Eat a Bowl of Tea

1989 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 852 VOTES · DIR. Wayne Wang

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Overview

An American-Chinese man brings over his wife from China to America, but the challenges of making a living and adjusting to a new life, plus the attentions of a gambler threaten their marriage.

Dialogue Timeline — 796 lines

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00:02:06 Haven't been too lucky, huh?
00:04:53 No wonder I don't see you around my club.
00:07:19 Last night, at the Chinese Elk Club...
00:11:00 I was at a club. It's a sort of youth group.
00:15:10 I told her this is just a rumor. But she simply won't believe me.
00:17:56 You can say I've got a wooden arm and I didn't tell you.
00:22:09 ...by the way the shad. Ow followed. It. That silly shad. Ow...
00:27:58 I'm so excited.
00:31:50 My friends, this is some occasion.
00:35:22 Dad, I'll come in for an hour or so. This job will be a snap.
00:41:13 My new job's great.
00:45:35 Dad, I don't think we should discuss this.
00:50:37 Hold on!
00:54:51 You don't want me anymore.
01:01:56 The lad. Ies' cloakroom is the second. D. Oor to the left, mad. Am.
01:05:14 She's pregnant.
01:09:09 As the relentless march of the Red. Chinese army into Korea continued...
01:12:58 Mei Oi... You tell me yourself...
01:17:21 We can't.
01:19:59 Nobody gonna say, "Welcome home"?
01:22:49 Look, Ben...
01:28:43 Doesn't anyone ever think of that?
01:32:11 ...who knows?
01:38:20 I wanna see our baby.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed796
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:02:06
Final line01:38:20

Production Record

DirectorWayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes852