The Cube
1969 · 53 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 761 VOTES · DIR. Jim Henson
Overview
An unnamed man, simply called "The Man" is trapped in a cubical white room where anyone else can enter and leave, but which he himself apparently cannot leave. A stool is brought in covered in strawberry jam, the furniture changes throughout the play. The main character, is subjected to an increasingly puzzling and frustrating series of encounters, as a variety of people come through various hidden doors. But, as many remind him, he can only leave through his own door, so he must find it to leave.
Dialogue Timeline — 669 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 Hello?
00:02:52 Would you come back and open the door?
00:04:24 All of us, on the managerial level, got out one way or another.
00:06:27 Listen, I'll tell you what I'll do. I go outside and I'll call back.
00:09:44 You mean to tell me you wanna search this place?
00:12:20 I know those machines. I used to work for one.
00:14:08 ...can of shellac right here.
00:17:29 I really think I did!
00:19:11 Oh, yeah, I see...
00:20:49 There’s no need to feel embarrassed. He’s a very talented actor.
00:22:45 Don’t your knees bend?
00:25:05 Take these in a little water and lay off the oats. You’ll be fit as a fiddle in no time.
00:26:51 we don’t need the sound.
00:29:09 - Then go out the door. - I can’t! There are no doors!
00:32:05 - Define ‘Reality’. - Nah
00:33:43 Yeah, the marbles have finally fallen out. Stark-raving bananas.
00:36:01 It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
00:37:42 listen Road Island Red, or whatever the hell your name is...
00:39:48 ...and dance around me singing...
00:41:33 It kills the cockroaches!
00:43:57 Death?
00:46:01 Hey. listen pal.
00:50:01 Because no matter what goes on around me. I know me!
00:52:07 - Strawberry Jam. - exactly.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed669
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line00:52:07
Production Record
DirectorJim Henson
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes761