Revenge of the Green Dragons

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]

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]

  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. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022.