Hong Kong Synopsis
龍在天涯
Jimmy and Tiger are members of the Chinese national wushu team. The two are in Los Angeles to perform exhibitions. However, for Tiger, he plans to defect to L.A. to make a name for himself. When Jimmy learns of Tigers plan to defect, an attempt to stop him fails and Jimmy ends up missing his flight to China. Now a fish out of water, Jimmy's only hope is Andy, a wisecracking youngster in L.A. Meanwhile, Tiger works for a mafia boss. When Tiger loses a fortune in cocaine in a detergent box that Andy accidentally took, Andy and Jimmy soon have no choice but to face the wrath of Tiger and his men. Their only ally is Penny, the girlfriend of Tiger's boss. Two men who were once best friends have now become bitter enemies.
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The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1988-1990 Hong Kong release window, Dragon Fight sits at #58 of 67. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 20 titles released, including Dragon Fight. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (151 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Hong Kong films in 1989.
The 277th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 50% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 60th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #625 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #405 of 516 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English, Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Grand March Movie Production Company Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | September 1, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0095542 |
| Official Site | www.goldensunfilm.com |