Year of the Dragon (1985)
Directed by Michael Cimino
Genres - Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Police Detective Film |
Release Date - Aug 16, 1985 (USA) |
Run Time - 134 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
Best known for his 1978 film The Deer Hunter or perhaps the less-successful Heaven's Gate, director Michael Cimino turned to this fast-paced actioner set in an authentic (back lot) Chinatown. This thriller stars a rogue Polish-American cop (Mickey Rourke) out to not only keep Chinatown safe for the local consumers, but to dismantle its deep-rooted crime and drug cartels as well. No one backs the crusading cop in the latter objective, and as he faces a suave and wily crime boss (John Lone of The Last Emperor) and a libidinous newscaster (Ariane), he may be taking on more than he can handle. At least his wife thinks so, and the guys at City Hall think so -- but mayhem and murder will strew the streets with corpses before the smoke clears and the dust settles, and a vague, unresolved future sets in.
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police-officer, crime-lord, heroin, big-city, veteran [military]