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Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release1998

Runtime1h 43m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$5,899,580

Production

Beijing Film Studio

Beijing Forbidden City Film

Beijing Forbidden City Film Co., Ltd.

Movie

Be There or Be Square

1998

1h 43m

7.1

Comedy

Romance

Synopsis

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".

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