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Year of the Dragon (1985)
Directed by Michael Cimino
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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.
Rated R | Length 134 minutes
Actors
Mickey Rourke | John Lone | Ariane | Leonard Termo | Raymond J. Barry | Caroline Kava | Eddie Jones | Joey Chin | Victor Wong | K. Dock Yip | Bau Hon-Lam | Way Dong Woo | Jimmy Sun | Daniel Davin | Mark Hammer | Dennis Dun | David Lee | Jack Kehler | Tony Lip | Al Leong | Fabia Drake | Tisa Chang | Gerald Orange | Fan Mei-Sheng | Yukio Yamamoto | Doreen Chan | Yip Ha-Lei | Dermot A. McNamara | Vallo Benjamin | Myra Chen | Chin Feng | Yuk Fan Yiu | Richie Hsiu | Jack Lee | Irene Jung | Josie Lee | Jiwon Chang | Kelly Wong | Chi Moy | Johnny Shia | Gardell Tung | Jeff Khowong | Chen Chao-jung | Jerry Chang | Aileen Ho | Lisa Lee | Sammy Lee | Keenan Leung | James Scales | Ming C. Lee | Kader Ma | Paul J.Q. Lee | Manuel Fung | Emily Woo Yamasaki | Roza Ng | Gloria Au | Jadin Wong | Lin Ngan Ng | Janice Wong | Bruno Millotti | Lucille D'Agnillo | Julian Szumilo | Cecelia Pei | Quan Eng | George Kodisch | Bruce Kennedy | James Chin | Matthew Tung | Pat Fuji | Geoff Lee | Kuni Mikami | Billy Asai | Chi On Soo Hoo | John Sparks | Carmine Venezia | Anthony Parrillo | Matthew Castiglione | Steve Hanson | Raymond Gardner | Michael Acampora | Espérance Pham Thai Lan | Steven Chen | Paul Scaglione | Joseph Bonaventura | Jilly Rizzo
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| 06/22/2020 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
It’s been a while since I’d seen this so I finally revisited it. Rourke makes a good self-destructive anti-hero even if he’s a bit out of his depth here. He’s a caricature of an angry white man: misogynistic, violently angry, narcissistic, casually but overtly racist, self-destructive. In other words a typical cop.
I feel like this is Cimino’s attempt at a GODFATHER level epic but it’s too heavy-handed and of its era to reach the heights it’s straining for.
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