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.

00:05:42 - â™ª Singin'in the shower â™ª - Will you get out ofhere.

00:10:57 - Betty, why aren't you dressed? - Hello.

00:13:46 It's gone up 400. It costs you 400 if you care to see it.

00:18:26 Ah, Mr. Vittelli. Gentlemen, this is Cosmo Vittelli.

00:24:15 Nice and hot. You want me to fix it for you?

00:29:21 â™ª When I look at you â™ª

00:33:11 â™ª Happiness â™ª

00:36:36 - Do you want me to give it to him? - No, give it to me.

00:39:46 I took a place from nothing and made it into something.

00:43:39 - It's late. - Of course it's late.

00:47:58 It's automatic.

00:54:27 He, uh,just came on.

01:00:00 - Yeah.

01:09:50 Nice seeing ya. Sorry about -you know.

01:13:46 â™ª Gets hazy â™ª

01:18:56 I got news for him. It's money.

01:27:21 Mom, would you get off the telephone.

01:31:20 - Well, I don't! - Well, I do!

01:36:13 they- they, they, they get the applause and all the cheers...

01:38:50 So they won't have to face themselves. They can pretend to be somebody else.

01:42:01 There she is.

01:45:36 - â™ª You're sure to find â™ª - Take it off!

22:03:01 - All right. Okay.

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 line22:03:01

Production Record

DirectorJohn Cassavetes

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes15,467