Too Late Blues

1961 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,617 VOTES · DIR. John Cassavetes

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Overview

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,304 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:15 Hey you little shit, give me that sax!
00:05:45 Hey Red, you need a tie. Hey Nick, can I have a Greek tie for Red please.
00:08:30 Ghost, I wanted to tell you something else man. I really love what you and your boys are doing, you know?
00:13:29 Look, I'm not talking about the number.
00:16:56 - champagne, make sure the glasses are cold, alright?
00:20:54 Okay.
00:24:50 - Go ahead sport. - It tastes like créme de menthe.
00:28:48 I wanted you to fall, cause you can lean on me any old time, Princess.
00:33:49 Don't do nothing with the day here.
00:38:18 I'll take care of this one, over the fence.
00:42:26 You know what's bothering me.
00:46:29 Passible, passible.
00:49:19 Would you cut it? Would you get out... He's a nut, he'll dance with anybody.
00:53:12 Okay.
00:58:26 One more. Come on Nicky. Another. All the way.
01:03:31 - Yeah. - Huh?
01:08:09 I'm not a prize fighter.
01:11:33 What do you know...
01:16:12 - Straight? - On the rocks.
01:20:25 Well how are you? How are you, Billy Grey?
01:23:27 Name me one guy in this business who knows anything about music.
01:27:48 What say music man? How's... how's business man?
01:32:56 Are you something.
01:38:47 Let's go, number six. Play it!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,304
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:02:15
Final line01:38:47

Production Record

DirectorJohn Cassavetes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$375,000
IMDb votes1,617