The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957 · 81 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 20,872 VOTES · DIR. Jack Arnold
Overview
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Dialogue Timeline — 552 lines
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00:01:34 The strange, almost unbelievable, story of Robert Scott Carey
00:03:09 Mutiny.
00:06:29 - What's that supposed... - Eat your breakfast and forget it.
00:08:05 Or if your height was taken in the morning, you'd measure out as taller.
00:09:58 People just don't get smaller.
00:12:39 I had electrodes fastened to my head.
00:14:21 - Insecticide? - Exactly.
00:15:54 Oh now, wait a minute.
00:17:43 There was no choice. None at all.
00:19:26 - I'm a big man! I'm famous! - Please don't.
00:21:08 All right, Scott. I'll... I'll look for something.
00:23:04 Weight: 52 pounds. Height: 36-and-a-half inches. No change, Doctor.
00:24:51 Easy enough to talk of soul and spirit and essential worth.
00:27:21 - Don't be late, Clarice. - I won't.
00:28:57 Give me time, Clarice. I'll learn.
00:30:32 - Yes, I remember, but... - Well can't you see?
00:37:03 he will do everything in his power to reduce taxes.
00:40:12 Louise! Please look for me! Louise!
00:43:35 I never doubted that sometime Louise would come.
00:59:16 Almost as far as I could see, a grave, friendless area of space and time.
01:05:26 - Where's your drain? - It's there. It must be clogged.
01:11:07 My enemy seemed immortal.
01:18:09 What was I?
01:20:15 I still exist.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed552
Dialogue density6.8 lines / min
First line00:01:34
Final line01:20:15
Production Record
DirectorJack Arnold
LanguageEnglish
Budget$750,000
IMDb votes20,872