Grosso guaio a Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown, rainy night, a Pork Chop Express truck. A mystical underworld opens, ancient curses and magic await, Jack Burton's wisecracking drives him into the fray. Carpenter grounds fantasy in his signature grit.

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John Carpenter directed Grosso guaio a Chinatown in 1986. See John Carpenter's full filmography, where to start with John Carpenter, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Carpenter.

Grosso guaio a Chinatown was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.