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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
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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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| Kurt Russell | ... | ||
| Kim Cattrall | ... | ||
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Dennis Dun | ... | |
| James Hong | ... | ||
| Victor Wong | ... | ||
| Kate Burton | ... | ||
| Donald Li | ... | ||
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Carter Wong | ... | |
| Peter Kwong | ... | ||
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James Pax | ... | |
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Suzee Pai | ... | |
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Chao Li Chi | ... | |
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Jeff Imada | ... | |
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Rummel Mor | ... | |
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Craig Ng | ... | |
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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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Some people pick the damnedest places to start a fight! (UK poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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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)Company Credits
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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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Written by John Carpenter
Performed by The Coupe de Villes See more »
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According to John Carpenter and Kurt Russell in the DVD Commentary, the story was originally written as a western but Carpenter decided to set it during modern times. They even mention that instead of Jack Burton's truck being stolen, it was originally his horse. See more »Goofs
Continuity: During the first stage of the fight between the Chang Sings and Wing Kongs in the alley, there is a Wing Kong firing a Thompson Sub-Machine Gun. While he's firing, he's clearly using the model with the double handles. However when he gets shot and drops the gun, the model changes to the version with the flat bar grip in the front. 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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"Big Trouble in Little China"Written by John Carpenter
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