Big Trouble in Little China

PG-13 7.2
1986 1 hr 40 min Fantasy , Action , Comedy

Jack Burton, a tough-talking truck driver, goes into a supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fiancée is kidnapped.

  • Cast:
    Kurt Russell , Kim Cattrall , Dennis Dun , James Hong , Victor Wong , Kate Burton , Donald Li

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Reviews

Karry
1986/05/30

Best movie of this year hands down!

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MoPoshy
1986/05/31

Absolutely brilliant

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FirstWitch
1986/06/01

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Derrick Gibbons
1986/06/02

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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nicksk-53433
1986/06/03

Big trouble in little China remains a classic. Original, so original, 20th Century Fox didn't know how to promote. The film bombed but has grown it's worthy cult following. The team of John carpenter and Kurt Russell works well, for the film. It's, everything, horror, action, fantasy and, comedy. Good action, a little Die hard channelling and, the pre-curser to Mortal Kombat. It has gore for slasher fans, mystery, psychological thrills, comedy, done good by Russell, and, is just an interesting concept. may the useless Rock NOT touch this, otherwise he'd be in BIGGER trouble. may his little candy ass fingers stay away, he RUINED DIE HARD with Sky crap, ah. Yea Big trouble in little China, from the creative and visionary John Carpenter, who KNOWS how to make great films, just, at times some fall flat, can have 1 or a couple duds. This is a GEM, a rare diamond, that had it rough, and over time, got the love it deserved then and has earnt to this day. Get the beer flowing, the pizza stuffin and, get ready to rumble in a showdown, not in little Tokyo but, a standoff and more in Big trouble in little China, it's all in the re-watches.

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bradleygranz
1986/06/04

Big trouble in little china is awesome movie i love martial arts in this movie it is so graet

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oOoBarracuda
1986/06/05

Mr. & Mrs. Smith is to Alfred Hitchcock what Big Trouble in Little China is to John Carpenter. I was flabbergasted to learn that the director I thought of strictly as a horror director actually had an action/adventure comedy under his belt. John Carpenter directed Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall Big Trouble in Little China in 1986. Big Trouble in Little China tells the story of an American truck driver who gets roped into a mythical Chinese battle. John Carpenter directing an action film was enough to bring a film to my attention, even if I was not especially fond of the genre.Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) accompanies a friend to the airport when he arrives in SanFransisco. Jack's friend is smitten by this woman and the only thing he knows about her is that she is Chinese and has green eyes. Upon her arrival to the airport, the two men see that she is kidnapped by a Chinese street gang. When they chase after the girl, they realize that a Chinese sorcerer is responsible for her kidnapping. This sorcerer has existed for more than 2000 years and does not require a body to occupy space. In order to retrieve his physical being, the sorcerer must marry a Chinese woman with green eyes. Jack teams up with a lawyer he meets, Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall) who agrees to assist him during his quest through the underground portion of Chinatown. Encountering new mythic hurdles at every turn, Jack has his work cut out for him in Little China.As noted, a curiosity of John Carpenter making a non-horror film is the only thing that brought me to Big Trouble in Little China. I haven't seen much of Kurt Russell's work, and there's nothing in this film to endear him to me any further. Granted there is enough comedy in this film to make sense, but Kurt Russell's over-the-top comedic performance was hammy, to say the least. One bright spot was the sound in this film. It could be only because it was an 80's film, but Big Trouble in Little China sounded very much like a John Carpenter film. There's not too much to take away from Big Trouble in Little China, unless you're a massive John Carpenter fan and commit to see everything he's ever made. I wish I could remember who told me I wouldn't like this, I'd like to let them know they were right.

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Fluke_Skywalker
1986/06/06

Plot; Cocksure trucker Jack Burton finds himself in over his head when he's caught in the middle of a magic-tinged battle for a green-eyed young woman.Moving at the pace of a side scrolling arcade beat 'em up, John Carpenter's ode to Hong Kong cinema and American B-movies is a dizzying and delightful spectacle. Kurt Russell gives what may be his best performance as Jack Burton, an on the surface movie tough guy who in reality is way out of his depth. More a master of Kung-Fool than Kung-Fu. As for Carpenter, this may be his most technically impressive film; production design, cinematography and f/x are all top notch.

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