Stage Door Johnny

1990 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 59 VOTES · DIR. Wu Ma

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Overview

During the 1920s in Shanghai, an all female Chinese Opera troupe is struggling. The troupe boss calls on Tsui to join them in the hope that her fighting sequences will pull the troupe out from imminent close-down. This enrages the actresses who are already quarreling among themselves. However, they come together when a Triad Boss Chang, goes after one of them. The actors and a young man named Lu and his friends become embroiled with the mobster.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,122 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:38 We?
00:04:05 Sorry. Sit over there, pease
00:07:03 Stop. What are you doing?
00:09:53 Susan's humbe thanks to Your Honor
00:13:31 There's no future for opera
00:16:05 Right
00:21:02 Get away
00:25:32 over there
00:29:50 Take care, Boss Hsiao
00:32:41 Let's go
00:35:22 a big shot he brought in
00:38:48 Don't smoke so mush
00:41:07 Have you faen for her too?
00:46:19 Hsiao-hsuen
00:49:07 Yen, take your seat
00:51:15 He's out to buy a newspaper. Let's go on
00:53:02 we
00:56:39 Who ese, if not you?
01:00:16 send for a doctor
01:06:27 Presume
01:09:31 China's deep-rooted in weakness
01:15:49 Take it
01:24:04 Boss Tsui
01:32:20 Ready

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,122
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line01:32:20

Production Record

DirectorWu Ma
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes59