Dragon Fight
1989 1h 36m movie Film Hong Kong

Dragon Fight

龍在天涯

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.

The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window

67 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon Fight sits at position #58.

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    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990

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    #2

    The Killer

    ★ 7.6 · 1989

  3. Bullet in the Head
    #3

    Bullet in the Head

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  4. Song of the Exile
    #4

    Song of the Exile

    ★ 7.6 · 1990

  5. All About Ah-Long
    #5

    All About Ah-Long

    ★ 7.5 · 1989

  6. My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
    #6

    My Heart Is That Eternal Rose

    ★ 7.5 · 1989

  7. Days of Being Wild
    #7

    Days of Being Wild

    ★ 7.3 · 1990

  8. A City of Sadness
    #8

    A City of Sadness

    ★ 7.3 · 1989

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Fight. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Fight premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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

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