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Revenge of the Green Dragons

January 01, 1970

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. The film stars Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Eugenia Yuan, Geoff Pierson and Ray Liotta. 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 Snake Head Mama is based on gangster Sister Ping.[4]

Revenge of the Green Dragons
United States theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Andrew Loo
  • Michael Di Jiacomo
Based onRevenge of the Green Dragons
by Fredric Dannen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMartin Ahlgren
Edited byMichelle Tesoro
Music byMark Kilian
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Golden Scene (Hong Kong)
  • A24 (United States)
Release dates
  • September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10) (TIFF)
  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • United States
LanguagesEnglish
Cantonese
Mandarin
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$107,412[2]

Plot edit

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 edit

Production edit

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 edit

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]

Reception edit

The film has received largely negative reviews from film critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.1/10.[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film 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 edit

  1. ^ 伍月. "古惑仔之青龍過江". U Magazine.
  2. ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fine Art Magazine Blog: REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS". October 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "A Tale Of Asian Gangs Unleashed In 'Green Dragons' Film". NPR. from the original on September 30, 2022.
  5. ^ . isatv.com. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  6. ^ . onlocationvacations.com. July 2, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  7. ^ "Mark Kilian to Score 'Revenge of the Green Dragons'". filmmusicreporter.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  8. ^ "'Revenge of the Green Dragons' Soundtrack Details". filmmusicreporter.com. September 23, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  9. ^ https://www.facebook.com/events/817748151611214/ [user-generated source]
  10. ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons NEWS – UPDATED JAN. 4, 2016". September 22, 2014.
  11. ^ 伍月. "古惑仔之青龍過江". U Magazine.
  12. ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 9, 2021.  
  13. ^ "Revenge of the Green Dragons". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "Directors join forces for film based on real Asian-American gang". December 8, 2014.

External links edit

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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 The film stars Justin Chon Kevin Wu Harry Shum Jr Eugenia Yuan Geoff Pierson and Ray Liotta 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 Snake Head Mama is based on gangster Sister Ping 4 Revenge of the Green DragonsUnited States theatrical release posterDirected byAndrew Lau Andrew LooWritten byAndrew Loo Michael Di JiacomoBased onRevenge of the Green Dragonsby Fredric DannenProduced byAllen Bain Jesse Scolaro Michael Bassick Stuart FordStarringJustin Chon Kevin Wu Harry Shum Jr Eugenia Yuan Geoff Pierson Ray LiottaCinematographyMartin AhlgrenEdited byMichelle TesoroMusic byMark KilianProductioncompaniesArtfire Films IM Global Octane Initial A Entertainment The 7th FloorDistributed byGolden Scene Hong Kong A24 United States Release datesSeptember 10 2014 2014 09 10 TIFF October 24 2014 2014 10 24 Running time95 minutesCountriesHong Kong United StatesLanguagesEnglishCantoneseMandarinBudget 5 million 1 Box office 107 412 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot editAn 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 editJustin 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 BloomProduction editPrincipal 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 Varese Sarabande released the original soundtrack album on October 27 2014 8 Release editThe 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 Reception editThe film has received largely negative reviews from film critics On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 15 of 26 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 4 1 10 12 Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the film 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 edit 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 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 https www facebook com events 817748151611214 user generated source 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 nbsp Revenge of the Green Dragons Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved February 12 2024 Directors join forces for film based on real Asian American gang December 8 2014 External links editOfficial website Revenge of the Green Dragons at IMDb nbsp Revenge of the Green Dragons at Box Office Mojo Revenge of the Green Dragons at Rotten Tomatoes Revenge of the Green Dragons 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