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Plot

Director Abel Ferrara liberally employs his blackjack intensity in this lunatic gang romance that comes across as a cross between Mean Streets and West Side Story. The New York City street gangs of Chinatown and Little Italy are rattling their sabers and they become drawn when a Chinese restaurant opens up on the Italian side of Canal Street. In the middle of all this tension and violence, beautiful Chinese teenager Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) falls in love with Tony (Richard Panebianco), a pizza delivery boy. Of course, continuing with in the West Side Story vein, the parents of the two lovebirds are against the match. Not only that, but the Mafia and the Chinese mob conspire to separate the lovers in order to maintain an uncertain peace in the community.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Romance,Thriller
Run Time:
90min.
Theatrical Release Date:
09/25/1987
Distributor(s):
Vestron
Director(s):
Abel Ferrara
Starring:
James Russo , Sari Chang , Richard Panebianco , David Caruso , Russell Wong
Themes:
Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance
Keywords:
Chinese-American,POW/MIA,competition,cross-cultural-relations,forbidden-love,gang-war,gangster,love,prejudice,rampage,rival,romance,star-crossed-lovers,street-smart,teenagers
Country of Origin:
USA (09-25-1987)