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.
01:51:38 That leaves 25 for you, Perce. That all right?
01:51:48 Horse killers!
01:52:01 Why don't you kill yourselves and be happy?!
01:52:17 She's crazy. They're all crazy.
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?
01:53:32 The world is full of mountains.
01:53:46 We'd work a while and... I could even sell my house.
01:54:02 Put 50 pounds on just these five if we let 'em drink.
01:54:13 Check into the Mapes, have a good time, and off we go again.
01:54:44 - Do you want me to turn 'em loose? - No. There'd just be a fight.
01:55:32 Contact.
01:58:43 Help him, Perce.
02:00:35 You held him. I'm proud of ya, boy. You held him.
02:01:00 What are you doin'?
02:01:26 Damn 'em all!
02:01:39 It's... It's like ropin' a dream now.
02:02:00 Sure.
02:02:25 Don't get hurt any more, will you, Perce?
02:02:42 Try the Laundromat! They need a fella there to load the machines!
02:04:07 Gay, if there could be one person in the world,...
02:04:21 No.
02:04:36 It'll take us right home.
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 line02:04:36
Production Record
DirectorJohn Huston
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$8,200,000
IMDb votes24,319