Be There or Be Square
1998 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,383 VOTES · DIR. Feng Xiaogang
Overview
The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".
Dialogue Timeline — 964 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:20 Cut!
00:05:05 Right?
00:08:16 I didn't like that TV series. It wasjunk.
00:13:06 I don't know why you do this to me.
00:18:20 I think we have a wonderful plan for your family.
00:23:24 The fact is that you can't do anything here.
00:27:46 I couldn't do it, so finally I decided to...
00:30:44 N0, I'm selling cemetery plots now.
00:35:52 And you shall never be the same.
00:39:17 And then What?
00:42:36 You just open your mouth and bullshit comes flying out.
00:46:42 Baby comes to mama
00:52:46 What are your hands doing? Are you blind?
00:56:29 What I would give to see just a shred of light.
00:59:59 It looks great.
01:03:23 Don't cause trouble!
01:06:53 You should put off your hat here.
01:09:53 You have to take it seriously.
01:13:02 But you. You are still the same after 10 years.
01:17:30 Be There or Be square.
01:21:28 I know. And everything you said is true.
01:25:42 How come you're such a jerk.
01:31:09 We're better off as friends.
01:38:37 I want to die together.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed964
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:01:20
Final line01:38:37
Production Record
DirectorFeng Xiaogang
LanguageChinese
Revenue$5,899,580
IMDb votes1,383