Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
1989 · 83 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · DIR. Wayne Wang
Overview
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.
Dialogue Timeline — 717 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:23 Kill duck, knife is good.
00:04:25 With a Rollie.
00:06:20 Every one a champion. My pupils!
00:08:37 what?
00:11:54 When I'm dead, I'll come back to haunt you!
00:13:27 She traded goods on the black market!
00:14:56 Now the Big Boss just sent me an invitation.
00:16:40 What could possibly work better...
00:18:31 Chinese people misjudged by Westerners,
00:20:50 Stranger in Hong Kong? Huh?
00:24:20 but they did me all the way.
00:26:52 No, all the roads are indirect.
00:28:03 This is just like
00:39:58 Everybody dance...
00:41:20 I just want to get the briefcase thing over with.
00:51:56 You will be there.
00:55:15 I tried to cheer her up
00:58:42 The man lost his face very bad.
01:02:20 I love you.
01:05:27 No problem with the Big Boss, though.
01:08:14 I've had to fight against the pricks here as much as I could.
01:13:20 Money's a tough gal.
01:16:26 I'm just living on my old reputation.
01:20:47 it's good shit.
Cast & Characters
Victor Wong
Blind Man
Lo Lieh
Pianist
Lo Wei
Big Boss
Spencer Nakasako
Yat Boon Jai
Cora Miao
Money
Allen Fong
Taxi Driver
Cheng Kwun-Min
Uncle Cheng
Lam Chung
Ex-Red Guard
Chan Kim-Wan
Duck Killer
John Chan
The Son-in-Law
Ricky Ho Pui-Tung
Punk #2
Cinda Hui
Kitty
Bonnie Ngai Chau-Wah
The Daughter
Angela Yu Chien
Blue Velvet
Dennis Dun
Narrator
Gary Kong
Punk #1
Wu Kin Man
Spiritualist
Kai-Bong Chau
Self
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed717
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:01:23
Final line01:20:47
Production Record
DirectorWayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
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