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Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.

19856.82h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by Michael Cimino
Written by Robert Daley, Michael Cimino, Oliver Stone
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $18.7M

Top Cast

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Stanley White

John Lone

John Lone

Joey Tai

Ariane

Ariane

Tracy Tzu

Leonard Termo

Leonard Termo

Angelo Rizzo

Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry

Louis Bukowski

Caroline Kava

Caroline Kava

Connie White

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

William McKenna

Joey Chin

Joey Chin

Ronnie Chang

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

Harry Yung

K. Dock Yip

K. Dock Yip

Milton Bin

Themes & Keywords

drug smugglingheroinchinatownchinese mafiacop

About Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of drug smuggling, heroin, chinatown, chinese mafia, cop. Directed by Michael Cimino, it stars Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane. 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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