Last edited 3 days ago by an anonymous user Big Trouble in Little China Big Trouble in Little China Directed by John Carpenter Produced by Larry J. Franco Written by Adaptation: W. D. Richter Screenplay: Gary Goldman David Z. Weinstein Starring Kurt Russell Kim Cattrall Dennis Dun James Hong Victor Wong Music by John Carpenter Alan Howarth Cinematography Dean Cundey Editing by Steve Mirkovich Mark Warner Edward A. Warschilka Studio SLM Production Group Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release dates July 2, 1986 Running time 99 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $20,000,000[1] Box office $11,100,000 Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenters Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American action film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun and James Hong. The film was released in the United States on July 2, 1986. Kurt Russell plays truck driver Jack Burton, who helps his friend Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) rescue Wangs green-eyed fiancee (Suzee Pai) from bandits in San Franciscos Chinatown. They go into the mysterious underworld beneath Chinatown, where they face an ancient sorcerer named David Lo Pan (James Hong). Although the film was originally envisioned as a Western set in the 1880s, screenwriter W. D. Richter was hired to rewrite the script extensively and modernize everything. The studio hired Carpenter to direct the film and rushed Big Trouble in Little China into production so that it would be released before a similarly themed Eddie Murphy film, The Golden Child, which was slated to come out around the same time. The project fulfilled Carpenters long-standing desire to make a martial arts film. The movie was a commercial failure, grossing $11.1 million in North America slightly below its estimated $20 million budget. It received critically mixed reviews that left Carpenter disillusioned with Hollywood and influenced his decision to return to independent film-making. The movie is a cult film due to its success on home video.[2] Plot Main cast Production Soundtrack Reaction Merchandise References External links Read in another language MobileDesktop Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Privacy
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