Big Trouble In Little China (Special Edition) (Wide Screen)

Big Trouble In Little China (Special Edition) (Wide Screen)

Production Year: 1986 - Action/Adventure - Director: John Carpenter - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, Kate Burton, James Hong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Victor Wong, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Carter Wong more

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Trying to explain the cult appeal of John Carpenter'sBig Trouble in Little Chinato the ... more
uninitiated is no easy task. The plot in a
nutshell follows lorry driver Jack Burton (Kurt
Russell) into San Francisco's Chinatown, where
he's embroiled in street gang warfare over the
mythical/magical intentions of would-be god David
Lo Pan. There are wire-fu fight scenes, a floating
eyeball and monsters from other dimensions. Quite
simply it belongs to a genre of its own. Carpenter
was drawing on years of chop-socky Eastern cinema
tradition, which, at the time of the film's first
release in 1986, was regrettably lost on a general
audience. Predictably, it bombed.But now that
Jackie Chan and Jet Li have made it big in the
West, and Hong Kong cinema has spread its
influence across Hollywood, it's much, much easier
to enjoy this film's happy-go-lucky cocktail of
influences. Russell's cocky anti-hero is easy to
cheer on as he "experiences some very unreasonable
things" blundering from one fight to another, and
lusts after the gorgeously green-eyed Kim
Cattrall. The script is peppered with countless
memorable lines, too ("It's all in the reflexes").
Originally outlined as a sequel to the equally
obscureAdventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the
Eighth Dimension,Big Troubleis a bona fide cult
cinema delight. Jack sums up the day's reactions
perfectly, "China is here? I don't even know what
the Hell that means!".On the DVD:Big Trouble in
Little Chinais released as a special edition
two-disc set in its full unedited form. Some real
effort has been put into both discs' animated
menus, and the film itself is terrific in 2.35:1
and 5.1 (or DTS). The commentary by Carpenter and
Russell may not be as fresh as their chat onThe
Thing, but clearly they both retain an enormous
affection for the film. There are eight deleted
scenes (some of which are expansions of existing
scenes), plus a separate extended ending which was
edited out for the right reasons. You'll also find
a seven-minute featurette from the time of
release, a 13-minute interview with FX guru
Richard Edlund, a gallery of 200 photos, 25 pages
of production notes and magazine articles
fromAmerican CinematographerandCinefex. Best of
all for real entertainment value is a music video
with Carpenter and crew (the Coupe de Villes)
coping with video FX and 80s hair-dos.--Paul Tonks
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Big Trouble In Little China [1986] Big Trouble In Little China [1986]
Trying to explain the cult appeal of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China to the ... more
uninitiated is no easy task. The plot in a
nutshell follows lorry driver Jack Burton (Kurt
Russell) into San Francisco's Chinatown, where
he's embroiled in street gang warfare over the
mythical/magical intentions of would-be god David
Lo Pan. There are wire-fu fight scenes, a floating
eyeball and monsters from other dimensions. Quite
simply it belongs to a genre of its own. Carpenter
was drawing on years of chop-socky Eastern cinema
tradition, which, at the time of the film's first
release in 1986, was regrettably lost on a general
audience. Predictably, it bombed. But now that
Jackie Chan and Jet Li have made it big in the
West, and Hong Kong cinema has spread its
influence across Hollywood, it's much, much easier
to enjoy this film's happy-go-lucky cocktail of
influences. Russell's cocky anti-hero is easy to
cheer on as he "experiences some very unreasonable
things" blundering from one fight to another, and
lusts after the gorgeously green-eyed Kim
Cattrall. The script is peppered with countless
memorable lines, too ("It's all in the reflexes").
Originally outlined as a sequel to the equally
obscure Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the
Eighth Dimension, Big Trouble is a bona fide cult
cinema delight. Jack sums up the day's reactions
perfectly, "China is here? I don't even know what
the Hell that means!".  On the DVD: Big Trouble in
Little China is released as a special edition
two-disc set in its full unedited form. Some real
effort has been put into both discs' animated
menus, and the film itself is terrific in 2.35:1
and 5.1 (or DTS). The commentary by Carpenter and
Russell may not be as fresh as their chat on The
Thing, but clearly they both retain an enormous
affection for the film. There are eight deleted
scenes (some of which are expansions of existing
scenes), plus a separate extended ending which was
edited out for the right reasons. You'll also find
a seven-minute featurette from the time of
release, a 13-minute interview with FX guru
Richard Edlund, a gallery of 200 photos, 25 pages
of production notes and magazine articles from
American Cinematographer and Cinefex. Best of all
for real entertainment value is a music video with
Carpenter and crew (the Coupe de Villes) coping
with video FX and 80s hair-dos.--Paul Tonks
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Review of Big Trouble In Little China (Special Edition) (Wide Screen) by Coloneljohn

Advantages: An entertaining fantasy.
Disadvantages: Will not please everybody.

This film was to have been a summer blockbuster. It did not make it and several critics panned it. However it does have somewhat of a cult status now. Plot summary:- Here we have some either very ancient or immortal Chinese nasty. Well would you be if all you had to entertain you were re-runs on the television, that is once television had been invented. Moreover he hasn't got a body. He needs a sacrifice, somebody with jade green eyes. Now I think ...
...to marry and then sacrifice to get his flesh back. Jack Burton, who has the habit of referring to himself in the third person, now enters the fray. He is played by Kurt Russell. He is a man struck with a very bad case of wander lust. He is very fond of his truck. (amateur psychologists make of that what you want) He helps out a Chinese friend after said friends fiancée is kidnapped by a Chinese gang. Wouldn't you just know, she has green eyes. ... Read review

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Big Trouble In Little China (Special Edition) (Wide Screen)

Main specs

Actor(s): Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, Kate Burton, James Hong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Victor Wong, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Carter Wong

Director(s): John Carpenter

Genre: Action & Adventure

Classification: 15 years and over

Production Year: 1986

Running Time: 1 hour 36 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Plot: Action fantasy tale about a wise-cracking trucker who attempts to rescue his friend's fiance from a 2000 year-old magician who lives beneath San Francisco's Chinatown. He must battle demons, goblins and other terrors as he makes his way through the magician's dark domain.

Release details

DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)

Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox

Release date: 06/05/2002

No of Discs: 2

Catalogue No: 01502 DVD

Editor: John Carpenter

Barcode: 5039036006606

Screenwriter: John Carpenter, W.D. Richter, Gary Goldman, David Z. Weinstein

Creator: John Carpenter

Composer: John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

Executive Producer: Keith Barish, Paul Monash, John Carpenter

Director of Photography: Dean Cundey

Music: John Carpenter

Producer: Larry J. Franco, Paul Monash, John Carpenter, Gary Goldman

Author: John Carpenter

Special Effects: Richard Edlund

Languages

Main Language: English

Subtitle Language: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish

Hearing Impaired Language: English

DVD Description

A cult favorite (and one of director John Carpenter's personal favourites), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is a fantasy-action film that is brilliantly imaginative, funny, and absorbing. 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 crimelord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit. Carpenter uses all the best elements of martial arts films, 1940s old action serials, Chinese mythology and straight-forward American adventure to make up a tale wild with imagination. Russell is wonderful as the brash, brave, and reluctant hero Jack Burton, who is hysterically out of place in this world of magic potions, goblins and curses. A visually stunning work that ranks as one of Carpenter's best films.

Technical information

Special Features: Audio Commentary By John Carpenter And Kurt Russell, Scene Access, Interactive Moving Menus, Deleted Scenes, Featurette, Interview With Richard Edlund, Extended Ending, Stills Gallery, Production Notes, Cast And Crew Pages, Magazine Articles, 3 Trailers, Music Video

Sound: Dolby Digital 4.1

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 4.1 English

Professional reviews

Review: "...Carpenter is conspicuously with it....An upscale send-up..." (New York Times, p.C29, 02/07/1986)

"...[The] costuming, sets, stunts and special visual effects by Richard Edlund are particularly lavish..." (Variety, 02/07/1986)

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