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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 action comedy directed by John Carpenter. Kurt Russell stars as Jack Burton, a truck driver who attempts to rescue his friend Wang Chi's fiancée from the clutches of an evil sorcerer named David Lo Pan.

Big Trouble in Little China
PG-13
Adventure
Comedy
Action
Fantasy

Director
John Carpenter
Release Date
July 2, 1986
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
Cast
Dennis Dun, James Hong, Kim Cattrall, Victor Wong, Kurt Russell
Writers
David Z. Weinstein, Gary Goldman, W.D. Richter
Runtime
99 minutes
Budget
$25 million

Summary

Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 action comedy directed by John Carpenter. Kurt Russell stars as Jack Burton, a truck driver who attempts to rescue his friend Wang Chi's fiancée from the clutches of an evil sorcerer named David Lo Pan.

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