The Misfits
1961 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 24,319 VOTES · DIR. John Huston
Overview
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
Dialogue Timeline — 78 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
01:51:27 - How do you wanna cut it up? - Any way you like.
01:51:41 Perce!
01:51:54 You're liars! All of you, liars!
01:52:08 I pity you! You're three dear, sweet, dead men!
01:52:31 But it's never enough. So they put the spurs to you.
01:53:11 Hold this light for me, will you?
01:53:36 Montana, Colorado, Canada, even Mexico. Where there's mountains, there's horses.
01:53:54 Put everything into a good plane. We'll get this thing on a business basis.
01:54:09 No. With a good plane you could fly into Reno from anywhere.
01:54:44 - Do you want me to turn 'em loose? - No. There'd just be a fight.
01:55:32 Contact.
01:58:54 He don't want no help.
02:00:44 Don't worry, we're not through here. We're only gettin' started.
02:01:20 Don't want nobody makin' up my mind for me, that's all.
02:01:39 It's... It's like ropin' a dream now.
02:02:00 Sure.
02:02:34 - See you around, Guido. - Where'll you be? Polishin' windshields?
02:03:04 I'll leave tomorrow. OK?
02:04:15 I was scared to when you asked me. But I'm not so much now. Are you?
02:04:34 The highway's under it.
Cast & Characters
Clark Gable
Gay Langland
Marilyn Monroe
Roslyn Taber
Montgomery Clift
Perce Howland
Thelma Ritter
Isabelle Steers
Eli Wallach
Guido Delinni
James Barton
Fletcher's Grandfather
Kevin McCarthy
Raymond Taber
Estelle Winwood
Church Lady Collecting Money in Bar
Peggy Barton
Young Bride
Rex Bell
Old Cowboy
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed78
Dialogue density0.6 lines / min
First line01:51:27
Final line02:04:34
Production Record
DirectorJohn Huston
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$8,200,000
IMDb votes24,319