The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Name: The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Released: 1979
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Melvyn Douglas

1979 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 1,920 VOTES · DIR. Jerry Schatzberg

Overview

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,327 lines

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00:02:09 Black men and women between 20 and 24 are trying to find jobs...

00:05:55 Proxmire can do 60 of these.

00:09:38 His guy just had me on the phone nailing it down.

00:13:34 l don't think l should betray a friend just for an opportunity.

00:17:11 - Can l get you a cup of coffee? - No thanks.

00:20:35 When will we all grow up? Any of us?

00:25:23 We were running ourselves ragged, l had a miscarriage.

00:29:14 l'm not sure.

00:34:06 l don't just work in a building. There are people who mean something to me.

00:39:11 - This place have a bedroom? - l don't know. l just got here.

00:43:12 Today l had a visit from some guys representing labor unions.

00:46:56 Watch out, honey.

00:50:19 l'll give the winner a buck for every second under 2 minutes.

00:55:02 l can't help it.

01:00:18 So we'll include you.

01:03:39 What will you do if the Senate starts lining up against you on this?

01:07:36 desegregation plan, didn't you?

01:11:24 lsn't it true that Professor Woodruff from Harvard...

01:15:00 Jesus. A tulip!

01:18:38 How did l lose her?

01:22:43 who deserves all the good words that you can find for him.

01:27:53 But l know what you mean to me.

01:33:41 - Where's Janet? - She couldn't come. lt's complicated.

01:40:00 We want Joe...!

Cast & Characters

Alan Alda Joe Tynan Barbara Harris Ellie Meryl Streep Karen Traynor Rip Torn Senator Kittner Melvyn Douglas Senator Birney Charles Kimbrough Francis Carrie Nye Aldena Kittner Michael Higgins Senator Pardew Blanche Baker Janet Maureen Anderman Joe's Secretary

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,327

Dialogue density12.3 lines / min

First line00:02:09

Final line01:40:00

Production Record

DirectorJerry Schatzberg

LanguageEnglish

Budget$5,000,000

Revenue$19,595,168

IMDb votes1,920