The Sweetest Gift
1998 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 167 VOTES · DIR. Stuart Margolin
Overview
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their children become friends over the course of one summer and fall.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,539 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:52 - Come on, Good Boy.
00:06:54 How come families don't stick together?
00:10:54 Have you seen Sugar? Where is she?
00:14:18 - Oh, no sir.
00:18:38 You wanna see it?
00:22:55 - No, I'd reckon I'd better be getting home.
00:27:34 - Well,
00:32:48 - You gonna fix it?
00:36:27 - Afternoon, Mrs. Martin.
00:38:56 So I did.
00:42:02 - Oh I get it.
00:45:12 Don't get food like this in New York, do you, Ruby?
00:50:04 - Whoo, look what's burning up the sidewalk.
00:53:56 I might think about it.
00:58:47 - Well, good evening.
01:02:34 - Yeah.
01:06:12 Come on, Billy.
01:09:45 It's just,
01:13:20 - Where's your mother?
01:16:53 - I saw Kate up and down the street today
01:21:07 - Well what about Valentine's?
01:25:11 Just spent all night sewing clothes.
01:29:50 - Merry Christmas, Ms. Wilson.
01:33:16 - Go on, man, do it.
Cast & Characters
Helen Shaver
Mrs. Martin
Diahann Carroll
Mrs. Wilson
Tisha Campbell
Ruby Wilson
Kristin Fairlie
Kate Martin
Dylan Provencher
Justin Martin
Marc Donato
Chip Martin
Brent Meyer
Luther
William S. Taylor
Mr. Wilson
Maurice Dean Wint
Booker
R.D. Reid
Mr. Tate
Steve Pernie
George
Tony Craig
Bubba
Brian Frank
Pump Attendant
Bernard Browne
Mechanic
Rosemary Radcliffe
Mrs. Tutweiler
Marcia Bennett
Librarian
Susan Fletcher
Clair Bainbridge
Marium Carvell
Cashier
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,539
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:00:52
Final line01:33:16
Production Record
DirectorStuart Margolin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes167
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