The Missouri Breaks
1976 · 126 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 13,070 VOTES · DIR. Arthur Penn
Overview
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,203 lines
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00:02:51 The first time I saw this country
00:09:45 It was fine.
00:13:17 What do we do, Tom? Open up a stand and sell stolen horses over the counter?
00:18:49 Whoa!
00:22:52 because I'm that kind of guy.
00:26:43 Damn, I feel better now.
00:31:17 I'd had the dog since it was ten years old.
00:35:58 Who may I say is calling?
00:40:00 - Vern, scat. Out of here. - You betcha. I will.
00:43:33 I'm going to lose it right here, in all these blades of grass.
00:47:06 Damn near... sucked my boot off.
00:50:17 She got bogged down in a mire about a mile from here.
00:55:06 We'll write somebody a letter with it.
01:01:13 - Yeah. OK. - You can make it?
01:07:49 How we gonna get 'em to swim across the Mighty Mo?
01:15:00 life is not like anything I ever seen before.
01:19:27 Damn!
01:23:47 And I've taken to trackin' what people are thinkin'.
01:29:03 Robert Lee.
01:33:29 I wouldn't have hired Lee if the rustlers hadn't killed Pete.
01:37:35 I regret Pete Marker wasn't here to get the news, that sorry bag of shit.
01:41:57 Surely. I'll bring him a blanket.
01:50:38 if you look real good.
01:59:39 Your friends, are they...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,203
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:02:51
Final line01:59:39
Production Record
DirectorArthur Penn
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$14,000,000
IMDb votes13,070