Details

Release year: 1986

Storyline

A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.

Top credits

Directors

John Carpenter

Writers

Cast

Kurt Russell — Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall — Gracie Law
Dennis Dun — Wang Chi
James Hong — David Lo Pan

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Did you know

• Kurt Russell confessed on the DVD commentary that he was afraid of starring in the movie because he had made a string of movies that flopped at the box office. When he asked John Carpenter about it, he told Kurt that it didn't matter to him - he just wanted to make the movie with him.

• The lipstick coming off of Kim Cattrall and onto Kurt Russell wasn't a planned joke, but something they improvised when they saw the makeup used on the actress came off so easily. Carpenter notes this is just another example of how certain actors won't let themselves look like a fool and why Russell was such a perfect choice for the Jack Burton role.

• Jackie Chan was John Carpenter's first choice to play Wang Chi, but producer Lawrence Gordon was highly against it, fearing Chan's English wasn't good enough after seeing his performances in Battle Creek Brawl (1980) and The Protector (1985), but Carpenter wanted Chan after the success of Police Story (1985). Chan declined and Dennis Dun was cast instead.