Big Trouble in Little China

Kurt Russell Director: John Carpenter John Carpenter

Overview

Playing in a manner that can be conservatively described as larger than life, Kurt Russell plays a macho truck driver who agrees to go to the San Francisco airport and pick up his friend's (Dennis Dun) fiancee (Suzee Pai, freshly arrived from China. Suddenly, a gang of Chinatown toughs kidnap the girl right before Russell's eyes. After a wild chase sequence, Russell discovers that the girl has been abducted by a genuine, bonafide sorceror (James Hong), the ghost of a 3000 year old warlord. And that's just for starters.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2019
UPC:	0826663203875
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	6,285

Special Features

Disc One: Audio Commentary with Producer Larry J. Franco New Audio Commentary with Special Effects Artist Steve Johnson Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actor Kurt Russell Isolated Score Theatrical Trailers TV Spots Vintage Interviews with Cast and Crew Disc Two: New Interview with Actors Dennis Dun, James hONG, Peter Kwong, Donald Li, Associate Producer/Martial Arts Choreographer James Lew Interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Cinematographer Dean Cundey, Producer Larry Franco and Stuntman Jeff Imada Vintage Featurette Deleted Scenes Music Video Gag Reel Extended Ending Still Galleries

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kurt Russell	Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall	Gracie Law
Dennis Dun	Wang Chi
James Hong	Lo Pan
Victor Wong	Egg Shen
Kate Burton	Margo
Suzee Pai	Miao Yin
Donald Li	Eddie Lee
Carter Wong	Thunder
Peter Kwong	Rain
James Pax	Lightning
Kenny Endoso	Chang Sing
Danny Inosanto	Actor
Donna L. Noguschi	Female Wing Kong Guard
Sue Francis Pai	Actor
Jeff Imada	Needles
Rummel Mor	Joe Lucky
Craig Ng	One Ear
June Kim	White Tiger
Noel Toy	Mrs. O'Toole
Jade Go	Chinese Girl in White Tiger
Jerry Hardin	Pinstripe Lawyer
James Lew	1st Chang Sing
Jim Lau	2nd Chang Sing
Stuart Quan	4th Chang Sing
Gary Toy	5th Chang Sing
Jimmy Jue	Wounded Chang Sing
Noble Craig	Sewer Monster
Danny Kwan	Chinese Guard
Min Luong	Tara
Paul L.Q. Lee	Chinese Gambler
Al Leong	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Gerald Okamura	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Willie Wong	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Eric Lee	Wing Kong Security Guard
Bill M. Ryusaki	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Brian Imada	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Nathan Jung	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Daniel Wong	Wing Kong Security Guard
Lia Chang	Female Wing Kong Guard
Dian Tanaka	Female Wing Kong Guard
Shinko isobe	Female Wing Kong Guard
Chao Li Chi	Uncle Chu
George Cheung	6th Chang Sing

Technical Credits

John Carpenter

Gary Goldman

David Z. Weinstein

John Carpenter	Director,Score Composer,Songwriter,Screenwriter
Keith Barish	Executive Producer
Simone Boisseree	Stunts
Janet Brady	Stunts
David Cadiente	Stunts
Ken Chase	Makeup
Phil Chong	Stunts
Dean Cundey	Cinematographer
Eddy Donno	Stunts
Richard Edlund	Special Effects
Ellarye	Stunts
Kenny Endoso	Stunts
April Ferry	Costumes/Costume Designer
Larry Franco	Producer
Ken Fritz	Stunts
Les Gobruegge	Art Director
Gary Goldman	Producer,Screenwriter
Alan Howarth	Score Composer
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Denise Kellogg	Stunts
Jim Lau	Associate Producer
Conan Lee	Stunts
James Lew	Associate Producer
John J. Lloyd	Production Designer
Gary McLarty	Stunts
Joanna Merlin	Casting
Steve Mirkovich	Editor
Paul Monash	Executive Producer
George R. Nelson	Set Decoration/Design
Dennis Scott	Stunts
Raymond Stella	Camera Operator
Richard Warlock	Stunts
Mark Warner	Editor
Edward Warschilka	Editor
Dean Wein	Stunts
David Z. Weinstein	Screenwriter
Eddie Wong	Stunts
Harry Wong	Stunts

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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