The Trip to Bountiful
1985 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 5,573 VOTES · DIR. Peter Masterson
Overview
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."
Dialogue Timeline — 1,193 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:26 Don't try to be quiet, sonny. I'm awake.
00:06:53 and I asked you to please put it on my dresser...
00:09:56 - Mama. - You will!
00:13:35 Right.
00:17:44 Why don't we have an early supper tonight?
00:21:45 - Is it your heart? - No.
00:28:20 A ticket to Bountiful, please.
00:32:29 Would you watch this suitcase for me? I'll be right back.
00:35:56 But you try and tell her that, and she just looks at you like you're making it up.
00:42:02 Oh? That so?
00:46:20 Oh, that's all right. I would have done the same thing in your place.
00:50:37 Isn't that nice?
00:55:25 - I'm gonna go visit my girlhood friend. - I don't know who that's gonna be.
00:59:07 Be time enough to worry when I get up in the morning.
01:03:00 and so I was gonna dance, and so I went.
01:08:06 Hello, Sheriff.
01:11:58 Just to see it! Just to stand on the porch of my own house again.
01:15:55 as long as you felt well enough to go.
01:22:00 You know, it's funny, but ever since we got here I just...
01:28:25 I should've made myself bring you out here sooner.
01:31:45 I said, "Well, Billy..."
01:35:56 If Ludie loses his job over this, I hope you are satisfied.
01:39:17 I don't think so, Jessie Mae. There any water around here, Mama?
01:43:45 Goodbye.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,193
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:02:26
Final line01:43:45
Production Record
DirectorPeter Masterson
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$7,218,340
IMDb votes5,573