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Be There or Be Square

MOVIE • 1998

Be There or Be Square

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The story of two Chinese immigrants' struggles in America. Yuan Liu has lived in LA for years. He has no stable job, no family and lives in a wagon. He seems content with his life until the day he meets Qing Li, a woman with the big "American dream".

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 35
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ComedyRomance

Top Cast

Ge You

Ge You

Liu Yuan

Xu Fan

Xu Fan

Li Qing

Bobby C. King

Bobby C. King

Masked robber

Feng Xiaogang

Feng Xiaogang

Cameo

—

Xiao Yang Gu

Writer

—

Zhou Ying

Editor

—

Xiaoxiong Yang

Cinematography

San Bao

San Bao

Music

Zheng Hua

Zheng Hua

Additional Camera

Sun Nan

Sun Nan

Songs

—

Zhao Fei

Director of Photography

Han San Ping

Han San Ping

Presenter

—

Zhang Renjie

Costume Designer

—

Zhang Bojiang

Sound

Where to watch

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Theatrical release date: December 25, 1998

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

December 25, 1998

Runtime

103 min

Language

Chinese

Origin

China

Budget

N/A

Revenue

$5,899,580

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