00:48:43 [laughing]
00:52:35 I'm not saying it's going to be glamorous
00:58:59 Dutch, Sue...
01:04:15 Charles...
01:07:36 [coughing, choking]
01:12:49 I can't work a normal job, what the fuck can I do?
01:18:53 Understand me?
01:24:12 Your money's on the bar.
01:29:32 [man] Murdoch don't pay me enough for this shit.
01:35:33 Took the whole afternoon.
01:40:25 Slowly, OK.
01:43:47 you kick me out of this car, somewhere deserted, alright?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,173
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:43:47

Production Record

DirectorJesse V. Johnson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes945