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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.

1985•2h 14m•6.8/10
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6.8/10(475)

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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Production

The De Laurentiis Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

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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 Chi-Keung

Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Harry Yung

K. Dock Yip

K. Dock Yip

Milton Bin

Bau Hon-Lam

Bau Hon-Lam

Fred Hung

Way Dong Woo

Elder

Jimmy Sun

Elder

Daniel Davin

Francis Kearney

Mark Hammer

Commissioner Sullivan

Dennis Dun

Dennis Dun

Herbert Kwong

David Lee

Dragon King

Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler

Alan Perez

Tony Lip

Tony Lip

Lenny Carranza

Al Leong

Al Leong

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