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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

PG_13 99 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   2 July 1986 (USA)
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An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown.

Director:

John Carpenter
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kurt Russell ...
Kim Cattrall ...
Dennis Dun Dennis Dun ...
James Hong ...
Victor Wong ...
Kate Burton ...
Donald Li ...
Carter Wong Carter Wong ...
Peter Kwong ...
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Storyline

While kung fu warriors and otherworldly spirits battle over the fate of two women, Russell's swaggering idiot manages to knock himself out or underestimate the forces he's dealing with. Jack Burton, a tough-talking, wisecracking truck driver whose hum-drum life on the road takes a sudden supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fiancee is kidnapped. Speeding to the rescue, Jack finds himself deep beneath San Francisco's Chinatown, in a murky, creature-filled world ruled by Lo Pan, a 2000-year-old magician who mercilessly presides over an empire of spirits. Dodging demons and facing baffling terrors, Jack battles his way through Lo Pan's dark domain in a full-throttle, action-riddled ride to rescue the girl. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}  

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Plot Keywords:

Airport | Chinese | Rescue | Fiancee | Battle  | See more »

Taglines:

Try to find big reason before you visit world of magic... See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,723,211 (USA) (6 July 1986) (1053 Screens)

Gross:

$11,100,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

In the Italian dubbing of the movie the quote "Yeah, and a wise man has enough sense to get in out of the rain!" is dubbed as if it was Jack Burton's line, not Egg Shen's. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Kurt Russell is pulling himself up on the wheelchair from falling into the well, you can clearly see an effects hinge under the chair that is actually pulling the chair back up, even though it appears as though Jack Burton is doing this with pure strength. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Pinstripe lawyer: What I'd like to do today is get your version of what happened.
Egg Shen: Oh, you mean the truth.
Pinstripe lawyer: Of course. First, just state your name and your occupation for the record.
Egg Shen: Oh, Egg Shen. Bus driver.
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Big Trouble in Little China"
Written by John Carpenter
Performed by The Coupe de Villes See more »