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.

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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.

  1. The Best of the Martial Arts Films
    #1

    The Best of the Martial Arts Films

    ★ 8.8 · 1990
  2. The Killer
    #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

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).

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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
Reviews
50th
Review-volume percentile
60th
Popularity percentile

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

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 CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesUnited States of America, Hong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, English, Vietnamese
Production CompaniesGrand March Movie Production Company Ltd.
Runtime1h 36m
Release DateSeptember 1, 1989
IMDbtt0095542
Official Sitewww.goldensunfilm.com

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