The Long Goodbye

1973 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 39,983 VOTES · DIR. Robert Altman

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Overview

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Dialogue Timeline — 791 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:35:26 - Excuse me, I'm supposed to meet... - Shh.
00:37:42 - I feel you're someone I can trust. - You got me, lady.
00:40:26 I'm supposed to bring you home, if that's where you wanna go.
00:43:03 I can't understand how he could do something like that.
00:46:05 The new Rockettes. They're just training. They ain't got no tap shoes yet.
00:48:22 - That's a lie. He couldn't kill anybody. - That's a minor crime, a misdemeanour.
00:51:10 Sit him down. Sit him down!
00:57:31 You bring my boy Billy? Left him out there on the flatlands to die. I'm gonna get him.
01:00:06 On second thought, I guess I'll go down and count the waves.
01:02:57 Yeah. Oh, you do, huh?
01:05:37 - You been around more than it looks like. - Just a little bit.
01:09:42 I am the coroner.
01:12:42 Could you possibly stay for a while? He's getting very drunk.
01:14:43 Roger, I'm not leaving without the money.
01:17:21 I'm exhausted. Would you like something to eat?
01:19:41 Was he having an affair with somebody who might have been Sylvia Lennox?
01:25:08 And Terry found out. And Sylvia wanted to break it off.
01:27:52 Yes, we did. But I'm glad you asked me about Jo Ann.
01:29:59 I went to the hospital, to her room. Nobody was there. It was dark.
01:32:11 Your father was a mohel. Cut him.
01:36:58 It's for me? OK, I'll practise. See you later.
01:39:36 We hear music and dance to the music...
01:43:47 Yeah, I got a big kick out of it.
355:00:00 was supposed to deliver to Mexico City.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed791
Dialogue density7.1 lines / min
First line00:35:26
Final line355:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRobert Altman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,700,000
Revenue$959,000
IMDb votes39,983