Green Dragon (2001)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Timothy Linh Bui

Writers:

Timothy Linh Bui (screenplay)
Timothy Linh Bui (story)

Release Date:

23 April 2004 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A story from a war that had been forgotten

Plot:

The story of some Vietnamese refugees as they first arrive at Camp Pendleton in the United States as the Vietnam war ends in 1975.

Plot Keywords:

Refugee Camp | Vietnam War | Military Life | 1970s | Race Relations

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Patrick Swayze	...	Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance
Forest Whitaker	...	Addie
Duong Don	...	Tai Tran
Hiep Thi Le	...	Thuy Hoa
Billinjer C. Tran	...	Duc (as Billinjer Tran)
Kathleen Luong	...	Second Wife
Phuoc Quan Nguyen	...	Loi
Long Nguyen	...	Quang Hai
Catherine Ai	...	Hien
Phu Cuong	...	Old Man
Kieu Chinh	...	Kieu
Trung Nguyen	...	Minh
Jennifer Tran	...	Anh
Linda Tran	...	Thuy Hoa's Sister
Tuan Tran	...	Tuan

Also Known As:

Puff the Magic Dragon (USA) (working title)
Untitled Bui Brothers Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some disturbing situations, nudity and language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:GP | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, Oceanside, California, USA

Company:

Franchise Classics

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the beginning of the movie, Minh (the young boy) walks the length of the darkened Quonset hut. He goes to the end and looks through the set of double doors. The very next scene switches to the exterior. He is now exiting a single door, because he has come out on the side of the building.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Very nice film.

This is a great story told by patient and skilled filmmakers. Tim Bui and his brother Tony Bui ('Three Seasons') know how to make a touching film come alive with great characters and performances. I saw it at Sundance and felt that the performances by Forrest Whitaker and Hiep Thi Lee, and Vietnamese Actor Dong would warrant real attention at least with the Independent Spirit Awards.