Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014)

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

Directors:

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung (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 American dream isn't free

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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 Andrew Lau Wai-Keung and Martin Scorsese officially work on together (after Andrew Lau Wai-Keung'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 New York Chinatown (1982)

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Soundtracks

No Duet
Written by Thomas Aaron Stuart
Performed by Cold Blood Club
Courtesy of Mother West
By arrangement with DMS.FM

User Reviews

Chappy Watched: Revenge Of The Green Dragons

For a movie I knew nothing about and had only read a generic one-sentence description, this film turned out to be a good movie!

The story is entertaining and fascinating, the violence is story driven and not unnecessarily used but while the movie did start out entertaining, it did start to lose it's way after the halfway point.

There is very little action, it's mostly drama driven, but there is a graphic torture scene. It's well acted mostly by unknowns (well to me anyway) with the only people I knew were Harry Shum Jr (Glee) and Ray Liotta (Goodfellas). There is twist at the end and because it's based on a true story, there are some details on where some the characters are now.

This is a film that is okay to watch once but I don't see myself watching it again.