Big Trouble in Little China Movie Review 1986

A trucker plunges beneath the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to battle an army of spirits. An uproarious comic-book-film parody with plenty of action and a keen sense of sophomoric sarcasm.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Director/Star Teams: Carpenter & Russell, Martial Arts, Special FX Extravaganzas, Big Rigs, San Francisco

Screenplay

David Weinstein, Gary Goldman, W.D. Richter

Cast

Kurt Russell, Suzee Pai, Dennis Dun, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Director

John Carpenter

Music

John Carpenter, Alan Howarth

Producer

Larry J. Franco, 20th Century-Fox