Big Trouble in Little China

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Call Number: Blu-ray Comedy Big
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Originally released as motion picture in 1986.
Special features include commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell; all new 5.1 DTS isolated score track; deleted scenes; extended ending; vintage featurette; music video; Richard Edlund interview; trailers and TV spots; behind-the-scenes gallery.
Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong, James Pax.
Jack Burton is a big-talking, wisecracking trucker who goes beneath the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to battle an army of spirits when his friend's fiancee is kidnapped.
HD DVD; widescreen presentation (2.35:1), mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital.
Requires a Blu-ray player.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Awesome submitted by mysterio on August 6, 2011, 9:42pm Awesome

Big Trouble, Big Fun submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on August 14, 2015, 3:47am Big Trouble In Little China is a cult classic with evil magic battling good, explosions, humor, crazy action, some cool (and some grotesque) special effects, and ancient prophecies coming to fruition

What really makes it work is how it uses tropes by both playing into them as well as subverting them. Kurt Russell's character is the lead, but he isn't actually the one having the classic Hero's Journey for this story. In fact, he's mostly the meathead sidekick (though not 100% of the time, because the movie doesn't keep any character any one thing). I am also happy to note that the women leads get immediate strengths and character beats, and while there is plenty of damsel-in-distress plot, there's also enough of the ladies - including the quintessential damsel character whose kidnapping kicks off the whole thing - getting some good writing. The bit characters get their moments as well.

It's a good ride. It is over-the-top and clever about it.

No trouble with this one! submitted by brooksza on July 25, 2022, 3:54pm This was a blast and probably would have been one of my favorites as a kid in the 90s. I totally get why they can't Kurt Russell as Chris Pratt's dad in a movie 30 years later.