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
Box office$107,412

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. A Hong Kong-American co-production, the film stars Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Eugenia Yuan, Geoff Pierson and Ray Liotta. The film is based on Fredric Dannen's New Yorker article that chronicled the true story of Chinese-American gang life in 1980s and 1990s New York City. The central villain Snake Head Mama is based on gangster Sister Ping.