Year of the Dragon

1985
R
2h 14m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

18K

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Mickey Rourke in Year of the Dragon (1985)

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total

Trivia
Tracy's apartment was not a set. In order to get the desired view though the windows, it was specially constructed at the top of the famed Clocktower Building in New York. Cimino says in the commentary track how proud he is to be the first (and likely only) director to get that view of the New York skyline. "I can't stand going to a place and shooting it the way everyone's shot it before. People go to Paris, there's always the Eiffel Tower. They come to New York and it's The Plaza Hotel and Central Park. So I wanted a view of the city which would be unique and memorable."

Goofs
The first time Stanley is shown on screen his hair is gray and white all over. The next time Stanley is shown in the police station his hair is brown with gray only visible on his temples. In other scenes of the film his hair changes color from gray/white to brown with graying at the temples.

Quotes
Stanley White: The first time I saw you, I hated your guts. I think I even hated you before I met you. I hated you on TV. I hated you in Vietnam. You want to know what's destroying this country? It's not booze. It's not drugs. It's TV. It's media. It's people like you. It's vampires. I hate the way you make your living sticking microphones in people's faces. You lie every night at 6:00. I hate the way you kill real feelings. I hate everything that you stand for. Most of all, I hate rich kids and I hate this place. So why do I want to fuck you so bad?

Crazy credits
The end credits roll over the singer in the Shanghai Palace restaurant performing the well-known Chinese pop song "Tian Mi Mi", partially heard during the film itself, in full.

Connections
Featured in Slaying the Dragon (1988)

Soundtracks
Dream Dance (Tian Mi Mi)
Composed by Lucia Hwong
Performed and arranged by Yukio Tsuji and Lucia Hwong
Recording engineering by Gene Ricciardi (as Gene Ricardi)

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Featured review

8/10

Surprisingly intelligent and tough

Cimino has crafted a tough, gritty policier. I went into this film thinking that it would be mediocre at best. Boy, was I surprised. An intelligent script and passionate performances keep this film moving along. The movie kept me enthralled throughout it's length.