The Short & Curlies
1987 · 17 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,233 VOTES · DIR. Mike Leigh
Overview
A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor...
Dialogue Timeline — 255 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:50 Have you got anything for a sore throat?
00:01:27 See, that's looking better already.
00:02:04 a year - no, a week.
00:02:43 Hang about.
00:03:32 Two hands, please, Joy. That's it.
00:04:06 - I can't stand pain. - Can't you, Joy? No?
00:04:42 And of course, she wanted me just to walk out, leave my two ladies.
00:05:26 And then he checked the takings again.
00:06:01 I've decided. I'm gonna try Senokot.
00:06:34 Lightens up your face.
00:07:03 Yeah, all right, yeah. Extra large, that's the one, that's me.
00:07:37 I hope I'm not gonna get varicose veins.
00:08:11 - You're gonna tell it though. - No, I wouldn't.
00:09:02 - Didn't you talk to no boys tonight? - No.
00:09:44 - Are you courting, Joy? - I have been seeing somebody.
00:10:21 - He's all right. - He's so clean, isn't he?
00:11:05 What do you mean?
00:12:02 - She was quite overweight, though. - Was she?
00:13:02 Is it? A couple of aspirins and a hot-water bottle normally helps.
00:13:38 Who's there?
00:14:13 - I'm not forcing you. - Oh, look.
00:15:16 and I'll sweep the sides round
00:15:50 I'll put some conditioner on that, make it nice and shiny.
00:16:23 /I'll cover it up with make-up. /You can't see it, can you?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed255
Dialogue density15.0 lines / min
First line00:00:50
Final line00:16:23
Production Record
DirectorMike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,233