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.
- Gary Goldman
- David Z. Weinstein
- W.D. Richter(adaptation)
- Stars
June Kyoto Lu
- White Tiger
- (as June Kim)
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)
Review
Featured review
Fantastic adventures , thrills , frantic action along with enjoyable sly humor
An adventurer trucker takes on 2000-year-old magician who must marry a green-eyed young girl who formerly was kidnapped in front of his eyes . The trucker (Kurt Russell) along with a varied group (Kim Cattrall , Dennis Dun , Victor Wong , Kate Burton) set out in pursuit sinister Le Pan (James Hong) who wants to restore his youth . Later , it happens mayhem and wreak havoc beneath the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown and encountering every Chinese cliché known . They contend three nifty warlords who are equipped with their own static electricity and large hats.
This exciting picture contains noisy action , thrills, a load of Kung-Fuey and lots of humor with tongue in cheek attitude . The movie is full of Chinese tortures , water tortures , dark underground streams, black magic creatures and surprising catacombs . Kurt Russell as the T-shirt trucker is good and likable , he unwittingly becomes involved into a mystical world underneath . The pig trucker is a swagger , a John Wayne-lookalike, who when he fires his gun into the ceiling the plaster to fall on his head. Nice electronic musical rightly fitting the action by the same director John Carpenter . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Dean Cundey . Overwhelming especial effects showcase by the expert Richard Edlund , with no computer generator . Director John Carpenter is in familiar ground with this well-done tale on the style of comic books , Saturday morning cartoon , Indiana Jones wake and old serials . The film was realized during his best period in the 70s and 8os when he directed classics as ¨Halloween¨, ¨The fog ¨, ¨Christine¨, ¨They live¨, ¨1997 escape from N.Y .¨and ¨The thing¨ . The movie will appeal to adventure fans but packs a roller-coaster thriller and wholesome amusement . Rating : Above average. The film will appeal to Kurt Russell fans and John Carpenter enthusiasts.
This exciting picture contains noisy action , thrills, a load of Kung-Fuey and lots of humor with tongue in cheek attitude . The movie is full of Chinese tortures , water tortures , dark underground streams, black magic creatures and surprising catacombs . Kurt Russell as the T-shirt trucker is good and likable , he unwittingly becomes involved into a mystical world underneath . The pig trucker is a swagger , a John Wayne-lookalike, who when he fires his gun into the ceiling the plaster to fall on his head. Nice electronic musical rightly fitting the action by the same director John Carpenter . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Dean Cundey . Overwhelming especial effects showcase by the expert Richard Edlund , with no computer generator . Director John Carpenter is in familiar ground with this well-done tale on the style of comic books , Saturday morning cartoon , Indiana Jones wake and old serials . The film was realized during his best period in the 70s and 8os when he directed classics as ¨Halloween¨, ¨The fog ¨, ¨Christine¨, ¨They live¨, ¨1997 escape from N.Y .¨and ¨The thing¨ . The movie will appeal to adventure fans but packs a roller-coaster thriller and wholesome amusement . Rating : Above average. The film will appeal to Kurt Russell fans and John Carpenter enthusiasts.
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