Year of the Dragon (1985)
2h 14m
Running Time
August 16, 1985Release Date
Year of the Dragon (1985)
2h 14m
Running Time
August 16, 1985Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
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Cast & Crew.
Mickey Rourke
Stanley White
John Lone
Joey Tai
Ariane
Tracy Tzu
Leonard Termo
Angelo Rizzo
Raymond J. Barry
Louis Bukowski
Caroline Kava
Connie White
Eddie Jones
William McKenna
Joey Chin
Ronnie Chang
Victor Wong
Harry Yung
K. Dock Yip
Milton Bin
Bau Hon-Lam
Fred Hung
Way Dong Woo
Elder
Jimmy Sun
Elder
Daniel Davin
Francis Kearney
Mark Hammer
Commissioner Sullivan
Dennis Dun
Herbert Kwong
David Lee
Dragon King
Jack Kehler
Alan Perez
Tony Lip
Lenny Carranza
Al Leong
Bodyguard
Joanna Merlin
CastingDirector
Fabia Drake
Nun
Tisa Chang
Nun
Gerald Orange
Bear Siku
Fan Mei-Sheng
White Powder Ma
Yukio Yamamoto
Ban Sung
Doreen Chan
Red Hair
Yip Ha-Lei
Old General
Dermot A. McNamara
Scappy Peck
Vallo Benjamin
D.E.A. Man
Myra Chen
Shanghai Palace Singer
Chin Feng
Dragon King
Yuk Fan Yiu
Dragon King
Richie Hsiu
Dragon King
Jack Lee
Dragon King
Irene Jung
Dragon Girl
Josie Lee
Dragon Girl
Jiwon Chang
Dragon Girl
Kelly Wong
Dragon Girl
Chi Moy
Dragon Girl
Johnny Shia
Chia
Gardell Tung
Jade Cobra
Jeff Khowong
Jade Cobra
Chen Chao-jung
Jade Cobra
Jerry Chang
Jade Cobra
Aileen Ho
Jade Cobra Girl
Lisa Lee
Jade Cobra Girl
Sammy Lee
Pei Brother
Keenan Leung
Pei Brother
James Scales
Connie's Assassin
Ming C. Lee
Jackie Wong
Kader Ma
Jackie Wong's Assassin
Paul J.Q. Lee
Jackie Wong's Son
Manuel Fung
Jackie Wong's Second Son
Emily Woo Yamasaki
Mrs. Wong
Roza Ng
Laura Wong Tai
Gloria Au
Joey Tai's Daughter
Jadin Wong
Mrs. Harry Yung
Lin Ngan Ng
Chinese Widow
Janice Wong
Tina
Bruno Millotti
Italian Waiter
Lucille D'Agnillo
Mrs. Bukowski
Julian Szumilo
Roman Catholic Priest
Cecelia Pei
Harry Yung's Secretary
Quan Eng
Mortician
George Kodisch
Police Sergeant
Bruce Kennedy
Surveillance Technician
James Chin
Southwind Waiter
Matthew Tung
Southwind Waiter
Pat Fuji
Shanghai Palace Hostess
Geoff Lee
Shanghai Palace Musician
Kuni Mikami
Shanghai Palace Musician
Billy Asai
Shanghai Palace Musician
Chi On Soo Hoo
Shanghai Palace Musician
John Sparks
Tracy's TV Cameraman
Carmine Venezia
Funeral Musician
Anthony Parrillo
Funeral Musician
Matthew Castiglione
Funeral Musician
Steve Hanson
Funeral Musician
Raymond Gardner
Funeral Musician
Michael Acampora
Funeral Musician
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Punk
Steven Chen
Tony Ho
Paul Scaglione
Teddy Tedesco
Joseph Bonaventura
Lagnese
Jilly Rizzo
Schiro
David Mansfield
Original Music Composer
Françoise Bonnot
Editor
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Michael Cimino
Director / Screenplay
Robert Daley
Novel
Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
Oliver Stone
Screenplay
Yvonne Axeworthy
Script Supervisor
Buddy Van Horn
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Stevenson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Richard Adams
Sound Editor
Richard Kane
Set Decoration
Alberto Fava
Makeup Designer
Jay M. Harding
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Victoria Paul
Art Direction
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Carlos Delarios
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 16, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 14m
Content RatingR
Budget$24,000,000
Box Office$18,707,466
Filming LocationsVancouver, Canada · North Carolina · New York City, United States · Thailand
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
chinatown
heroin
drug smuggle
chinese mafia
cop
Wiki.
Year of the Dragon is a 1985 American crime thriller film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino, and starring Mickey Rourke, John Lone, and Ariane Koizumi. The film follows a tough New York City police captain (Rourke) battling a ruthless Chinese-American Triad boss (Lone). The screenplay, written by Cimino and Oliver Stone, is based on a 1981 novel of the same title by Robert Daley.
Cimino's first film after the box office failure of Heaven's Gate (1980), Year of the Dragon is a New York crime drama and an exploration of gangs, the illegal drug trade, ethnicity, racism, and stereotypes.
Released by MGM/UA Entertainment on August 16, 1985, the film received mixed reviews and did not perform well at the US box office, though it did receive two Golden Globe Award nominations: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for John Lone and Best Original Score for David Mansfield. It has gained a cult following in the years since its release.
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