Double Feature: THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT, YEAR OF THE DRAGON January 20, 2013

Sunday, January 20 – 7:30 PM
Double Feature: THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT, 1974, Park Circus/MGM, 114 min. Writer-director Michael Cimino’s feature debut is a terrific, offbeat heist film and modern-day Western, with pro thief Clint Eastwood trying to elude murderous ex-partners George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis with aid from gentle-souled drifter Jeff Bridges. THUNDERBOLT constantly surprises with ingenious plot twists, character-driven humor and a wistful sweetness that is all too rare in most action films.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYaIvLDf2kU
YEAR OF THE DRAGON, 1985, Warner Bros., 134 min. New York police captain and Vietnam veteran Mickey Rourke takes on Chinese crime boss John Lone in this violent, riveting thriller scripted by Oliver Stone. Director Michael Cimino does some of his best work with his usual themes - male friendships and betrayal, the importance of ritual and American-Asian cultural collision - in this visually stylish and viscerally charged action film. "Cimino's eye for detail and insistence thereon has paid off in his impressive re-creation of Chinatown at producer Dino De Laurentiis' studios in North Carolina. Crammed with an array of interesting characters, including the extras in the background, DRAGON brims with authenticity." - Variety
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGBV5eSbyQ

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