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 |
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
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
- 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
Reception
The film has received largely negative reviews from film critics. On the
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
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- 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". NPR. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. 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.
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- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons NEWS – UPDATED JAN. 4, 2016". September 22, 2014.
- ^ 伍月. "古惑仔之青龍過江". U Magazine.
- ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Fandom, Inc.Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "Directors join forces for film based on real Asian-American gang". December 8, 2014.