The Late Show
1977 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 3,527 VOTES · DIR. Robert Benton
Overview
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,137 lines
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00:01:57 Mr Wells?
00:06:14 So pay him, I can't pay him
00:09:29 I know Margo maybe 6 or 7 years
00:12:36 It never really came to anything
00:15:25 Kid, the you-know-what has hit the fan
00:18:56 God damn it, kill him! You could get him!
00:23:16 Madeline? No... Marilyn Thornton, that's her
00:26:14 But Ray Escobar is truly Pittsville They had some kind of arrangement
00:31:30 Come on, Ronny, how do you know he really has anything
00:34:56 This car is not only a toilet, but you are the attendant
00:38:36 Are you kidding?
00:41:51 He'll have a what? He'll have a gun!
00:47:25 What did I ever do without you? Very little, I'm sure
00:51:24 You're getting off behind all this blood and guts. It's true
00:56:02 If we teamed up, we'd be great together
00:58:43 I'm not really upset, and I don't know why I'm doing this. It's just
01:03:02 Never saw a woman yet who could stand the sight of something like this
01:06:33 That's simple, isn't it?
01:09:32 Maybe I don't have much of a life right now, but it's better than that
01:14:04 There's this place over at Fountain and La Cienega where we used to meet
01:17:56 Okay
01:21:36 I don't know why I didn't give it to you before
01:25:50 Nice to see a man who loves his wife
01:28:35 He was going to pay us six figures...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,137
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:57
Final line01:28:35
Production Record
DirectorRobert Benton
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,527