The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

Name: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Director: John Cassavetes
Released: 1976
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward

1976 · 135 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 15,467 VOTES · DIR. John Cassavetes

Overview

Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,229 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 It's all right, Vince. It'll pick up.

00:05:39 â™ª And dancing in the evening â™ª

00:10:50 Oh, how lovely.

00:13:34 Fifty and 400.

00:17:13 It's only worth 600 to us, dear.

00:22:25 I think the thing to do is to get some cash and go back down there.

00:28:42 - What's the matter with you? - â™ª Rainy fields of frost and magic â™ª

00:32:44 Whoo! Whoo!

00:36:01 Yeah. Cosmo.

00:38:59 And this is why we're here talking.

00:42:52 Coca-Cola.

00:46:58 Give it to him.

00:49:54 That's the original copy.

00:56:50 My wife hates waste. Uh, paper comes from trees.

01:08:42 - Having a party? - Yeah. A little celebration. Some friends in from New York.

01:12:30 because it's good for the house, and what is good for the house is ultimately good for yours truly.

01:15:46 Maybe you should, like, come along.

01:22:02 You know who that was?

01:29:39 I'm not feeling well, to tell you the truth.

01:34:25 â™ª Ooh, ooh â™ª

01:37:29 ''Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.''

01:40:22 Ah, we got some mothers in the house.

01:43:13 Talented guy.

01:47:09 More!

Cast & Characters

Ben Gazzara Cosmo Vittelli Timothy Carey Flo Seymour Cassel Mort Weil Robert Phillips Phil Morgan Woodward The Boss John Kullers The Accountant Al Ruban Marty Reitz Azizi Johari Rachel Virginia Carrington Mama Meade Roberts Mr. Sophistication

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,229

Dialogue density9.1 lines / min

First line00:00:40

Final line01:47:09

Production Record

DirectorJohn Cassavetes

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes15,467