The Lonely Guy

1984 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 7,956 VOTES · DIR. Arthur Hiller

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Overview

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,235 lines

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00:00:23 # When life was just empty rooms #
00:04:00 "but here's a thought i'd like to leave you:
00:06:45 Hold it. I think i've got it.
00:10:20 Take it from an experienced lonely guy.
00:13:46 - Guys? - Yeah, make 'em feel like your buddy.
00:17:43 Actually, i was feeling pretty positive.
00:20:42 - Do you wanna come? Maybe you'll meet somebody. - Well, yeah, thanks.
00:23:54 and you have to pretend that you're a basset too...
00:27:16 how long have you been a lonely guy?
00:30:21 There, there. Just cry right into my arms.
00:34:11 - Wow. - A third lonely guy
00:38:26 - Wait. Your number. - Oh, i wrote it down on the check.
00:41:40 You were saying you ended this relationship with this girl.
00:45:18 I'll see you there.
00:48:09 - Oh, yes. - Oh, i love lamb.
00:51:11 Then she got real romantic and said she wanted to get in bed with me.
00:54:31 "erupted like molten lava...
00:58:23 It's all been so incredibly fascinating...
01:02:26 Your feet are so warm.
01:05:07 Oh, i never dreamed it could be like this. Oh, gesundheit.
01:09:19 You don't have to apologize as long as we're together.
01:12:44 Yeah. Me too.
01:19:17 # merely to be young #
01:23:40 # saturday night #

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,235
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:23:40

Production Record

DirectorArthur Hiller
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,956