Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Edit this Page
John Carpenter Director previously directed Starman

An unsuspecting trucker stumbles upon (and eventually gets caught up in) an ancient war between good and evil in the streets of Chinatown.

Trivia:

Due to interference and other disagreements, this was the last studio film John Carpenter made at the end of the eighties.

10 More Trivia
Quote: Jack Burton

That is not water.

Egg Shen

Black blood of the earth.

Jack Burton

You mean oil?

Egg Shen

I mean black blood of the earth!

31 More Quotes
Writers
Cast
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
James Pax Lightning
See Full Credits
143 votes, 4.1 avg.

  • B

  • 84

  • 3.7

  • 7.1
General Information Edit
Name Big Trouble in Little China
US Release July 2, 1986
UK Release Nov. 14, 1986
AUS Release Aug. 14, 1986
Runtime 100
Language(s)
Add a new language
Genre(s)
Add a new genre
Theme(s)
Add a new theme
Rating PG-13
Alias(es)
Top Rated Lists
Films I love... in no order whatsoever! a list of 151 items by Mistress_Redhead
My Top 100 Films of All Time a list of 100 items by Winston
The Pat Seal of Approval a list of 102 items by PatVB
  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $11,100,000
  • = total worldwide gross $11,100,000
Top Editors

Submissions can take several hours to be approved.

Save ChangesCancel