Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

Once you settle into the realization that this 1986 John Carpenter (Halloween) film is not going to be one of the director's more masterful works, Big Trouble in Little China just becomes a full-tilt comic blast. Kurt Russell is hilarious as a drawling, would-be John Wayne hero who steps into the middle of a supernatural war in the heart of Chinatown. While kung fu warriors and otherworldly spirits battle over the fate of two women (Kim Cattrall and Suzee Pai), Russell's swaggering idiot manages to knock himself out or underestimate the forces he's dealing with. The whole thing is dopey, but it's supposed to be dopey and Russell's game performance brings an ironic edge. Carpenter directs some nifty spook effects (the sudden arrival of three martial arts demigods from out of nowhere is worth applause), and he also wrote the music. --Tom Keogh

Production: Twentieth Century Fox
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
PG-13
Year:
1986
99
25,771 Views
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[from trailer] They told him to go to Hell - and that's just where he's going!
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