Year of the Dragon (1985)

Directed by

Michael Cimino

Genre

drama film, action film, thriller film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 490 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A New York police captain goes after a Chinese-American Triad boss. The captain fights crime and corruption in the city's Chinatown neighborhood.

intensegrittydarkconfrontationalvisceralnoir-ishunflinchingtense

What happens

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 tough New York City police captain Stanley White (Rourke) battling ruthless Chinese-American Triad boss Joey Tai (Lone). The screenplay, written by Cimino and Oliver Stone, is based on a 1981 novel 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 since gained a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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