The Center of the World
2001 · 88 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 5,353 VOTES · DIR. Wayne Wang
Overview
A couple checks into a suite in Las Vegas. In flashbacks we see that he's a computer whiz on the verge of becoming a dot.com millionaire, she's a lap dancer at a club. He's depressed, withdrawing from work, missing meetings with investors. He wants a connection, so he offers her $10,000 to spend three nights with him in Vegas, and she accepts with conditions. Is mutual attraction stirring?
Dialogue Timeline — 722 lines
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00:00:47 Rocks for my pillow and sand for my bed
00:02:48 I can-do guy. No problem too small, no problem too big.
00:05:28 I'll see you around.
00:11:04 My dad just died.
00:14:48 And I'm not talking about marriage. It's just the weekend.
00:17:31 You own 18% of this company. Do you know how much money that is?
00:28:25 Really? Yeah.
00:32:38 Went to college.
00:34:41 I wanted to punch her.
00:36:50 Come in.
00:38:23 And she never tells him! Exactly.
00:40:16 Richard is a man of discretion.
00:42:05 No, don't do that. No, no, no.
00:47:41 How cruel you've become
00:50:29 Okay.
00:52:22 That's what I'm doing.
00:54:00 He ripped into my purse like a piece of meat...
00:55:37 I really need you.
00:57:50 Don't be such a fucking whore.
01:04:05 It just starts throbbing inside of you...
01:05:51 Daylight trippin'
01:10:53 No, but you didn't feel anything?
01:13:46 You want real?
01:20:25 Lap dance, two songs, $60.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed722
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:20:25
Production Record
DirectorWayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,353