A rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.A rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.A rough-and-tumble trucker and his side kick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
- Director
- Writers
- Gary Goldman
- David Z. Weinstein
- W.D. Richter(adaptation)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Gary Goldman
- David Z. Weinstein
- W.D. Richter(adaptation)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
June Kyoto Lu
- White Tiger
- (as June Kim)
- Director
- Writers
- Gary Goldman
- David Z. Weinstein
- W.D. Richter(adaptation)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKurt Russell confessed on the DVD commentary that he was afraid of starring in the movie because he had made a string of movies that flopped at the box office. When he asked John Carpenter about it, he told Kurt that it didn't matter to him - he just wanted to make the movie with him.
- GoofsIn the first fight scene in the alleyway that Jack and Wang witness, the same stuntman can be seen charging, fighting, and indeed being KO'd alternately dressed as a Chang Sing, or Wing Kong.
- Quotes
Jack Burton: When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail."
- Alternate versionsThere is an alternate version with an extended ending scene (seen on its Special Edition DVD/Blu-ray), where, after the story is finished, Kurt Russel, in his truck again, finds the 3 punks from the beginning sitting in their sports car by the docks. He then decidedly drives forward, smashing into their car and throwing it, with them inside, into the sea. It was removed from the official theatrical version, being donned as "Too vengeful." after test screenings.
- ConnectionsEdited into Big Trouble in Little China: Deleted Scenes (2001)
Featured review
"Classic" is not strong enough, how about "Holy"
I EMPHATICALLY recommend Big Trouble in Little China, but I must say that if you didn't grow up with this movie, I can see being very entertained but not in awe of it. I and many others like me repeatedly viewed this film throughout childhood and still love it just as much now as then. Nowadays, a new viewer who is past puberty will regard it with a more skeptical eye, comparing it to things it shouldn't be compared to. Some newcomers might get it right away, but I don't think they get the same thrill out of it as they might have as a child in the eighties. That's why this film needs to be shared with children (especially boys), who hopefully won't be too jaded by flashy nineties schlock to be impressed, which I think is exactly the problem for adults who are new to the movie. Perhaps it can't be taught, the reverence I mean, but the movie isn't any less fun and awesome for new viewers, just less magical. I would rate it with stars or something but that's like trying to grade your own religion. I love you, Mr. Burton.
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- marieshareen
- Sep 6, 2003
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- Also known as
- John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,100,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,723,211
- Jul 6, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $11,100,577
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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By what name was Big Trouble in Little China (1986) officially released in India in English?
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