DVD 100 mins IMDB 7.0
PG-13 (Parental Guidance)
Big Trouble In Little China - 2 Disc Special Edition
20th Century Fox (1986)
In Collection
#30

My Rating:
10

Seen It:
Yes
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
USA  /  English

Kurt Russell Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall Gracie Law
Dennis Dun Wang Chi
James Hong Lo Pan
Victor Wong Egg Shen
Kate Burton Margo
Donald Li Eddie Lee
Carter Wong Thunder
Peter Kwong Rain
James Pax Lightning
Russell
Cattrall
Dun
Suzee Pai Miao Yin
Chao Li Chi Uncle Chu
Jeff Imada Needles
Rummel Mor Joe Lucky
Craig Ng One Ear
Lia Chang
George Cheung

Director John Carpenter
Producer Larry Franco; Keith Barish; Larry J. Franco
Writer Gary Goldman; David Z. Weinstein
Cinematography Dean Cundey
Musician John Carpenter; Alan Howarth; John Corigliano
User Credit 1 Steve Mirkovich; Mark Warner; Edward A. Warschilka
User Credit 2 April Ferry

An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown.

Edition Details
Distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition 2-Disc Special Edition
Barcode 024543014386
Region Region 1
Chapters 44
Release Date 5/22/2001
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles Czech; Danish; English; English (Closed Captioned); Finnish; Hebrew; Hungarian; Icelandic; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese; Spanish; Swedish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
DTS 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Personal Details
Purchase Price $26.98
User Text 2 Adventure doesn't come any bigger!
Links Amazon US
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Internet Movie Database
IMDB
Amazon US

Features
Disc 1: Commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell
Disc 2: Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interview with Richard Edlund
Still Gallery
Production Notes
Magazine Articles
Music Video
Trailers and TV Spots

Notes
Also Known As:
John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (USA) (complete title)

Trivia: The Chinese characters in the main title translate to "Evil Spirits Make a Big Scene in Little Spiritual State". (more)

Goofs: Continuity: When Jack Burton is explaining what happened in the alley, he mentions that Lo Pan had "light coming out of his mouth". However, Jack could not have seen this, as he was already temporarily blinded by the light from Lo Pan's eyes, and had his hands over his eyes by the time the light came out of Lo Pan's mouth. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Pinstripe lawyer: Okay. But if I'm gonna be your attorney, then there are a few things I need to make clear. Like... you really believe in magic?
Egg Shen: You mean Chinese black magic?
Pinstripe lawyer: Yes, I suppose.
Egg Shen: Oh, absolutely.
Pinstripe lawyer: And, uh, things like spooks and demons and goblins?
Egg Shen: Oh, sure. And sorcery.
Pinstripe lawyer: And I suppose you expect me to believe in sorcery as well?
Egg Shen: Of course!
Pinstripe lawyer: Why?
[...]
(more)

Awards: 1 nomination (more)