The Water Babies
1978 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 1,532 VOTES · DIR. Lionel Jeffries
Overview
Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on the verge of being caught, he frames his young apprentice, Tom, for the crime. Tom runs away and jumps into a river where, instead of drowning, he finds himself transformed into a mystical aquatic creature. Swimming and breathing effortlessly, he discovers a colorful underwater world replete with creatures both cruel and kind.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,204 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:42 Fresh fish here, caught this morning! It's a bargain!
00:06:38 - High cockalorum, indeed! - Indeed!
00:12:26 I shan't be through sweeping those before Christmas, Mr. Grimes.
00:16:26 On the way and earn the keep.
00:21:57 Blimey. Royalty!
00:25:12 Somebody's stolen the silver!
00:30:08 Up you get, Joshua. Come on.
00:36:03 I'm Tom.
00:38:23 "Got to try a little harder
00:42:10 ...these water babies must have more sense than all them fish.
00:46:05 The water babies, is it?
00:48:19 "We're on our way"
00:51:11 "High cockalorum
00:55:19 Tom's alive!
00:58:16 "High, high, high, high
01:00:59 Water babies just do, the way you know our names.
01:03:25 - It's terrible! - I knew it!
01:06:47 - When will that be? - When I've decided.
01:09:57 Mind you, bit of planning...
01:14:36 Liberté, mes amis!
01:17:49 "I wouldn't have missed
01:20:05 What does that mean?
01:25:13 Pipe clay up the lum!
01:29:55 Thomas Aquinas something-or-other.
Cast & Characters
James Mason
Mr. Grimes
James Mason
Voice of Killer Shark
Bernard Cribbins
Mr. Masterman
Bernard Cribbins
Voice of Eel
Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby
Billie Whitelaw
Old Crone
Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Tripp
Joan Greenwood
Lady Harriet
David Tomlinson
Sir John
David Tomlinson
Voice of Polar Bear
Tommy Pender
Tom
Samantha Gates
Elly
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,204
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:02:42
Final line01:29:55
Production Record
DirectorLionel Jeffries
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,532