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Synopsis: Chinatown, New York City. There has long been an unofficial agreement that the NYPD will leave the traditionally run Chinese triad alone to manage the crime issue in the neighborhood, the triad who is the face of organized crime of Chinatown. The triad also has an unofficial agreement with the Italian mafia, still seen as the major player in organized crime in the city, to be cooperative in a win-win situation in their illegal activities. However, the Chinese youth gangs are disregarding these unofficial agreements, being another violent player in the crime scene in Chinatown, they who take a stand by killing Jackie Wong, the head of the triad. To deal with the matter, the NYPD reassign Captain Stanley White from Brooklyn to Chinatown. Stanley, of Polish heritage, is not averse to slinging slurs toward his adversaries, most of those of a racial nature. This reassignment will not help the already deteriorating marriage he has to his long suffering wife, Connie. While Stanley is supposed
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Michael Cimino
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
R
Year:
1985
134 min
1,309 Views


'Stanley, don't break my balls.'

What kind of relationship is this?

- You don't care about our relationship.

I do care.

I do care about our relationship.

oh, come on.

I just wanna know why

you're so angry all the time.

Well, Stanley, it's because you have

become an arrogant, self-centered...

...condescending son of a b*tch.

There's a lot to be arrogant about--...

oh, don't start, okay? I'm not

taking any more of your sh*t, Stan.

You wanna fix the f***ing washing

machine? You go ahead and fix it.

You fix it. I gotta go to work.

Hey, look, l'm not having

such a great day, either.

I thought you said you had the night off.

I thought maybe we could go out.

- They shifted me back to nights.

What is biting your ass?

Don't tell me it's the washing machine.

No. Nothing.

I don't expect anything from you.

- What is that supposed to mean?

It means you bombed out.

You forgot. You weren't here.

You missed target practice.

What?

- Wednesday.

Wednesday.

It's the day of my ovulation.

I guess I forgot.

Don't bullshit me, Stan.

I don't like it.

I'm getting the picture, okay?

It's clear as ice.

lf you really wanted a kid--

- of course I want a kid.

No, no. You'd take care of yourself a bit.

You'd sleep decent hours, you'd eat

regular, you'd take your vitamins.

You promised me you'd

take your vitamin E.

I paid 50 bucks for this.

You'd screw me once in a while

at the right time of the month.

How do we stand a chance?

Hey, l'm sorry.

- I know.

You said that last month

and the month before that.

I'll tell you what, next month,

we'll take a weekend off.

We'll go up to that place in the Poconos.

The place your brother-in-law's

always talking about.

The place with the heart-shaped tubs?

We could try there.

Don't give me all that.

Don't treat me like an idiot.

It doesn't work anymore.

It doesn't work.

Sh*t.

Good evening, miss Tzu.

- Hi. How are you?

We're very happy you

are joining us tonight.

Thanks.

- This way, please.

This is miss Tzu.

How do you do?

- Hello.

We're so pleased you've come.

- Thank you.

I didn't think you'd show up.

I wanted a closer look at the jerk

who insulted me on the street.

What would you like to drink?

- Tea.

Why didn't you tell me who you were?

- Hostile, aren't you?

I showed up, didn't l?

Why don't you have some spareribs.

They have great spareribs here, but

lousy lighting. Ever wonder about that?

Why the inside of a Chinese restaurant

makes you feel like you're at the DmV?

Feel like l'm waiting for an eye test.

You know, the atmosphere is not the thing.

Besides, I like ltalian food better anyway.

I'm impressed.

Are you doing your homework?

Scratching the surface.

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Oliver Stone

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