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Year of the Dragon

Year:

1985

Duration:

134 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Michael Cimino

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1985-08-16

Filming Locations: Bangkok, Thailand

Earnings

Budget: $24,000,000

Opening Weekend: $4,093,079 (USA) (18 August 1985)

Gross: $18,707,466 (USA) ( 1985)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dennis Dun

Year of the Dragon

John Lone

Year of the Dragon

Mickey Rourke

Stanley White

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

K. Dock Yip

Milton Bin

Hon-Lam Pau

Fred Hung

Way Dong Woo

Elder

Jimmy Sun

Elder

Daniel Davin

Francis Kearney

Mark Hammer

Commissioner Sullivan

Jack Kehler

Alan Perez

Steven Chen

Tony Ho

Paul Scaglione

Teddy Tedesco

Joseph Bonaventura

Lagnese

Jilly Rizzo

Schiro

Tony Lip

Lenny Carranza

Fabia Drake

Nun

Tisa Chang

Nun

Gerald Orange

Bear Siku

Mei Sheng Fan

White Powder Ma

Yukio Yamamoto

Ban Sung

Doreen Chan

Red Hair

Ha-lei Yip

Old General (as Harry Yip)

Dermot A. McNamara

Scappy Peck

Vallo Benjamin

D.E.A. Man (as Dr. Vallo Benjamin)

Myra Chen

Shanghai Palace Singer

Feng Chin

Dragon King (as Chin Feng)

Yuk Fan Yiu

Dragon King

Richie Hsiu

Dragon King

Jack Lee

Dragon King

David Lee

Dragon King

Irene Jung

Dragon Girl

Josie Lee

Dragon Girl

Jiwon Chang

Dragon Girl

Kelly Wong

Dragon Girl

Chi Moy

Dragon Girl

Johnny Shia

Chia

Gardell Tung

Jade Cobra

Jeff Khowong

Jade Cobra

Chao-jung Chen

Jade Cobra (as Jerry Chan)

Jerry Chang

Jade Cobra

Aileen Ho

Jade Cobra Girl

Lisa Lee

Jade Cobra Girl

Sammy Lee

Pei Brother

Keenan Leung

Pei Brother

James Scales

Connie's Assassin

Ming C. Lee

Jackie Wong

Kader Ma

Jackie Wong's Assassin

Paul J.Q. Lee

Jackie Wong's Son (as Paul Lee)

Manny Fung

Jackie Wong's Second Son

Emily Woo Yamasaki

Mrs. Wong

Roza Ng

Laura Wong Tai

Gloria Au

Joey Tai's Daughter

Jadin Wong

Mrs. Harry Yung

Lin Ngan Ng

Chinese Widow

Janice Wong

Tina

Bruno Millotti

Italian Waiter

Lucille D'Agnillo

Mrs. Bukowski

Julian Szumilo

Roman Catholic Priest (as Rev. Julian Szumilo)

Cecelia Pei

Harry Yung's Secretary

Quan Eng

Mortician

George Kodisch

Police Sergeant

Bruce Kennedy

Surveillance Technician

James Chin

Southwind Waiter

Matthew Tung

Southwind Waiter

Pat Fuji

Shanghai Palace Hostess

Geoff Lee

Shanghai Palace Musician (as Geoffrey Lee)

Kuni Mikami

Shanghai Palace Musician

Billy Asai

Shanghai Palace Musician

Chi On Soo Hoo

Shanghai Palace Musician

John Sparks

Tracy's TV Cameraman

Carmine Venezia

Funeral Musician

Anthony Parrillo

Funeral Musician

Matthew Castiglione

Funeral Musician

Steve Hanson

Funeral Musician

Raymond Gardner

Funeral Musician

Michael Acampora

Funeral Musician

Did you know?

Trivia

The name of the main character in the movie, played by Mickey Rourke, is "Stanley White" (it is said he is of Polish descent and changed it from "Wizynski"). In the closing credits, there is a Stanley White credited as "Technical Police Consultant".

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Director Michael Cimino and co-screenwriter Oliver Stone envisioned either Nick Nolte or Jeff Bridges in the lead role. After seeing Rourke in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and working with him on Heaven's Gate (1980), Cimino decided on him.

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The exterior shots of New York City were actually sets built in North Carolina. Said sets proved realistic enough to fool even Stanley Kubrick, who attended the movie's premiere. Co-writer/director Michael Cimino actually had to convince the Bronx-born Kubrick this film's exteriors were shot at a sound-stage and not on location.

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Goofs

When Connie is in the bathroom before she is killed by intruders, there are 2 red spots on the lens, one on the right and one on the left. These are probably from a previous shot where fake blood got splattered on the camera lens and the operator failed to notice it.

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After Connie is killed in the bathroom and Kearney and Lou enter Stanley's house to serve him papers, we see the outline of Connie's body with fresh blood on the bathroom floor. Blood turns a darker/brownish color after it is exposed to air, especially the time it took after Connie's murder and the beginning of this scene.

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Scene in Stanley's kitchen, where the sink pipe bursts and water spouts on Stanley - water also gets on the camera lens.

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Quotes

Stanley White: You were right; I'm was wrong. Sorry. I'd like to be a nice guy. I would. I just don't know how to be nice.

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Tracy Tzu: You're acting like a child.

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Tracy Tzu: I think you upset him.

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