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
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... more
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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 ...
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 ga...
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.n
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
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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Not to be taken seriously. Review ofBig 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. ...
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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
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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