The Great Waldo Pepper

1975 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 6,850 VOTES · DIR. George Roy Hill

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Overview

A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.

Dialogue Timeline — 942 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:35 Come on, Mike!
00:08:03 Sorry to disappoint you, Scooter, but I'm gonna be honest with you.
00:10:36 And he looks at me.
00:14:47 Little change in the programme, folks.
00:19:46 Lola was Kessler's truest love. - Ernst Kessler?
00:22:58 The biplane is as dead as a dodo bird.
00:25:51 I thought we might... - The answer's still no.
00:28:50 To the left! - To the left?
00:32:53 I guess it's kind of mean to throw things at a crippled man.
00:36:45 Don't you think it might be a little nose-heavy, Ezra?
00:42:04 Madame Jessie Lund!
00:45:53 Help me! Somebody, help me, please!
00:52:57 In here.
00:55:24 Waldo, you're the greatest natural flyer I've ever seen.
00:58:40 Are you sure you're ready? - Yeah!
01:03:46 Get away!
01:09:21 I'd use another name, of course.
01:12:36 Hi, honey. - Hi.
01:15:59 Ernst Kessler's battle. - They fought Kessler. It's all true.
01:18:57 He's paying me $500 just to set this thing on fire and jump?
01:22:36 I was surprised.
01:25:28 we battled.
01:29:53 I've a stupendous character. The world agrees on that!
01:40:16 One more pass and you got him!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed942
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line01:40:16

Production Record

DirectorGeorge Roy Hill
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$20,642,922
IMDb votes6,850