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A 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller directed by Creator/{{Michael Cimino|Director}} that follows a police detective (Creator/MickeyRourke) investigating a series of murders of gang leaders.

The movie also stars Creator/JohnLone, Creator/{{Ariane}}, Creator/DennisDun, Creator/RaymondJBarry, Creator/LeonardTermo, Creator/CarolineKava, Creator/EddieJones, Creator/VictorWong, Creator/JackKehler, and Creator/TonyLip.

It was released on August 16, 1985.

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!Tropes for the film:
* ADeadlyAffair: Stanley White's position as head crime fighter against the Triads, coupled with his close involvement and affair with Tracy, causes Connie to be murdered during a retaliatory attempt on Stanley's life.
* AlliterativeName: '''T'''racy '''T'''zu.
* AsianAirhead: Tracy, the clueless, privileged TV reporter who ends up dating Stanley. She's physically attractive, but rarely says anything intelligent.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Stanley's homelife and marriage both appear to be full of negative drama and not far from collapsing. Conveniently, he soon hooks up with a Chinese woman and his wife is killed by Chinese men.
* BadassLongcoat: Stanley has a long jacket to go with his FedoraOfAsskicking.
* BigApplesauce: Takes place in New York city's Chinatown.
* BoomHeadshot:
** Stanley nails a getaway driver with a perfect one, as the guy attempts to escape after helping murder Stanley's wife.
** A shopkeeper with mafia ties is executed in this way for refusing to pay the Triads.
* DecapitationPresentation: When the Burmese guerillas tell Joey Tai that they'd rather stick with their established contact White Powder Ma, Joey plants Ma's head on the table.
-->'''Joey Tai:''' Let no motherless fuck ever raise his head again between us.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The novel ends with another Triad boss arriving in New York from Hong Kong to replace Joey Tai.
* FedoraOfAsskicking: A fedora is worn a good amount of the time by Stanley, giving him a throwback look and mirroring his character's outdated style and attitude.
* TheFilmOfTheBook: The movie is based on the book of the same name by Robert Daley.
* MobWar: The plot is set in motion when a Triad boss is assassinated in public by fellow Chinese gangsters. The Triads as a whole also get into conflicts with other criminal groups, resulting in multiple murders.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Stanley uses crude racist language, and obsesses over race and ethnicity in nearly every situation.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: One of the old mafia bosses uses racial slurs to refer to the different gangs competing for territory in New York.
* RapeAsDrama: Tracy Tzu is raped in her own home by three Triad youths, in a clear attempt to [[IfIWantedYouDead break her without killing her]].
* RuthlessForeignGangsters: The Triads are an all-Chinese criminal group that Stanley regards as especially dangerous, moreso than other ethnic gangs.
* {{Tagline}}: "It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn. It isn't even New York. It's Chinatown...and it's about to explode".
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: The story is about the struggle between a controversial New York police captain and an ambitious young Triad member, both of whom upset the "live and let live" status quo between the Triads and the police.
* UrbanHellscape: The crowded, gritty streets of New York.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Joey Tai is a professional criminal and a leader of the Triads, but also helps out Chinese people in his community who need money or favours.