Three Men and a Cradle

Name: Three Men and a Cradle
Director: Coline Serreau
Released: 1985
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Dominique Lavanant

1985 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 4,072 VOTES · DIR. Coline Serreau

Overview

Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,166 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:09 THREE MEN AND A CRADLE

00:05:44 Damn! I forgot to tell them about the package.

00:08:25 Call Jacques's mother.

00:11:01 There are three speeds?

00:13:21 - You have to see if she's got teeth first. - Why?

00:16:47 Yes. He's going to Thailand afterwards and won't be reachable for three weeks.

00:24:18 You could've left a number. We didn't even know what kind of milk.

00:27:53 I don't have them.

00:30:35 You'll explain this to the chief.

00:35:20 What if we left her with Mrs. Rodriguez? She's gaga over her.

00:46:09 Four more days.

00:50:06 Pierre comes home, the cradle's gone

00:52:39 He comes and goes the same day. What nerve!

00:55:30 - Damned senior citizens cards. - She refused?

00:58:42 But I'm warning you, the three of us really like to fuck!

01:01:04 Let's not waste energy looking for solutions.

01:05:31 Here you are, my darling.

01:11:43 We can't let her cry here alone, poor thing.

01:14:45 Can you make some room on the -

01:18:04 For bananas, carrots.

01:23:36 - Need a ride? - No, I've got an appointment.

01:27:45 I'd make Adam out of Eve's rib.

01:30:56 All this rain.

01:35:59 Without mentioning the cash for the babysitters.

Cast & Characters

Roland Giraud Pierre Michel Boujenah Michel André Dussollier Jacques Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Sylvia Dominique Lavanant Mme Rapons Marthe Villalonga Antoinette Annick Alane La pharmacienne Giuseppe Amorin Jean Barney Gérard Basile de Bodt Le jeune homme

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,166

Dialogue density11.0 lines / min

First line00:00:09

Final line01:35:59

Production Record

DirectorColine Serreau

LanguageFrench

Revenue$2,052,466

IMDb votes4,072