Year of the Dragon (Film)
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Year of the Dragon is a 1985 film directed by Michael Cimino, starring Mickey Rourke, Ariane Koizumi and John Lone. The screenplay was written by Cimino and Oliver Stone, and was adapted from the novel by Robert Daley. Stanley White is a decorated police captain and Vietnam War veteran who is assigned to New York City's Chinatown, where he makes it his personal mission to come down hard on Chinese organized crime. White comes into conflict with Joey Tai, a young man who ruthlessly rises up to become the head of the Chinese triad societies, and as a…mehr

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Year of the Dragon is a 1985 film directed by Michael Cimino, starring Mickey Rourke, Ariane Koizumi and John Lone. The screenplay was written by Cimino and Oliver Stone, and was adapted from the novel by Robert Daley. Stanley White is a decorated police captain and Vietnam War veteran who is assigned to New York City's Chinatown, where he makes it his personal mission to come down hard on Chinese organized crime. White comes into conflict with Joey Tai, a young man who ruthlessly rises up to become the head of the Chinese triad societies, and as a result of his ambition, creates a high profile both for himself and the triads' activities. Together, they end the uneasy truce that has existed between the triads and the police precinct. The married captain also becomes romantically involved with Tracy Tzu, a television reporter, who comes under brutal attack from the criminals, as does White's wife. The film is an exploration of gangs, theillegal drug trade, ethnicity, racism, and stereotypes.