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China Girl

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2K
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POPULARITY
8,204
3,232
China Girl (1987)
A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.
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A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,204
3,232
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    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writer
      • Nicholas St. John
    • Stars
      • James Russo
      • Richard Panebianco
      • Sari Chang
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writer
      • Nicholas St. John
    • Stars
      • James Russo
      • Richard Panebianco
      • Sari Chang
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 1:29
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    China Girl (1987)
    China Girl (1987)
    China Girl (1987)
    David Caruso in China Girl (1987)
    Sari Chang and Richard Panebianco in China Girl (1987)
    David Caruso and Richard Panebianco in China Girl (1987)
    Sari Chang in China Girl (1987)
    Richard Panebianco in China Girl (1987)
    Sari Chang and Richard Panebianco in China Girl (1987)
    Sari Chang and Richard Panebianco in China Girl (1987)
    China Girl (1987)
    China Girl (1987)

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    James Russo
    James Russo
    • Alby
    Richard Panebianco
    • Tony
    Sari Chang
    • Tye
    David Caruso
    David Caruso
    • Mercury
    Russell Wong
    Russell Wong
    • Yung Gan
    Joey Chin
    • Tsu Shin
    Judith Malina
    Judith Malina
    • Mrs. Monte
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Gung Tu
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Enrico Perito
    Paul Hipp
    Paul Hipp
    • Nino
    Doreen Chan
    • Gau Shing
    Randy Sabusawa
    • Ma Fan
    Keenan Leung
    • Ying Tz
    Lum Chang Pang
    • Da Shan
    Sammy Lee
    • Mohawk
    Johnny Shia
    • Jimmy Bing
    Stephan Chen
    • Mr. Tang
    Raymond Moy
    • Tommy Chyan
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writer
      • Nicholas St. John
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Out of all of the films he has directed, Abel Ferrara has stated that "China Girl" is his favorite.
    • Quotes

      Gung Tu: We must never allow ourselves to be divided by war... or to be interfered with by police investigations... all because a few reckless children cannot live within our tradition of our society. Our responsibility is to control our children.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits there is a line: Dedicated to the people of Chinatown and Little Italy.
    • Alternate versions
      The UK video version was cut by 7 seconds to remove the use of a butterfly knife. The Columbia DVD features the same cut print.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Princess Bride/China Girl/The Big Town/The Pick-Up Artist/I've Heard the Mermaids Sing (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Compulsion
      Words and music by Crispi Cioe, Joe Delia and Sherryl Marshall

      Performed by Fonzi Thomton

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    China Girl
    Ferrara's China Girl, like many other films by the director, namely The king of new york and The funeral, is not afraid to approach tough political themes but also like these films just mentioned above is insufficient in its discourse and not captivating enough to make the viewer actually care about these issues. The whole plot and message relyes on the relationship between Tony and Tye , the problem is that even though that is the case the film barely shows them bonding and falling for each other and we are just supposed to believe that they love each other even though the movie give us no reason whatsoever why they should. That for me is the biggest reason why the film is insufficient in its message and ends up just leaving the viewer indifferent to the issues there presented. With that said, it's not a bad movie, it has it's charm.
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    • Jul 22, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Krieg in Chinatown
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Great American Films Limited Partnership
      • Street Lite
      • Vestron Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,262,091
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $531,362
      • Sep 27, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,262,091
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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