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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 synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
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A Tongue-In-Cheek '80s 'Classic' 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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Kurt Russell suffered a bad case of the flu during shooting so the sweat on his body is real, caused by the fever. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the end of the movie, as the creature appears on the rear of Jack's truck, it doesn't appear that the wheels are actually turning despite the impression that Jack is driving the truck. 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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This is one of the wildest stories ever: a cartoon come to life and a mixture of an old-time serial with modern special-effects with bold colors all the way through.
This movie is pure tongue-in-cheek. One just has to take nothing seriously in here and just go along on the wild ride. From the nonsense mystical Chinese sorcery that is taken so reverently, to the American hero "Jack Burton" (Kurt Russell) who displays the fearless macho man, to combatants flying through the air (this was 15 years before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was filmed), to one exotic character and situation after another - it's all absurd fun.
Russell plays his role to the hilt, playing his favorite kind of role when he was younger: brash, bold and an ignoramus who fears absolutely nothing. His lines are deliberately corny and one can bet he had a lot of fun making this movie. He even gets in a few good comedic lines. His partner, Dennis Dunn, is a likable guy with a devilish grin on his face and Kim Cattrell plays the more modern damsel-in-distress role to the hilt, too.
They could have lightened this up a bit on the action - it gets to be too much at times - but the movie is just slightly over an hour-and-half. It still wore me out the first few times I saw it.
All in all: ludicrous fun, a kind of Indiana Jones in Chinatown adventure flick.