BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (DVD/FS/WS/SINGLE) DVD

Big Trouble in Little China
Playing in a manner that can be conservatively described as larger than life, Kurt Russell plays a macho truck driver who agrees to go to the San Francisco airport and pick up his friend's (Dennis Dun) fiancee (Suzee Pai, freshly arrived from China. Suddenly, a gang of Chinatown toughs kidnap the girl right before Russell's eyes. After a wild chase sequence, Russell discovers that the girl has been abducted by a genuine, bonafide sorceror (James Hong), the ghost of a 3000 year old warlord. And that's just for starters. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Kurt Russell as Jack Burton Kim Cattrall as Gracie Law Dennis Dun as Wang Chi James Hong as Lo Pan Victor Wong as Egg Shen Kate Burton as Margo Suzee Pai as Miao Yin Donald Li as Eddie Lee Carter Wong as Thunder Peter Kwong as Rain James Pax as Lightning

Crew Les Gobruegge - Art Director James Lew - Associate Producer Jim Lau - Associate Producer Joanna Merlin - Casting April Ferry - Costume Designer John Carpenter - Director Mark Warner - Editor Steve Mirkovich - Editor Edward Warschilka - Editor Keith Barish - Executive Producer Paul Monash - Executive Producer James Lew - Fights Choreographer John Carpenter - Composer (Music Score) Alan Howarth - Composer (Music Score) John Carpenter - Songwriter Ken Chase - Makeup Raymond Stella - Camera Operator John J. Lloyd - Production Designer Dean Cundey - Cinematographer Gary Goldman - Producer Larry J. Franco - Producer George R. Nelson - Set Designer Richard Edlund - Special Effects Ellarye - Stunts Simone Boisseree - Stunts Janet Brady - Stunts Denise Kellogg - Stunts Richard Warlock - Stunts Gary McLarty - Stunts Phil Chong - Stunts Ken Fritz - Stunts Conan Lee - Stunts Dean Wein - Stunts Eddie Wong - Stunts Harry Wong - Stunts David Cadiente - Stunts Eddy Donno - Stunts Kenny Endoso - Stunts Dennis Scott - Stunts Jeff Imada - Stunts David Z. Weinstein - Screenwriter John Carpenter - Screenwriter W.D. Richter - Screenwriter Gary Goldman - Screenwriter

Big Trouble in Little China
Kurt Russell has a great time doing his best John Wayne impersonation in Big Trouble in Little China, an enjoyably offbeat adventure tale from horror director John Carpenter. Borrowing its style from the Indiana Jones movies, Big Trouble is set in the underworld of Chinatown where centuries-old wars are fought with swords and sorcery. Picking up where his Snake Plissken left off in Escape from New York, Russell stars as a cocky, boisterous trucker who gets caught up in the madness. While the fight scenes are sharply choreographed and exciting, Carpenter maintains a humorous, tongue-firmly-in-cheek mood that has as many funny gags as it does duds. The supporting cast -- led by Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong (also in Carpenter's Prince of Darkness), and Kim Cattrall -- also appears to be having a good time with the material. The extensive special effects are not among the best of their time, but they are perfectly in keeping with the film's light tone. Highlights include several garish-looking creatures and excellent aging makeup work on the villain. ~ Patrick Legare, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: cc Commentary by John Carpenter & Kurt Russell Interactive menus Scene selection Original theatrical trailer Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) Pan & scan (1.33:1) English, French and Spanish audio Spanish and English subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 99 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. The Truth About Magic 2. The Pork Chop Express 3. Nothing or Double 4. Miao Yin 5. The Airport 6. Son of a Bitch Must Pay 7. Little China 8. The Funeral 9. Chinese Stand-Off 10. The Storms 11. China Is Here 12. The White Tiger 13. Re-Abducted 14. Plan B 15. Wing Kong Exchange 16. Mr. Egg Shen 17. Elevator to Hell 18. Metaphysical Salad Bar 19. Hell of the Upside-Down Sinners 20. The Other David Lo Pan 21. Thunder's Guided Tour 22. Myths and Legends 23. Lo Pan's Lament 24. Freeing the Captives 25. We May Be Trapped 26. Two Girls With Green Eyes 27. Plan C 28. Lo Pan Don Juan 29. The Bog of the Dead Trees 30. The Burning Blade 31. It Will Come Out No More! 32. More Bad News 33. The Spirit Path 34. Here Comes the Groom 35. Time for the Medicine 36. Crashing the Party 37. Orient Meets Accident 38. The Way of All Flesh 39. Heavy Thunder 40. Lightning Strikes 41. 6.9 on the Richter Scale 42. Order Out of Chaos 43. Dark and Stormy Night 44. End Credits 1. The Truth About Magic 2. The Pork Chop Express 3. Nothing or Double 4. Miao Yin 5. The Airport 6. Son of a Bitch Must Pay 7. Little China 8. The Funeral 9. Chinese Stand-Off 10. The Storms 11. China Is Here 12. The White Tiger 13. Re-Abducted 14. Plan B 15. Wing Kong Exchange 16. Mr. Egg Shen 17. Elevator to Hell 18. Metaphysical Salad Bar 19. Hell of the Upside-Down Sinners 20. The Other David Lo Pan 21. Thunder's Guided Tour 22. Myths and Legends 23. Lo Pan's Lament 24. Freeing the Captives 25. We May Be Trapped 26. Two Girls With Green Eyes 27. Plan C 28. Lo Pan Don Juan 29. The Bog of the Dead Trees 30. The Burning Blade 31. It Will Come Out No More! 32. More Bad News 33. The Spirit Path 34. Here Comes the Groom 35. Time for the Medicine 36. Crashing the Party 37. Orient Meets Accident 38. The Way of All Flesh 39. Heavy Thunder 40. Lightning Strikes 41. 6.9 on the Richter Scale 42. Order Out of Chaos 43. Dark and Stormy Night 44. End Credits