Wish You Were Here
1987 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 3,518 VOTES · DIR. David Leland
Overview
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,057 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:46 # You won't
00:04:27 It's awfully hot under here.
00:07:12 Have you brought us any presents?
00:11:03 - Hey, no cycling! - Up your bum.
00:15:39 ... Starting something I can't finish.
00:19:04 - (Loud cheer) - Look nice, don't they?
00:21:13 No!
00:23:10 F. The letter F.
00:26:20 # Don't try to wake me
00:30:18 Are you?
00:33:12 If she comes back and finds you in her bed, there'll be trouble.
00:36:45 All you young girls...
00:38:46 Bit of this, bit of that, then on to the pub or club with Long John Silver.
00:42:47 Please.
00:48:42 (Door opens)
00:51:40 Come here!
00:58:50 And my boring bloody sister.
01:05:29 Cup of tea, please.
01:08:20 Lyndie, oh, I say! Never called me Lyndie before.
01:11:07 No.
01:13:39 This one goes around with his brown nose up in the air
01:16:28 What happened?
01:19:30 I lost Bill, he lost your mum and we're on our own, stuck!
01:27:00 # I'm just lost in a dream #
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,057
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:00:46
Final line01:27:00
Production Record
DirectorDavid Leland
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,518