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Overview
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Release Date:
2 July 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
Adventure doesn't come any bigger! morePlot:
An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown. full summary | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
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This John Carpenter movie has it all! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kurt Russell | ... | Jack Burton |
 | Kim Cattrall | ... | Gracie Law |
 | Dennis Dun | ... | Wang Chi |
 | James Hong | ... | David Lo Pan |
| Victor Wong | ... | Egg Shen |
| Kate Burton | ... | Margo |
 | Donald Li | ... | Eddie Lee |
| Carter Wong | ... | Thunder |
 | Peter Kwong | ... | Rain |
 | James Pax | ... | Lightning |
| Suzee Pai | ... | Miao Yin |
| Chao Li Chi | ... | Uncle Chu |
| Jeff Imada | ... | Needles |
| Rummel Mor | ... | Joe Lucky |
| Craig Ng | ... | One Ear |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
99 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:15 | South Korea:15 | UK:PG (1986) (cut) | Denmark:15 | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1986) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (w) | Germany:16 (special edition) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Spain:13MOVIEmeter: 
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The characters on the front of "Egg" Shen's bus say, "Uncle Egg's Tours Guarantee a Good Time". moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the fight between the two Chinese gangs, Jack and Wang are sitting in the truck's cabin. But in external shots of the truck, there's nobody inside. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Pinstripe lawyer: What I'd like to do today is get your version of what happened.
Egg Shen: Oh, you mean the truth.
Pinstripe lawyer: Of course. First, just state your name and your occupation for the record.
Egg Shen: Oh, Egg Shen. Bus driver.
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If you`ve ever heard of the director John Carpenter, you`ll be familiar with his works (of art), like Hallowe`en, Escape From New York, Assault On Precient 13, The Thing, They Live, and this movie, a mid 80`s classic starring none other than Carpenter`s favourite front man, Kurt Russell. Set in Chinatown, Los Angeles, its a modern day fable of good versus evil, Chinese black magic, the hero storms the castle type affair. Russell plays Jack Burton, a wise cracking long distance truck triver and all American hero, passing through Chinatown on some business. After a card game with old friend Wang Chi (Dennis Dun), Wang (now penniless thanks to Burton`s good fortune) pursuades Jack to drive him to the airport, to pick up his childhood sweetheart, a girl Wang has not seen since they were children. Its here the story begins, as Mao Yin, Wang`s girlfriend, is captured by a mysterious gang. The two form a pact to rescue the girl from the clutches of the evil Lo Pan, former crimelord of Chinatown, a myth who has apparently lived to the age of almost 200, with a little help from some black magic.
Thats it, I`m saying no more, cos I don`t want to spoil it. You`ve probably seen the movie anyway.
Its hard to pick a favourite John Carpenter film, very hard, but this one has it all. Its a great action movie, a great comedy, an original story, great lines, and even a love story, a perfect blend of what big screen entertainment should be. Its strange though, that the ending was left so open, begging for a sequel that was never made.