Film

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 · 1h 40m · Action · Adventure · Comedy

Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

64%

Metacritic

53

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

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 Huang Chia-Ta

Thunder

Peter Kwong

Rain

James Pax

Lightning

Suzee Pai

Miao Yin

Chao Li Chi

Uncle Chu

Jeff Imada

Needles

Rummel Mor

Joe Lucky

Craig Ng

One Ear

June Kyoto Lu

White Tiger

• John CarpenterDirector · Original Music Composer
• David Z. WeinsteinScreenplay
• Gary GoldmanScreenplay
• Larry FrancoProducer
• Paul MonashExecutive Producer
• Keith BarishExecutive Producer
• Dean CundeyDirector of Photography
• Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
• Mark WarnerEditor
• Edward A. WarschilkaEditor

Official TrailerBig Trouble in Little China 1986 TV trailer #2Big Trouble in Little China 1986 TV teaser

Release date

May 30, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$11,102,672

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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