The Good Father
1985 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 713 VOTES · DIR. Mike Newell
Overview
Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.
Dialogue Timeline — 962 lines
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00:01:33 Have you seen Supergirl?
00:08:31 John McEnroe.
00:11:29 Silly bitch. Sorry.
00:14:51 I was such a good boy, you know. I even joined a men's group once.
00:19:14 - Stop it! You're hurting me! - Now you've got it, and you'll pay for it!
00:23:01 "and biologically aberrant to the female.
00:25:55 Okay, you bring them. I'll take these. Here we go.
00:30:25 - What, you mean kidnap him? - No.
00:32:48 Out! Get out!
00:35:44 She got married once.
00:38:01 Three, as a general rule. Possibly four.
00:40:57 - Catholic, isn't he? - No. But very high.
00:43:46 - It's in chambers, I'm afraid. - What?
00:47:25 - I'm sorry. - I had to pay the porter to take it off.
00:51:29 - She's all right, isn't she? - You mean to say you hadn't noticed?
00:55:31 They're still out then, the dustmen?
00:58:31 Passport withdrawn for one year, following an assault on a customs officer...
01:01:33 in no way diminishes a woman's ability to be a good mother...
01:04:30 I don't know many people your age.
01:07:44 Supposing I said yes?
01:12:42 I'm sorry.
01:18:30 there can be no question of the child being allowed access visits to her address.
01:22:05 I didn't think of anyone else but me.
01:25:15 - Colossal. - Oh.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed962
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:01:33
Final line01:25:15
Production Record
DirectorMike Newell
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes713