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Aug 16, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 16 1985 – Year of the Dragon Premiered in Theaters.

On this day August 16 1985, Year of the Dragon premiered in theaters, bringing a gritty crime drama set in New York’s Chinatown where cultural tensions and organized crime collide. Directed by Michael Cimino and starring Mickey Rourke, the film follows Captain Stanley White, a determined and morally conflicted NYPD officer who is committed to taking down a powerful Triad leader operating in his city.

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