Movie · Drama · Crime

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White (Mickey Rourke) becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai (John Lone), 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 (Caroline Kava), and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.

1985 · 2h 14m
Director Michael Cimino

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Year of the Dragon

Drama

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White (Mickey Rourke) becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai (John Lone), 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 (Caroline Kava), and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.1
Reviews 20
Fresh 11
Rotten 9

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Studio
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Released
1985
Run Time
2 hr 14 min
Region of Origin
United States
© 1985 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, Mandarin
Subtitles

English (United States) (SDH), Arabic (Egypt) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Filipino (Philippines) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Indonesian (Indonesia) , Japanese (Japan) , Polish (Poland) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Thai (Thailand) , Turkish (Türkiye)