The Man from Elysian Fields
2001 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 4,622 VOTES · DIR. George Hickenlooper
Overview
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,085 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:46 Pasadena, home to little old ladies, noble laureates...
00:04:25 Then my new book better get published...
00:07:32 Sell, baby, sell.
00:11:10 No.
00:14:30 The action, the deadlines. There's a hell of an adrenaline rush there.
00:18:04 Hi, how're you doing?
00:21:30 No. Poverty does that.
00:24:55 And your wedding ring and your specs, they'll have to go.
00:28:33 -No, honey, but that's great! -They'll squeeze me to a short one.
00:32:57 Everyone is nervous the first time.
00:37:14 If it hadn't been for her, I probably would've retired years ago.
00:41:45 -Very beautiful. -Mark Twain.
00:47:13 -I've heard all the stories, sir. -0nly believe the outrageous ones.
00:50:53 -I'm sending out positive vibrations. -I can see that.
00:54:59 Did you read it?
00:57:56 Homosexuals?
01:02:49 You're the only woman, in 30 years, I felt I could be myself with.
01:08:08 -Does this look normal to you? -Cold sore.
01:13:02 wonderful.
01:19:00 Now that I finished the book, I have a little bit more time on my hands .
01:23:56 -You understand. -Understand what? I wrote that book!
01:29:24 fucking is the last resort for a man who feels impotent.
01:34:56 I did see him one more time. It was about a year later.
25:03:09 -Not, if I don't buy it.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,085
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:46
Final line25:03:09
Production Record
DirectorGeorge Hickenlooper
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$2,006,391
IMDb votes4,622