The Mechanic
1972 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 17,000 VOTES · DIR. Michael Winner
Overview
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.
Dialogue Timeline — 767 lines
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00:01:52 Hiya.
00:16:53 Your old man says, "He'll learn pretty fast."
00:18:19 I know you gotta go.
00:24:29 I can't--
00:27:10 I can't seem to feel anything but hurt when you're not here.
00:29:04 Try to think of something like it for next time.
00:31:08 What are they celebrating?
00:33:23 I don't know.
00:35:41 I didn't hear you, baby. What'd you say?
00:37:41 something you really know nothing about.
00:40:40 In the meantime, take these.
00:43:03 What makes you think I can answer that?
00:44:54 Like if he did that, maybe it wouldn't rub off.
00:46:43 otherwise one or the other would be dead...
00:49:11 Anything else?
00:51:10 5.3 inches.
00:54:52 There's one camera.
00:57:24 Since there's no guard on the weekends...
01:05:14 I have to do something for a while.
01:09:02 This business of McKenna's son...
01:13:12 Italy? Am I gonna go?
01:15:59 But you have to be dead sure...or dead.
01:21:17 About four feet aft of the bridge.
01:29:44 Our friend back there has picked up a machine gun.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed767
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line01:29:44
Production Record
DirectorMichael Winner
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes17,000