Big trouble in Little China / a Taft/Barish/Monash Production ; written by Gary Goldman & David Z. Weinstein ; adaptation by W.D. Richter ; produced by Larry J. Franco ; directed by John Carpenter
Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong. Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Wide screen. Special features: audio commentary with producer Larry Franco; audio commentary with special effects artist Steve Johnson, moderated by filmmaker Anthony C. Ferrante; audio commentary with director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell; isolated score; theatrical trailers; TV spots; vintage audio interview with John Carpter; gag reel; music video; deleted and extended scenes; extended ending; photo galleries; various new interviews & featurettes.
Summary:
Kurt Russell stars as Jack Burton, a tough-talking truck driver whose life goes into a supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fiancée is kidnapped in John Carpenter's classic film. Jack suddenly finds himself in a murky, danger-filled world beneath San Francisco's Chinatown, where Lo Pan, a 2,000-year-old magician, mercilessly rules an empire of spirits. Facing down a host of unearthly terrors, Jack battles through Lo Pan's dark domain in a full-throttle, action-riddled ride to rescue his friend's fiancee.
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