Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981 · 119 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 3,644 VOTES · DIR. John Badham
Overview
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,704 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:02 I can't come now. I'm cleaning this up.
00:07:52 I think we ought to tell them we'll be late.
00:12:18 I gotta keep going. Give me a kiss.
00:17:04 How long?
00:20:55 Really?
00:24:55 Here, I think this will help you.
00:28:54 My chocolates.
00:36:37 Well, you have got a lot of balls...
00:42:09 Not exactly.
00:46:18 What's happening?
00:50:11 ...bending over me, examining my body. It's amazing.
00:54:54 But I have decided that I do not wish to go on living like this...
00:58:18 I'm sure you'll understand if I ask my own psychiatrist...
01:02:00 Staunch Catholic.
01:05:18 Lissa, you ever been to a disco?
01:09:43 Can anyone prove that they're sane?
01:16:42 - Bull's-eye. - Right on the mark, baby.
01:21:06 It's just so amazing.
01:27:21 - We got Red Locks here. - How you doing?
01:32:37 Usually it does.
01:37:46 suffering severe mental aberration, depression, even loss of reality.
01:41:38 But wanting to die must be strong evidence...
01:46:34 ...an immediate decision is mandated...
01:55:29 Dr. Keys, please call Dr. Fairbanks in X-Ray One.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,704
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line01:55:29
Production Record
DirectorJohn Badham
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,500,000
Revenue$6,100,000
IMDb votes3,644