Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Movie · PG-13 · 100 min · ★ 7.2 · 62% critics
A wisecracking truck driver is pulled into a frantic rescue when a friend’s fiancée is kidnapped, leading them deep into a hidden world beneath Chinatown. What starts as a simple favor spirals into a wild clash with ancient magic, strange creatures, and over-the-top martial-arts mayhem.
Also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-05-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (3,347 votes)
- Box office
- $11,100,000
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, silly action-comedy that never takes itself too seriously, with magic, monsters, and big personalities; Not for you if you need a tight plot or grounded stakes like Tremors.
Pros: energetic campy fun; memorable one-liners; imaginative supernatural chaos | Cons: disjointed story beats; very goofy tone; dated effects for some
Themes
- martial arts
- kung fu
- magic
- san francisco, california
- kidnapping
- chinatown
- mercenary
- mythology
- truck driver
- adventurer
- 1980s
- fantasy
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Kurt Russell
as Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall
as Gracie Law
Dennis Dun
as Wang Chi
James Hong
as David Lo Pan
Victor Wong
as Egg Shen
Kate Burton
as Margo
Donald Li
as Eddie Lee
Carter Huang Chia-Ta
as Thunder
Peter Kwong
as Rain
James Pax
as Lightning
Directed by John Carpenter