Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Kurt Russell
Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall
Gracie Law
Dennis Dun
Wang Chi
James Hong
David Lo Pan
Victor Wong
Egg Shen
Kate Burton
Margo
Donald Li
Eddie Lee
Carter Wong
Thunder
Peter Kwong
Rain
Suzee Pai
Miao Yin
James Pax
Lightning
Chao Li Chi
Uncle Chu
John Carpenter
Director
Jeff Imada
Needles / Stunts
Gary Goldman
Writer
David Z. Weinstein
Writer
Rummel Mor
Joe Lucky
Craig Ng
One Ear
W.D. Richter
Writer
Larry J. Franco
Producer
June Kyoto Lu
White Tiger
Noel Toy
Mrs. O'Toole
Alan Howarth
Composer
Jade Go
Chinese Girl in White Tiger
Jerry Hardin
Pinstripe Lawyer
Dean Cundey
Cinematographer
Steve Mirkovich
Editor
James Lew
Chang Sing #1 / Martial Arts Choreographer / Associate Producer
Mark Warner
Editor
Jim Lau
Chang Sing #2 / Martial Arts Choreographer / Associate Producer
Edward A. Warschilka
Editor
Kenny Endoso
Chang Sing #3 / Stunt Coordinator
Joanna Merlin
CastingDirector
Stuart Quan
Chang Sing #4
Gary Toy
Chang Sing #5
John J. Lloyd
ProductionDesigner
George Cheung
Chang Sing #6
Jimmy Jue
Wounded Chang Sing
Noble Craig
Sewer Monster
Danny Kwan
Chinese Guard
Min Luong
Tara
Paul J.Q. Lee
Chinese Gambler
Al Leong
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Gerald Okamura
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
William S. Wong
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Eric Lee
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Yukio G. Collins
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Bill M. Ryusaki
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Brian Imada
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Nathan Jung
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Dan Inosanto
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Vernon Rieta
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Daniel Wong
Wing Kong Security Guard
Daniel Lee
Wing Kong Security Guard
Lia Chang
Female Wing Kong Guard
Diana Tanaka
Female Wing Kong Guard
Donna L. Noguschi
Female Wing Kong Guard
Shinko Isobe
Female Wing Kong Guard
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Conan Lee
Chang Sing Member (uncredited) / Stunts
Leo Lee
Chang Sing Fighter in Ally (uncredited)
Bill Saito
Wing Kong Hatchet Man (uncredited) / Stunts
Phil Jordan
Chinatown patron (uncredited)
Dawna Lee Heising
Priestess (uncredited)
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
April Ferry
Costume Design
Paul Monash
Executive Producer
Tommy Lee Wallace
Second Unit Director
Ken Chase
Makeup Artist
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
Mike Washlake
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects Producer
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Les Gobruegge
Art Direction
Dennis Scott
Stunts
Joe Tornatore
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Dean Wein
Stunts
Steven Schwartz
Set Designer
Matt Earl Beesley
Second Assistant Director
James Herbert
Unit Production Manager
Denise Kellogg
Stunts
David Williams
Sound Effects Editor
Monika Dorfman-Lightstone
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Lindemann
Sound Effects Editor
Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Hartman
Sound Effects
Anthony Milch
Sound Effects
Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Ken Fritz
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Chuck Clarke
Stunts
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Susan V. Kalinowski
Hairstylist
David M. Ice
Sound Effects Editor
Kent Hays
Stunts
Eddy Donno
Stunts
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Hal Sanders
Sound Effects Editor
Leland Sun
Stunts
Hayward Soo Hoo
Stunts
Tom Bergman
Stunts
David Cadiente
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Jack West
Stunts
Mark Giardino
Stunts
Martin Dreffke
Sound Effects Editor
Lenny Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
Eddie Wong
Stunts
George Endoso
Stunts
Debbi A. Davison
Stunts
Laja Holland
Sound Effects Editor
Beth Nufer
Stunts
Bob K. Cummings
Stunts
Peter Hubbard
Sound Effects Editor
David A. Fechtor
Sound Effects Editor
Harry Wong
Stunts
T.K. Anthony
Stunts
Bobby Itaya
Stunts
Sherri Nickerson
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 30, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$11,102,672
Filming LocationsSan Francisco, United States
Genres
Wiki.
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. The film tells the story of truck driver Jack Burton (Russell), who helps his friend Wang Chi (Dun) rescue Wang's green-eyed fiancée from bandits in San Francisco's Chinatown. They go into the mysterious underworld beneath Chinatown, where they face an ancient sorcerer named David Lo Pan (Hong), who requires a woman with green eyes to marry him in order to be released from a centuries-old curse.Although the original screenplay by first-time screenwriters Gary Goldman and David Z. Weinstein was envisioned as a Western set in the 1880s, screenwriter W. D. Richter was hired to rewrite the script extensively and modernize it. The studio hired Carpenter to direct the film and rushed Big Trouble in Little China into production so that it would be released before a similarly themed Eddie Murphy film, The Golden Child, which was slated to come out around the same time. The project fulfilled Carpenter's long-standing desire to make a martial arts film.
Despite receiving generally positive reviews, the film was a commercial failure, grossing $11.1 million in North America, below its estimated $19 to $25 million budget. This left Carpenter disillusioned with Hollywood and influenced his decision to return to independent filmmaking. In later years, the film gained a steady audience on home video, and has become a cult classic.