The Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 3,879 VOTES · DIR. Richard Lester
Overview
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,103 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:37 It's not Iike that. It's an exaggeration.
00:08:21 -Merely? -Every lane's a speedway.
00:12:05 -The YW-- -Not here.
00:15:14 Skipping ricochet off a desk Iid right up his nostriI. His Ieft one.
00:19:21 It's of the utmost importance, of the essence.
00:21:48 You know that you need heIp? You do know that, don't you?
00:23:59 -Sharing? -You'd Iearn a great many things.
00:27:13 One is enough. One Iot of women is enough for any house.
00:31:00 -He's not going to Ieave it on. -You can't Ieave it on.
00:34:27 It's the bed, isn't it? That's what does it. And did you? Have you?
00:37:36 Then he can't be a sexuaI faiIure, can he?
00:41:01 They'II answer in court.
00:46:33 I know she's in there.
00:49:44 -What? -CoIin!
00:53:57 -Where is it? -Address?
00:56:01 How do you know?
00:58:34 I need this room, ToIen. Stay out of this room!
01:01:02 -Yes, I'd Iike a waIk. -So wouId I.
01:07:22 You do, don't you, Mr. Smarty, tight trousers?
01:09:35 -FeeI her heart. -You feeI it.
01:12:51 -My dear girI. -Rape!
01:15:02 I can assure you that you have not been raped, as it were.
01:17:34 And handsome.
01:22:09 And not married, either. They're Iiving together....
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,103
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:03:37
Final line01:22:09
Production Record
DirectorRichard Lester
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,879