What do you do after you make a film that soars so far over budget it cripples one of Hollywood's most beloved studios? First off, you fall to your knees and thank the cinema gods that anyone is willing to finance anything more substantial than a home movie with your name on it. Secondly, you make certain your next film comes in on time and on budget. Finally, maybe tackle a subject that's unlikely to court controversy.
Michael Cimino at the very least delivered 1985's "Year of the Dragon" with a minimum of production fuss, even though his exacting aesthetic standards led him to seamlessly recreate parts of New York City's Chinatown on the Deg backlot in Wilmington, North Carolina while shooting select interiors and exteriors in six different cities all over the world. This might sound like a logistical nightmare, but Cimino learned his lesson from the debacle of "Heaven's Gate.
Michael Cimino at the very least delivered 1985's "Year of the Dragon" with a minimum of production fuss, even though his exacting aesthetic standards led him to seamlessly recreate parts of New York City's Chinatown on the Deg backlot in Wilmington, North Carolina while shooting select interiors and exteriors in six different cities all over the world. This might sound like a logistical nightmare, but Cimino learned his lesson from the debacle of "Heaven's Gate.
- 9/9/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Great news for fans of Mickey Rourke! Year Of The Dragon is available on Blu-ray From Warner Archives. Pre-order information can be found Here.
Corruption. Extortion. Sometimes, even assassination. For the tradition-bound mob bosses of Manhattan’s Chinatown, there are age-old ways of running things. And now there’s police captain Stanley White’s way.
Mickey Rourke portrays White, a war veteran who has a Vietnam-sized chip on his shoulder when dealing with an emerging blood feud in Chinatown. John Lone plays the crime lord standing in the line of fire of White’s relentless campaign. And Academy Award®-winning* director Michael Cimino, working from a screenplay based on the novel by Robert Daley (Prince of the City) and coscripted by Oliver Stone, fills the screen with adrenaline rushes of action and excitement.
Mickey Rourke stars as Stanley White, the “most decorated cop in the history of the New York Police Department...
Corruption. Extortion. Sometimes, even assassination. For the tradition-bound mob bosses of Manhattan’s Chinatown, there are age-old ways of running things. And now there’s police captain Stanley White’s way.
Mickey Rourke portrays White, a war veteran who has a Vietnam-sized chip on his shoulder when dealing with an emerging blood feud in Chinatown. John Lone plays the crime lord standing in the line of fire of White’s relentless campaign. And Academy Award®-winning* director Michael Cimino, working from a screenplay based on the novel by Robert Daley (Prince of the City) and coscripted by Oliver Stone, fills the screen with adrenaline rushes of action and excitement.
Mickey Rourke stars as Stanley White, the “most decorated cop in the history of the New York Police Department...
- 2/25/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Welcome to The Best Movie You Never Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either before it’s time and/or has aged like a fine wine. This week we’ll be looking at Michael Cimino’s Year Of The Dragon! The Story: Vietnam Vet turned cop Stanley White (Mickey Rourke) is assigned to crackdown on crime in Chinatown,...
- 4/25/2014
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Sylvester Stallone has gathered an all-star action cast for his latest throwback. Most of these stars are known for their gravitas in the action genre long before The Expendables existed. While this may not be true for Steve Austin, Randy Couture or Terry Crews (Little Man aside), we have compiled our ten favorites films from Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke and Arnold Schwarzenegger with an emphasis on action. Check it out below and comment with your favorites.
10. Demolition Man (Stallone) (1993) (dir. Marco Brambilla)
One of the better efforts of his career, in a decent year for Sly (1993 provided this and Cliffhanger, the years surrounding contained Oscar, Stop or My Mom… and Judge Dredd among others), Demolition Man is an actioner that is, above all else, fun. The plot is ambitious, as wronged-but-prone-to-destruction (hence the nickname that provides the film’s title) police officer...
10. Demolition Man (Stallone) (1993) (dir. Marco Brambilla)
One of the better efforts of his career, in a decent year for Sly (1993 provided this and Cliffhanger, the years surrounding contained Oscar, Stop or My Mom… and Judge Dredd among others), Demolition Man is an actioner that is, above all else, fun. The plot is ambitious, as wronged-but-prone-to-destruction (hence the nickname that provides the film’s title) police officer...
- 8/10/2010
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
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