Big Trouble in Little China

Director: John Carpenter John Carpenter

Overview

John Carpenter action comedy Big Trouble in Little China comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer is preferable to the standard full-frame image. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 4.0, a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo, and a Spanish soundtrack is available in Dolby Digital Mono. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Carpenter and the lead actor Kurt Russell, and the original theatrical trailer. This is a solid disc from 20th Century Fox, but hardcore fans may want to consider the double disc set that contains even more extras.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2002
UPC:	0024543044765
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox, Wide Screen, Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	4,564

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by John Carpenter & Kurt Russell; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Original theatrical trailer; Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Pan & scan (1.33:1); English, French and Spanish audio; Spanish and English subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kurt Russell	Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall	Gracie Law
Dennis Dun	Wang Chi
James Hong	Lo Pan
Victor Wong	Egg Shen,Thunder,Wing Kong Hatchet Man,Wing Kong Security Guard
Kate Burton	Margo
Donald Li	Eddie
Peter Kwong	Rain
James Pax	Lightning
Suzee Pai	Miao Yin,Actor
Chao-Li Chi	Uncle Chu
Jeff Imada	Needles,Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Rummel Mor	Joe Lucky
Craig Ng	One Ear
June Kim	White Tiger
Noel Toy	Mrs. O'Toole,Chang Sing
Jade Go	Chinese Girl in White Tiger
Jerry Hardin	Pinstripe Lawyer
James Lew	Chang Sing
Jim Lau	Chang Sing
Kenny Endoso	Chang Sing
Stuart Quan	Chang Sing
George Kee Cheung	Chang Sing,Chang Sing #6
Jimmy Jue	Wounded Chang Sing
Noble Craig	Sewer Monster
Danny Kwan	Chinese Guard
Min Luong	Tara
Paul Lee	Chinese Gambler,Wing Kong Hatchet Man,Wing Kong Security Guard,Chinese Gambler,Chinese Gambler
Al Leong	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Gerald Okamura	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Yukio G. Collins	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Bill M. Ryusaki	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Nathan Jung	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Dan Inosanto	Wing Kong Hatchet Man,Actor
Vernon Rieta	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Lia Chang	Female Wing Kong Guard
Dian Tanaka	Female Wing Kong Guard
Donna L. Noguschi	Female Wing Kong Guard
Shinko Isobe	Female Wing Kong Guard
June Kyoto Lu	White Tiger
Daniel Wong	Wing Kong Security Guard
Chao Li Chi	Uncle Chu
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	Actor
Alan Howarth	Composer
John Carpenter	Composer

Technical Credits

John Carpenter

David Z. Weinstein

Gary Goldman

W.D. Richter

John Carpenter	Director,Screenwriter
David Z. Weinstein	Screenwriter
Keith Barish	Executive Producer
Richard Edlund	Special Effects
Kenny Endoso	Stunts
Larry Franco	Producer,Producer
Paul Monash	Executive Producer
David Cadiente	Stunts
Ken Fritz	Stunts
Conan Lee	Stunts
Harry Wong	Stunts,Stunts
Eddy Donno	Stunts
Denise Kellogg	Stunts
Gary Goldman	Producer,Screenwriter
Phil Chong	Stunts
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Ellarye	Stunts
Simone Boisseree	Stunts
Dennis Scott	Stunts
Dean Wein	Stunts
Joanna Merlin	Casting
Gary McLarty	Stunts
Janet Brady	Stunts
W.D. Richter	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Big Trouble in Little China
1. The Truth About Magic [2:33]
2. The Pork Chop Express [2:33]
3. Nothing or Double [1:11]
4. Miao Yin [2:16]
5. The Airport [1:21]
6. Son of a Bitch Must Pay [:09]
7. Little China [2:38]
8. The Funeral [1:14]
9. Chinese Stand-Off [1:03]
10. The Storms [:14]
11. China is Here [2:39]
12. The White Tiger [2:07]
13. Re-Abducted [:15]
14. Plan B [4:11]
15. Wing Kong Exchange [:38]
16. Mr. Egg Shen [2:57]
17. Elevator to Hell [2:12]
18. Metaphysical Salad Bar [:43]
19. Hell of the Upside-Down Sinners [1:42]
20. The Other David Lo Pan [2:03]
21. Thunder's Guided Tour [1:14]
22. Myths and Legends [:43]
23. Lo Pan's Lament [:55]
24. Freeing the Captives [:49]
25. We May Be Trapped [1:41]
26. Two Girls With Green Eyes [:50]
27. Plan C [3:15]
28. Lo Pan Don Juan [1:51]
29. The Bog of the Dead Trees [3:24]
30. The Burning Blade [2:06]
31. It Will Come Out No More! [4:55]
32. More Bad News [:15]
33. The Spirit Path [3:01]
34. Here Comes the Groom [1:49]
35. Time For the Medicine [:06]
36. Crashing the Party [1:05]
37. Orient Meets Accident [1:32]
38. The Way of All Flesh [1:37]
39. Heavy Thunder [1:02]
40. Lightning Strikes [2:27]
41. 6.9 on the Richter Scale [1:22]
42. Order Out of Chaos [1:08]
43. Dark and Stormy Night [:45]
44. End Credits [2:54]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Big Trouble in Little China
   Play Movie
   Languages
      English 4.1 Surround
      English 2.0 Surround
      French 2.0 Surround
   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      Feature Length Audio Commentary by John Carpenter & Kurt Russell - On
      Feature Length Audio Commentary by John Carpenter & Kurt Russell - Off

Editorial Reviews

Long before Jackie Chan teamed up with Chris Tucker in Rush Hour, East met West on the big screen in director John Carpenter's celebration of everything chop-socky, Big Trouble in Little China. Carpenter mainstay Kurt Russell stars as Jack Burton, a straight-shooting macho trucker -- is there any other kind? Burton and his old pal Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) head to the airport, where Chi's fiancée, Miao Yin (Suzee Pai), is due, and when she's kidnapped upon arrival, the adventure begins. Equipped with a trademark mullet hairdo and a one-liner for every occasion, Burton teams up with Chi and feisty, know-it-all attorney Gracie Law (Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall) for a rescue mission in Little China's seamy underground, a world ruled by martial arts and sorcery. The film uses kitsch and camp to supreme advantage, mocking the martial arts and action genres while simultaneously adoring and reinventing them. Among its truckload of extras, the two-disc Special Edition DVD includes deleted scenes, an extended ending, and an unforgettable audio commentary track with Russell and Carpenter discussing everything from learning to drive a rig in San Francisco to their children's hobbies. This chumminess is no surprise, as the old friends have worked together on several films, including the 1981 cult classic Escape from New York, its 1996 follow-up Escape from L.A., and 1982's The Thing. Packed with action and laughs, Big Trouble in Little China is a dizzying, hyperkinetic delight.

Barnes & Noble - Jason Bergenfeld

Kurt Russell has a great time doing his best John Wayne impersonation in Big Trouble in Little China, an enjoyably offbeat adventure tale from horror director John Carpenter. Borrowing its style from the Indiana Jones movies, Big Trouble is set in the underworld of Chinatown where centuries-old wars are fought with swords and sorcery. Picking up where his Snake Plissken left off in Escape from New York, Russell stars as a cocky, boisterous trucker who gets caught up in the madness. While the fight scenes are sharply choreographed and exciting, Carpenter maintains a humorous, tongue-firmly-in-cheek mood that has as many funny gags as it does duds. The supporting cast -- led by Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong (also in Carpenter's Prince of Darkness), and Kim Cattrall -- also appears to be having a good time with the material. The extensive special effects are not among the best of their time, but they are perfectly in keeping with the film's light tone. Highlights include several garish-looking creatures and excellent aging makeup work on the villain.

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