The Pit
1981 · 97 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 2,487 VOTES · DIR. Lew Lehman
Overview
Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he's weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs... and it isn't long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!
Dialogue Timeline — 1,108 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:31 You're Freddy Phelps.
00:06:03 of it having gone out.
00:08:47 MRS. BENJAMIN: He seems to have great trouble in getting
00:11:23 Bye.
00:15:22 That's all, just a friend.
00:18:31 What's happening at Blue U?
00:21:28 Big hole in the ground?
00:25:28 Tackle made by number 75.
00:28:52 It was the funniest thing I ever saw.
00:33:15 I'll be all covered up with suds.
00:36:42 So they picked on him.
00:43:31 What, same again?
00:45:50 Please don't hurt her.
00:48:44 Jamie, what do you think I'm talking about?
00:53:39 Will you lend me your bike, Abergail,
00:58:19 How could I catch it?
01:02:39 funny when he punched me.
01:07:22 What?
01:10:12 I read about them in a book.
01:12:36 No!
01:16:05 Just sitting here like this.
01:19:55 Well--
01:26:44 All right.
01:34:01 Yes, I know.
Cast & Characters
Sammy Snyders
Jamie Benjamin
Jeannie Elias
Sandy O'Reilly
Sonja Smits
Mrs. Lynde
Laura Press
Mrs. Benjamin
Laura Hollingsworth
Marg Livingstone
Richard Alden
Mr. Benjamin
Andrea Swartz
Abergail
John Auten
Library Janitor
Paul Grisham
Freddy
Wendy Schmidt
Christina
Edith Bedker
Louise
Lillian Graham
Miss Oliphant
Gerard Jordan
Allan
Cindy Auten
Library Clerk
Patrick Patterson
Butcher
Roger Van Haren
Truck Driver
John Stoneham Sr.
Garth
J.R. Zimmerman
Sgt. McNally
Sandy Kovack
Officer Bentley
Jennifer Lehman
Caren
John C. Bassett
Greg
Harris Kal
Trog
Alison McCuaig
Trog
Tom Martin
Trog
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,108
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:34:01
Production Record
DirectorLew Lehman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
IMDb votes2,487
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