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It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode. - Year of the Dragon
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Title: Year of the Dragon

Release Date: 16 Aug 1985

Runtime: 2h 14m

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: The De Laurentiis Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: The De Laurentiis Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (425 votes)

Cast

  • Stanley White: Mickey Rourke
  • Joey Tai: John Lone
  • Tracy Tzu: Ariane
  • Angelo Rizzo: Leonard Termo
  • Louis Bukowski: Raymond J. Barry
  • Connie White: Caroline Kava
  • William McKenna: Eddie Jones
  • Ronnie Chang: Joey Chin
  • Harry Yung: Victor Wong
  • Milton Bin: K. Dock Yip
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