Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun.

Big Trouble in Little China

Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun.
( Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 100 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
May 30, 1986 [USA]

Director:	John Carpenter [Director]

Writers:	Gary Goldman [Screenplay] David Z Weinstein [Screenplay]

Producers:	Keith Barish [Executive Producer] Larry Franco [Producer] Jim Lau [Associate Producer] James Lew [Associate Producer] Paul Monash [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Dean Cundey [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Steve Mirkovich [Editor] Mark Warner [Editor] Edward A Warschilka [Editor]

Music Composed by	John Carpenter [Original Music Composer] Alan Howarth [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	John J Lloyd [Production Design]

Costume Design:	April Ferry [Costume Design]

Casting by	Joanna Merlin [Casting]

Production Companys:	20th Century Fox (US) SLM Production Group (US) Taft Entertainment Pictures

Plot Summary:

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancee is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

Cast:

Kurt Russell Jack Burton Kim Cattrall Gracie Law Dennis Dun Wang Chi James Hong David Lo Pan Victor Wong Chi-Keung Egg Shen Kate Burton Margo Donald Li Eddie Lee Carter Huang Chia-Ta Thunder Peter Kwong Rain James Pax Lightning Suzee Pai Miao Yin Chao-Li Chi Uncle Chu Jeff Imada Needles Rummel Mor Joe Lucky Craig Ng One Ear		June Kyoto Lu White Tiger Noel Toy Mrs. O'Toole Jade Go Chinese Girl in White Tiger Jerry Hardin Pinstripe Lawyer James Lew Chang Sing #1 Jim Lau Chang Sing #2 Kenny Endoso Chang Sing #3 Stuart Quan Chang Sing #4 Gary Toy Chang Sing #5 George Cheung Chang Sing #6 Jimmy Jue Wounded Chang Sing Noble Craig Sewer Monster Danny Kwan Chinese Guard Min Luong Tara Paul JQ Lee Chinese Gambler

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Fire Station 23 - 225 E. 5th St., Los Angeles, California, USA [’Egg’ Shen’s office/home - interiors]

Marin Headlands, California, USA [Conzelman Road]

San Francisco, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $25,000,000
Revenue:: $11,102,672
Color Info:: Color (DeLuxe)
Laboratory:: DeLuxe
Sound Mix:: 70 mm 6-Track / Dolby

Aspect Ratio:: 2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Panavision
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm / 70 mm

Quotes:

Jack Burton: Now I'm not saying that I've been everywhere and I've done everything, but I do know it's a pretty amazing planet we live on, and a man would have to be some kind of FOOL to think we're alone in THIS universe.
Jack Burton: Everybody relax, I'm here.
Jack Burton: Would you just stop rubbing your body up against mine, because I can't concentrate when you do that.
Jack Burton: [Pointing to Chinese writing on elevator.] What does that say?
Wang Chi: Hell of Boiling Oil.
Jack Burton: You're kidding.
Wang Chi: Yeah, I am. It says Keep Out.
Jack Burton: Tall guy, weird cloths. First you see him, then you don't.

Trivia:

Some of the lightning forms a Chinese symbol as it disappears. The symbol translates as "carpenter". This film was directed by John Carpenter.
The ending song is performed by The Coupe de Villes. A band whose members include John Carpenter, Nick Castle and Tommy Lee Wallace (second unit director on this picture)

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