Be There or Be Square
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12/25/1998Runtime
103 minsOverview
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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ChineseBudget
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$5,899,580Homepage
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A scrappy romantic comedy about two Chinese immigrants navigating life and love in LA, mixing humor with genuine warmth about displacement and reinvention. It captures the clash between settling for survival and chasing the American dream with an affectionate, unpretentious touch.
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