Duration: 134mins
Contents:
Oscar V winning director Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) and Oliver Stone (Platoon, Wall Street) join forces with Mickey Rourke (91/2 Weeks) to create this explosive film.
Deep in the secret heart of New Yorks Chinatown thrives a criminal menace a thousand years old, the Triad, a network of ruthless corruption and power. As the new godfather of the organization, Joey Tai (John Lone, The Last Emperor) decides its time to war on the entrenched interests, both Italian and Oriental, in the lucrative drug trade. The streets run red with the blood of his enemies. That is until Captain Stanley White (Rourke) takes over Chinatown. Using a beautiful newswoman as his ally, White wages a private battle against the chaos on this turf. Only one man can survive the inevitable confrontation. David Denby of New York magazine exclaimed, Lone should become a major movie star. Rourke gives a bravura star performance. Michael Cimino has talent to burnKhis working is smashing.?
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