Year of the Dragon (1985)

08/16/1985 (US) • 2h 14m

Action, Crime, Thriller

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Mickey Rourke

Stanley White

John Lone

Joey Tai

Ariane

Tracy Tzu

Leonard Termo

Angelo Rizzo

Raymond J. Barry

Louis Bukowski

Caroline Kava

Connie White

Eddie Jones

William McKenna

Joey Chin

Ronnie Chang

Victor Wong

Harry Yung


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$24,000,000.00

Revenue

$18,707,466.00

Keywords

drug smuggling

heroin

chinatown

chinese mafia

cop

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