Walkabout
1971 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 28,315 VOTES · DIR. Nicolas Roeg
Overview
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Dialogue Timeline — 618 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:12 The "Ortolan" is the name given to a European singing bird.
00:05:58 Please don't speak with your mouth full, son.
00:09:39 You're dead!
00:13:15 It's getting dark, isn't it?
00:17:21 Won't tell Dad, will you?
00:20:21 - Than the complement of root and matter. - Look.
00:24:20 We've got to get on.
00:27:23 Does drinking give you a big, red, fat nose?
00:28:53 I don't know. I hope so.
00:36:02 This is Australia, yes?
00:42:52 Leaving Adelaide, Harry drives...
00:45:21 Waldo's Motor Mart will help you turn that car into cash.
00:51:50 So one evening he made up his mind to hear what she was saying.
00:53:19 It got dark
00:55:35 Well, we won't find it.
01:02:54 - We'll walk a while - Please. Put me down.
01:07:20 Go on.
01:22:49 Picking these. He showed me where to get them.
01:24:51 We're going on our own tomorrow.
01:27:24 Well, there was no reason for him to stay.
01:30:12 There you are.
01:33:13 Morning.
01:35:11 - Can I go and play? - Yes. Don't go far.
01:39:10 and cannot come again.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed618
Dialogue density6.5 lines / min
First line00:04:12
Final line01:39:10
Production Record
DirectorNicolas Roeg
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
IMDb votes28,315