Big Trouble in Little China

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 Big Trouble in Little China 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.

Big Trouble in Little China was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.