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Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American fantasy action-comedy film co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun and James Hong.
Jul 2, 1986 · A comedy action adventure film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell as a truck driver who gets involved in a supernatural battle in Chinatown. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (155K)
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- John Carpenter
- 1986-07-02
Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) is a simple man who doesn't believe in ghosts or magic until he's swept into a mind-boggling adventure deep within Chinatown's mysterious underworld.
Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime...
- (66)
- John Carpenter
- PG-13
- Kurt Russell
"Big Trouble in Little China" begins with the notion that the visible part of Chinatown is just the tip of the iceberg - that once you penetrate the facade of chop-suey parlors and laundries, there is a vast subterranean network of temples and dungeons, caverns and throne rooms and torture chambers.
A trucker and his friend rescue a kidnapped bride from a Chinese sorcerer in San Francisco's Chinatown. Read the full plot summary, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this action-comedy film.
Big Trouble in Little China. Kurt Russell stars as truck-driving, tough-guy Jack Burton in this mystical action-adventure-comedy-kung-fu-monster-ghost-story film about the imaginary world under Chinatown where ancient Chinese ghosts and evil spirits dwell. Duration: 1h 40m.
