Tumbledown
1988 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 598 VOTES · DIR. Richard Eyre
Overview
The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,273 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:01 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)
00:07:36 but when the sentry challenges in broad Scots, ''Halt! Who goes there?''
00:11:29 -Not allowed to know. -ROBERT: Thank you.
00:14:29 Boots, sir.
00:17:51 Look, get the tape measure, Tug. We need specification.
00:22:03 -Where is he? -I don't bloody know.
00:28:11 (SHUSHING) Nobody's going to hurt you. You're all right.
00:34:10 We've done it.
00:39:29 ROBERT: I just wish I hadn't made that phone call.
00:45:00 Lumpy.
00:49:14 HUGH: I had the two bloody rifles.
00:52:58 of removing the bodies of the horses.
00:56:40 Then we'll come back and talk to the surgeon.
01:00:40 Did at first on the Uganda, but that was weeks ago.
01:04:35 I am doing it. Don't call me ''boy''!
01:08:54 Other times, I don't ever want to utter another word. Look.
01:13:12 He didn't even wait to tak' his tubes out. Wrapped them round his fucking neck and went.
01:19:25 Come on, Colour Sergeant, get me out.
01:24:08 You're so down on people with money, aren't you?
01:29:14 Awful thing to say.
01:33:48 From the 5th Infantry Brigade. We wonder if you care to answer a few questions, Robert.
01:37:13 ROBERT: To remind me of what they did to me. I know what I did to them.
01:41:21 -Goodbye. Fascinating to have met you. -Yeah.
01:47:10 -SOLDIER: Take cover! -I can't get the pin out!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,273
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:02:01
Final line01:47:10
Production Record
DirectorRichard Eyre
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes598