Revenge of the Green Dragons
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Based on | Revenge of the Green Dragons by Fredric Dannen |
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Cinematography | Martin Ahlgren |
Edited by | Michelle Tesoro |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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Languages | English Cantonese Mandarin |
Budget | $5 million[1] |
Box office | $107,412[2] |
Revenge of the Green Dragons is a 2014 crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and , written by Michael Di Jiacomo and Andrew Loo, with Martin Scorsese as an executive producer. The film stars Ray Liotta, Justin Chon, , Harry Shum, Jr., Kevin Wu, and Billy Magnussen. The film is based on Frederic Dannen's New Yorker article that chronicled the true story of Chinese-American gang life in 1980s and 1990s New York City.[3] The central villain Snakehead Mama is based on gangster Sister Ping.[4]
Plot[]
An immigrant named Sonny (Chon) joined the Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons" when he was a kid, and worked his way up through the gang hierarchy. But as he quickly rose up the ranks and became notorious in the community, his life falls apart around him.
Cast[]
- Ray Liotta as FBI Agent Michael Bloom
- Justin Chon as Sonny
- Alex Fox as Young Sonny
- Shuya Chang as Tina
- Harry Shum, Jr. as Paul Wong
- Kevin Wu as Steven Wong
- Michael Gregory Fung as Young Steven
- Leonard Wu as Ah Chung / Dai Lo
- Ron Yuan as Born to Kill / Dai Lo
- Billy Magnussen as Detective Boyer
- Eugenia Yuan as Snakehead Mama
- Jin Auyeung as Detective Tang
- Joanna P. Adler as Prosecutor Gwen Shore
- Alysia Reiner as TV News Reporter
- Linda Wang as Mrs. Wan
- Jim Ford as Anthony Gallivan
Production[]
Principal photography began in June 2013[5] in Chinatown, New York City.[6] Scenes were filmed in some parts of Queens and Brooklyn, New York such as Elmhurst.
On November 2, 2013, was hired to score the film.[7] Varèse Sarabande released the original soundtrack album on October 27, 2014.[8]
Release[]
The film had its world premiere on September 10, 2014 at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and then went on to be screened at a number of other international film festivals. The film also received a day-and-date theatrical and VOD release in the United States on October 24, 2014.[9][10] In December 2014, co-director Andrew Lau said that the film was able to make profit.[11]
The film is currently available on Netflix.[citation needed]
Reception[]
The film has received largely negative reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 15%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 4.14/10.[12] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 36 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[13]
However, co-director Andrew Loo had traveled all over the United States with the film, and said: "I've found that this is actually a real-audience film.....In terms of audience reception, I don't think we've ever had a 'bad' screening. It's interesting that the critics hate the film because it's not an easy film to watch. It's a genre film dressed up as an art house film because you have Marty's [Scorsese's] name on it."[14]
References[]
- ^ 伍月. "古惑仔之青龍過江". U Magazine.
- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "Fine Art Magazine Blog: REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS". October 16, 2014.
- ^ A tale of Asian gangs unleashed in Green Dragons film
- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons Filming Begins". isatv.com. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "'Revenge of the Green Dragons' filming in NYC's Chinatown on July 2". onlocationvacations.com. July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Mark Kilian to Score 'Revenge of the Green Dragons'". filmmusicreporter.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ "'Revenge of the Green Dragons' Soundtrack Details". filmmusicreporter.com. September 23, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/events/817748151611214/
- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons NEWS – UPDATED JAN. 4, 2016". September 22, 2014.
- ^ 伍月. "古惑仔之青龍過江". .
- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ "Directors join forces for film based on real Asian-American gang". December 8, 2014.
External links[]
- 2014 films
- 2014 crime drama films
- American films
- American crime drama films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Andrew Lau
- Chinese-American films
- Films set in New York City
- Films shot in New York City
- Triad films
- IM Global films
- A24 (company) films