The Leading Man
1996 · 100 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 1,666 VOTES · DIR. John Duigan
Overview
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,011 lines
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00:01:52 lt's him.
00:04:58 Do you think it's a good sign?
00:08:41 Hey, l'm a disciple. He's a God, as far as l'm concerned.
00:12:23 The young and...
00:15:17 Why, you think it's gonna be taken away or something?
00:19:04 Thank you.
00:22:26 Word is you wanna leave your wife for another woman...
00:25:36 -Help me! -Elena!
00:30:16 Can we have a chat at lunch time?
00:34:40 Well, she never finished anything.
00:39:01 -Oh no, it's not like that. -Of course not!
00:42:43 l'm leaving town for three days...
00:45:47 l'd better get back. For the baby-sitter.
00:49:39 Remember what we decided this morning.
00:53:21 l'm not used to drinking in the afternoon.
00:56:43 -How is she like? -Everyone loves her.
01:03:29 You're tired. Let me take you home.
01:09:38 Don't lay it on me, because l can't deal with it right now.
01:14:15 Now you're older, she can.
01:17:53 -What? -Don't worry.
01:22:13 -Remember, we're two of a kind. -Opposites.
01:26:13 This time, my girl, l don't agree. l've survived over the dedication.
01:31:28 -What? -Conveniently for us.
01:35:39 -Congratulations. -Thanks.