Wake in Fright
1971 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 14,961 VOTES · DIR. Ted Kotcheff
Overview
A schoolteacher, stuck in a teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in a mining town on his way home for Christmas. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the money to move back to Sydney for good, he embarks on a five-day nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,007 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:39 All right. Off you go.
00:11:34 Well, it's a friendly place.
00:15:43 You say you're a slave.
00:18:39 ♪ Santa came to say
00:21:18 All right.
00:23:48 Simmer down, boys.
00:26:25 It's worse than death in the mines.
00:29:21 When you're ready.
00:33:36 - All right? - I'm sorry.
00:40:22 Well, drink it down, I'll buy you another.
00:43:29 He usually does.
00:46:44 You're an ignorant bludger.
00:49:04 You've gotta be kidding!
00:51:32 - How do you know that? - Great to see you.
00:57:21 Beauty.
01:02:00 You see, I'm the
01:04:31 I'm a doctor of medicine.
01:07:27 Because there's nothing wrong with it.
01:11:58 Doc eats 'em.
01:14:22 Right.
01:19:53 Come on, Johnny!
01:24:45 Oh, Stubbsy, you bastard. It's only a party.
01:31:33 No, it's the other day.
01:37:07 Should be worth at least a couple of dollars.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,007
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:02:39
Final line01:37:07
Production Record
DirectorTed Kotcheff
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$50,394
IMDb votes14,961