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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:51 The first time I saw this country
00:09:47 Spent a couple of days in KC trying to keep from associating with criminals.
00:13:27 so as we got somewheres to relay 'em at.
00:19:08 This is it on trains. This is it.
00:23:10 That's enough of that! Let's all go up to the bar and make fools of ourselves.
00:27:11 My God. They've killed my man.
00:31:45 I come within a hair's breadth of sendin' him to kingdom come.
00:36:49 I don't know why it would not have tired me more than it did
00:40:54 - Where are you headed? - Oh, I'm gonna go over on the table.
00:44:12 Why are you bein' so mean to me?
00:47:49 I suppose if you didn't get a way off, a mile or so to do the job
00:51:30 - Why'd you think that? - Cos I haven't seen you.
00:58:24 Sh!
01:04:51 There was a family of Logans out of Kaycee, Wyoming.
01:09:39 got their horses back.
01:16:20 What do you do?
01:20:30 You gonna tell me somethin' now?
01:25:25 She was born and bred here, Cal, and ready for city lights.
01:30:34 Well, first off... I don't drink coffee.
01:35:16 We're gonna hit Braxton.
01:39:48 I don't care a damn about that. Come on.
01:45:13 Hey!
01:56:22 Well...
04:04:04 would be my sentence for him.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,203
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:02:51
Final line04:04:04
Production Record
DirectorArthur Penn
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10,000,000
Revenue$14,000,000
IMDb votes13,070