Revenge of the Green Dragons

Revenge of the Green Dragons
File:RevengeoftheGreenDragonsusaposter.jpg United States theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Lau Andrew Loo
Produced by	Allen Bain Jesse Scolaro Michael Bassick Stuart Ford
Written by	Andrew Loo Michael Di Jiacomo
Starring	Ray Liotta Justin Chon Shuya Chang Harry Shum, Jr. Kevin Wu Billy Magnussen
Music by	Mark Kilian
Cinematography	Martin Ahlgren
Edited by	Michelle Tesoro
Production company	Artfire Films IM Global Octane Initial A Entertainment The 7th Floor
Distributed by	Golden Scene (Hong Kong) A24 Films (United States)
Release dates	September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10) (TIFF) October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Hong Kong United States
Language	English
Budget	$5 million
Box office	$59,484 (United Arab Emirates)

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 Ray Liotta, Justin Chon, Shuya Chang, 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.

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 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
  • Michael Gregory Fung as young Steven
• Leonard Wu as Ah Chung/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 in Chinatown, New York City. Scenes were filmed in some parts of Queens and Brooklyn, NY such as Elmhurst.

Music

On November 2, 2013, Mark Kilian was hired to score the film. Varèse Sarabande released the original soundtrack album on October 27, 2014.

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. In December 2014, co-director Andrew Lau said that the film was able to make profit.

Critical reception

The film has received largely negative reviews from film critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 9%, based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 3.6/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 36 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

However, co-director Andrew Loo had traveled all over the United States with this 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."

External links

• Official website
• Revenge of the Green Dragons at IMDb
• Revenge of the Green Dragons at Box Office Mojo
• Revenge of the Green Dragons at Rotten Tomatoes
• Revenge of the Green Dragons at Metacritic