Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

05/30/1986 (US) • 1h 40m

Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun.

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$25,000,000.00

Revenue

$11,102,672.00

Keywords

martial arts

kung fu

magic

san francisco, california

kidnapping

chinatown

mercenary

mythology

truck driver

adventurer

1980s

fantasy

absurd

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