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Big Trouble in Little China
Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun.
( Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy )


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MPAA Rating:
PG-13

US Runtime: 100 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
May 30, 1986   [USA]
 
Director: John Carpenter   [Director]
 
Writers: Gary Goldman   [Screenplay]
David Z Weinstein   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Keith Barish   [Executive Producer]
Larry Franco   [Producer]
Jim Lau   [Associate Producer]
James Lew   [Associate Producer]
Paul Monash   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Dean Cundey   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Steve Mirkovich   [Editor]
Mark Warner   [Editor]
Edward A Warschilka   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by John Carpenter   [Original Music Composer]
Alan Howarth   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: John J Lloyd   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: April Ferry   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Joanna Merlin   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: 20th Century Fox   (US)
SLM Production Group   (US)
Taft Entertainment Pictures
 


Plot Summary:

    Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancee 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.

Cast:

Kurt Russell
Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall
Gracie Law
Dennis Dun
Wang Chi
James Hong
David Lo Pan
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
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
Noel Toy
Mrs. O'Toole
Jade Go
Chinese Girl in White Tiger
Jerry Hardin
Pinstripe Lawyer
James Lew
Chang Sing #1
Jim Lau
Chang Sing #2
Kenny Endoso
Chang Sing #3
Stuart Quan
Chang Sing #4
 
Gary Toy
Chang Sing #5
George Cheung
Chang Sing #6
Jimmy Jue
Wounded Chang Sing
Noble Craig
Sewer Monster
Danny Kwan
Chinese Guard
Min Luong
Tara
Paul JQ Lee
Chinese Gambler
Al Leong
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Gerald Okamura
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
William S Wong
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Eric Lee
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Yukio G Collins
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Bill M Ryusaki
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Brian Imada
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Nathan Jung
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Dan Inosanto
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Vernon Rieta
Wing Kong Hatchet Man
Daniel Wong
Wing Kong Security Guard
Daniel Lee
Wing Kong Security Guard
Lia Chang
Female Wing Kong Guard
Diana Tanaka
Female Wing Kong Guard
Donna L Noguchi
Female Wing Kong Guard
Shinko Isobe
Female Wing Kong Guard
 
 

Uncredited Cast:


John Carpenter
Worker in Chinatown (uncredited)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Conan Lee
Chang Sing Member (uncredited)
Leo Lee
Chang Sing Fighter in Ally (uncredited)
 
Bill Saito
Wing Kong Hatchet Man (uncredited)
Phil Jordan
Chinatown Patron (uncredited)
Dawna Lee Heising
Priestess (uncredited)
 

Stunt Crew:


T.K. Anthony
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Tom Bruggemann
Stunts
David Cadiente
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Chuck Clarke
Stunts
Bob K. Cummings
Stunts
Debbi A. Davison
Stunts
Eddy Donno
Stunts
George Endoso
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunt Coordinator
 
Ken Fritz
Stunts
Mark Giardino
Stunts
Kent Hays
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Bobby Itaya
Stunts
Denise Kellogg
Stunts
Conan Lee
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Sherri Nickerson
Stunts
Beth Nufer
Stunts
 
Bill Saito
Stunts
Dennis Scott
Stunts
Hayward Soo Hoo
Stunts
Leland Sun
Stunts
Joe Tornatore
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
Mike Washlake
Stunts
Dean Wein
Stunts
Jack West
Stunts
Eddie Wong
Stunts
Harry Wong
Stunts
 

Sound Crew:


Don J. Bassman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Kevin F. Cleary
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Monika Dorfman-Lightstone
Sound Effects Editor
Martin Dreffke
Sound Effects Editor
David A. Fechtor
Sound Effects Editor
 
William Hartman
Sound Effects
Laja Holland
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Hubbard
Sound Effects Editor
David M. Ice
Sound Effects Editor
Lenny Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
Eric Lindemann
Sound Effects Editor
 
Anthony Milch
Sound Effects
Richard Overton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Hal Sanders
Sound Effects Editor
David Williams
Sound Effects Editor
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Richard Edlund
Visual Effects Producer
 
 

Art Department:


Craig Edgar
Set Designer
Les Gobruegge
Art Direction
 
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Steven Schwartz
Set Designer
 
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
 

Directing Crew:


Matt Earl Beesley
Second Assistant Director
 
Larry Franco
First Assistant Director
 
Tommy Lee Wallace
Second Unit Director
 
 

Other Crew:


Jim Lau
Martial Arts Choreographer
 
James Lew
Martial Arts Choreographer
 
 


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