Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
1985 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 307 VOTES · DIR. Wayne Wang
Overview
San Francisco's Richmond District. A widow welcomes the Chinese New Year. 62 years old, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors. A fortune teller has told her this is the year she'll die, and a daughter, Geraldine, remains unmarried. Geraldine's boyfriend lives in Los Angeles and she's not sure she's ready for marriage, nor does she want to leave her mother alone in her declining years. Mrs. Tan's cheerful brother-in-law, Uncle Tam, tries to help out.
Dialogue Timeline — 577 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:07 - Hm?
00:07:12 So too is Danny Ozark.
00:10:39 - Ooh. - Thank you.
00:11:34 Two.
00:12:22 You gonna come with me now?
00:18:55 - You're having your finals then, aren't you?
00:20:29 - The first president of the United States.
00:22:21 Thank you.
00:24:48 - Dead head.
00:26:22 Oh, kids have a lot of money these days.
00:29:31 You know, mom took out those two dresses
00:33:43 I told you, this is my favorite.
00:35:42 - Oh. What a wonderful movie that was.
00:36:30 so when we went there, we just, you know,
00:39:37 Okay, I'm coming.
00:43:39 You know what that means?
00:47:35 It was a nice weekend, wasn't it?
00:50:07 A nice Jewish daughter.
00:51:33 wasn't going to die after all, so we left.
00:55:11 She was stubborn.
01:03:36 - I thought I saw Geraldine's car up front this morning.
01:13:01 - You want to go to China earlier?
01:17:40 - Yeah?
01:21:19 - Richard and I made some decisions while you were gone.
Cast & Characters
Laureen Chew
Geraldine Tam
Kim Chew
Mrs. Tam
Victor Wong
Uncle Tam
Ida F.O. Chung
Auntie Mary
Cora Miao
Julia
John Nishio
Richard
Amy Hill
Amy Tam
Keith Choy
Kevin Tam
Joan Chen
Young M.J. Player
Mary Chew
Old m.j. player
Nora Lee
Old m.j. player
Rita Yee
Young m.j. player
George Woo
Bar patron
Elsa Cruz Pearson
Eliza
Helen Chew
Linda Tam
Jarrett Chew
Baby Tam
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed577
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:04:07
Final line01:21:19
Production Record
DirectorWayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes307
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