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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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