Be There or Be Square (1998)
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".
Director: Feng Xiaogang
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Ge You as Liu Yuan |
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Xu Fan as Li Qing |
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Bobby C. King as Masked robber |
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Feng Xiaogang as Cameo |
| Writing | Xiao Yang Gu | Writer |
| Editing | Zhou Ying | Editor |
| Directing | Feng Xiaogang | Director |
| Writing | Feng Xiaogang | Writer |
| Crew | Xiaoxiong Yang | Cinematography |
| Sound | San Bao | Music |
| Camera | Zheng Hua | Additional Camera |
| Sound | Sun Nan | Songs |
| Camera | Zhao Fei | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Han Sanping | Presenter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zhang Renjie | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Zhang Bojiang | Sound |
| Sound | Wei Junhua | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Gao Shiyi | Foley Artist |