Tracy Tzu: You're acting like a child.

Stanley White: Well, a great man is one who in manhood still keeps the heart of a child.
[last lines]

Stanley White: You were right; I'm was wrong. Sorry. I'd like to be a nice guy. I would. I just don't know how to be nice.

Tracy Tzu: You're really cracked. You know that?

[kisses Stanley]
Stanley White: The first time I saw you, I hated your guts. I think I even hated you before I met you. I hated you on TV. I hated you in Vietnam. You want to know what's destroying this country? It's not booze. It's not drugs. It's TV. It's media. It's people like you. It's vampires. I hate the way you make your living sticking microphones in people's faces. You lie every night at 6:00. I hate the way you kill real feelings. I hate everything that you stand for. Most of all, I hate rich kids and I hate this place. So why do I want to fuck you so bad?
Stanley White: A fish stinks from the head down.

Harry Yung: The Chinese eat the head.
Joey Tai: Dollars are like small fish, difficult to catch, but not to be thrown back except as bait for something bigger.
Tracy Tzu: I think you upset him.

Stanley White: I certainly hope so.
Louis Bukowski: You care too much, Stanley.

Stanley White: How can anybody care too much?
Stanley White: I'm no Italian. I'm a Polack. And I can't be bought.
[first lines]

Tracy Tzu: Captain McKenna, any leads in the murder of Jackie Wong?

William McKenna: Nothing at this time.

Tracy Tzu: Do you think this killing means there's some kind of war going on in the Chinatown Tongs?

William McKenna: No, I don't. This is basically a situation where the youth gangs are lashing out at the establishment. The community is cooperating. The situation's under control.
Herbert Kwong: I die, I'm fucked. My family's fucked.
Stanley White: One last thing. The next cop that I hear about who's taking money in this precinct, I'm gonna personally bust him out. Are there any questions?

Woman Officer: What if it's a woman?

Stanley White: She better bend over!

Year of the Dragon Quotes

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Year of the Dragon short comments

Malachi 2022-03-16 09:01:09

Can the Godfather of Chinatown be considered an insult to China? It is a clear insult to the entire American police and media community. The first 125 minutes were good, and the last ten minutes were negative. I don't believe there's anyone in the world who doesn't like Zunlong unless he never takes a good look at him. How can you be so cute when you speak Hakka and Mandarin? "Hua Er Dao" came too suddenly, and it went unprepared!
Darian 2022-04-23 07:05:24

The film lineup is extremely strong. The Oscar-best director Michael Cimino and the Oscar-best screenwriter Oliver Stone have joined forces, and it is also a Chinatown gangster film dominated by Chinese, which makes people look forward to it. The film's depiction of the Chinese society (the celebration scene of dragon and lion dance at the opening), the actors' language arrangement and scenes are quite restored, and several decisive battles like assassinations, car crashes and railroad tracks are all very contagious, but it's a pity that Oliver Stone's script The values of white supremacy are revealed throughout, and Michael Cimino's continuation of the Vietnam War legacy of "The Deer Hunter" (the racial discrimination against Asians) has led to the Chinese characters in the film becoming the embodiment of evil and darkness. Can be described as biased. The American protagonist of Mickey Rourke's "Justice First" is an out-and-out arrogant bastard, very unpleasant, but Zun Long's image of the Chinese gangster godfather is brilliant, whether it's the high-spirited discussion with the gang elders and the golden triangle. The calm and self-confidence of the negotiation has made the original villain who was just a ruthless villain very charming, no doubt much more eye-catching than Mickey Rourke.