China Girl

China Girl (1987)

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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… More

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Abel Ferrara
Genres
Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Sep 25, 1987 Wide
Vestron Video

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  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Even the most stock images vibrate

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  • Cassandra M


    Chinese gangs vs. Italian gangs in NYC in 1987. Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Tye (Sari Chang) meet and fall in love. Meanwhile Tye's brother hates all Italians and Tony's friends hate Chinese. If you've seen "West Side Story" you know how this ends--but a… More

  • Christopher B


    Ferrara's Romeo & Juliet in Chinatown. Not his best, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't good. Ferrara's gritty vision and ensemble cast make this worth owning...so where's the DVD?

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