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.
00:16:56 You were floppin' around. You looked like a drowned rat.
00:18:22 Forget it.
00:25:03 You?
00:27:32 I can't hear you.
00:29:24 and we pray you vouchsafe him eternal life.
00:31:36 We got the White House.
00:33:51 You son of a bitch.
00:36:14 You've got an hour and a half left.
00:39:21 The giant fish tank is to your left...
00:42:05 That's right. That's what you said.
00:44:05 That's not bad.
00:45:52 You're pretty good.
00:48:26 -Not me. -Bullshit.
00:50:17 You've got a partner, Mr. Bishop.
00:52:09 Don't tell me that's gonna make us heroes.
00:56:35 Better not be crap.
01:04:47 It was...
01:08:36 I'll handle it the way I always do.
01:12:54 They want him to be cowboyed.
01:15:42 Savor it.
01:21:07 You straight on everything?
01:28:12 All right, jam it on the gas pedal now.
01:35:27 "Bang. You're dead."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed767
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:01:52
Final line01:35:27
Production Record
DirectorMichael Winner
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes17,000