Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)

Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York's Chinese underworld in the 1980s.

Directors:

Wai-Keung Lau (as Andrew Lau), Andrew Loo

Writers:

Fredric Dannen (based upon an article by), Michael Di Jiacomo

Stars:

Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Chon	...	Sonny
Kevin Wu	...	Steven
Harry Shum Jr.	...	Paul
Eugenia Yuan	...	Snakehead Mama
Leonard Wu	...	Ah Chung
Jin Au-Yeung	...	Detective Tang (as Jin Auyeung)
Jon Kit Lee	...	Teddy
Shuya Chang	...	Tina
Alex Fox	...	Little Sonny
Michael Gregory Fung	...	Little Steven
Celia Au	...	Bobo
Ron Yuan	...	Born to Kill Dai Lo
Billy Magnussen	...	Detective Boyer
Geoff Pierson	...	FBI Director Sam Higgins
Ray Liotta	...	Michael Bloom

Storyline

REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons". The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is.

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Plot Keywords:

chinese mafia | shot in the head | new york | immigrant | chinatown | 

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Taglines:

The true story of New York's most notorious street gang.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence including a sexual assault, pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Hong Kong USA

Language:

English Chinese

Release Date:

11 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vingança dos Dragões Verdes

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IM Global,The 7th Floor,Initial A Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film Wai-Keung Lau and Martin Scorsese officially work on together (after Wai-Keung Lau's Infernal Affairs (2002) inspired Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006)).

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Goofs

In addition to the $100 bills seen during the opening credits being the wrong style for the period, they all have the same serial number: SG18017583Q. Also, the term "Secretary of the Treasury" is missing from beneath the signature o n the right side of the bill; the picture on the reverse is incorrect, and the image used of Ben Franklin has never been used on US currency.

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Connections

Features Xue xi Tang Ren Jie (1982)

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Soundtracks

Need of Love
Written by L. Stuart
Performed by Soul Patrol
Courtesy of Gravelpit Music
By arrangement with Lee Silver Productions

User Reviews

The movie is OK

The plot is good and the direction is also alright. But the weakest link of the movie are the actors of the main characters.

Justin is just too skinny and little to make a credible gangster. If he threatened me I think I woukd laugh. In reality is just difficult to picture it.

The film could be more darker, with more character development. For example, Steven is the crazy one, but sometimes he just doesn't seem that crazy, just plain retarded.

Sonny and Steven could have talked more to give the viewer the sense of bonding, instead the movie is just plain simple. The movie evolves way too fast and the all triad gets arrested too soon. It made them (gangsters) look careless.

It kind reminds you the senseless gang banger movies of Hong Kong