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1986

Big Trouble in Little China

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.

Credits

Director

John Carpenter

Producers

Paul Monash , Larry Franco , Keith Barish

Writers

David Z. Weinstein , Gary Goldman

Cinematographer

Dean Cundey

Composers

Alan Howarth , John Carpenter

Cast

Kurt Russell , Kim Cattrall , Dennis Dun , James Hong , Victor Wong , Kate Burton , Donald Li , Carter Huang Chia-Ta , Peter Kwong , James Pax

Studios

20th Century Fox , Taft Entertainment Pictures , SLM Production Group

Genres

Fantasy Comedy Action Adventure

External

IMDb

Posters

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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) theatrical poster - US
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) international poster - US
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) character poster - US
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) teaser poster - US
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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) imax poster - US
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