Revenge of the Green Dragons
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- Andrew Lau
- Andrew Loo
- Andrew Loo
- Michael Di Jiacomo
by Fredric Dannen
- Allen Bain
- Jesse Scolaro
- Michael Bassick
- Stuart Ford
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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 |
| Music by | Mark Kilian |
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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 Andrew Loo, written by Michael Di Jiacomo and Andrew Loo, with Martin Scorsese as an executive producer. A Hong Kong-American co-production, the film stars Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Eugenia Yuan, Geoff Pierson and Ray Liotta. The film is based on Fredric 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 Snake Head Mama is based on gangster Sister Ping.[4]
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
- Justin Chon as Sonny
- Alex Fox as Little Sonny
- Kevin Wu as Steven Wong
- Michael Gregory Fung as Little Steven
- Harry Shum Jr. as Paul Wong
- Eugenia Yuan as Snake Head Mama
- Leonard Wu as Ah Chung
- Jin Au-Yeung as Detective Tang
- Jon Kit Lee as Teddy
- Shuya Chang as Tina
- Celia Szeming Au as Bobo
- Ron Yuan as Born to Kill Dai Lo
- Billy Magnussen as Detective Boyer
- Geoff Pierson as FBI Deputy Director Sam Higgins
- Ray Liotta as Michael Bloom
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, Mark Kilian 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]
