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Overview

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6.7/10   4,837 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Daley (novel)
Oliver Stone (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 August 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn. It isn't even New York. It's Chinatown...and it's about to explode.
Plot:
Using unprecedented degrees of violence, young Joey Tai becomes the head of Chinese mafia in New York and undisputed leader of the Chinese community... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
When Mickey Rourke dominated Hollywood more (51 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tracy Tzu: Captain McKenna, any leads in the murder of Jackie Wong?
William McKenna: Nothing at this time.
Tracy Tzu: Do you think this killing means there's some kind of war going on in the Chinatown Tongs?
William McKenna: No, I don't. This is basically a situation where the youth gangs are lashing out at the establishment. The community is cooperating. The situation's under control.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Dream Dance (Tian Mi Mi) more

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19 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
When Mickey Rourke dominated Hollywood, 17 January 2002
10/10
Author: Tasos Tz. from London, England

In the mid eighties Mickey Rourke was considered a cult figure in Hollywood (he still is, only at that time we was a promising one). This movie truly reflects all of his talent in the role of a police officer and Vietnam veteran, who tries to clean up China Town. It's easy to realize that Oliver Stone wrote the script, and it's probably Stone's personal opinions that come out of Rourke's mouth.

It's still good after all these years and although it's no masterpiece, it's quite entertaining.

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