Goodbye South, Goodbye
1996 · 116 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 2,027 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Overview
In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick, Flathead, and their girlfriends, Pretzel and Ling. He is also the originator of petty crime schemes, which promise to get the gang nowhere fast.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,004 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:19 Hello.
00:07:43 How's the Mrs.?
00:10:57 l ain't upset.
00:13:17 He's a mad dog, money crazy.
00:16:02 This piece OK?
00:22:27 To see what we can do. Disco, restaurant...
00:27:51 What about Pretzel?
00:31:50 Stop fooling around.
00:37:57 Flatty.
00:42:34 Thanks.
00:45:33 My own guinea pig.
00:49:33 But he ran out of money.
00:51:48 Government and Co-op get one share, not two.
01:01:56 Fuck, the fortune teller said.
01:11:17 Brother.
01:14:13 You don't know what they did with it?
01:17:39 l don't want her to stay here.
01:21:22 You look terrible, being a punk.
01:24:37 He can send his men to rough you...
01:29:01 Need to be careful. The other side is the heat.
01:37:23 But you should not say such things.
01:40:29 Of course, this is also family stuff.
01:42:50 l will.
06:00:00 the same way.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,004
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:03:19
Final line06:00:00
Production Record
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes2,027