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Big Trouble in Little China (1986) – Kurt Russell Fights Sorcerers in a Tank Top

from Rewind or Die – Cult Movies, Trash Cinema, and Deep Dives

It’s 2025, but we’re firing up the Pork-Chop Express and heading straight back to 1986 for a movie that asks: “What if your action hero talked like John Wayne, dressed like a truck stop fever dream, and fumbled his way through ancient Chinese magic?” That’s right—this week on Rewind or Die, it’s Big Trouble in Little China.Join Adam, Jeff, and Steve as they unleash their mystical podcast powers to:Rewatch John Carpenter’s most chaotic cult classicDebate whether Jack Burton is the hero or just a very loud bystanderPraise the legendary James Hong for being in absolutely everythingRank Kurt Russell’s hair like it’s an Olympic eventAnd do their best to make sense of a plot that includes sorcery, sewer monsters, and supernatural bureaucracyAlso in this episode:A completely unplanned American Gladiators tangentA full segment on what’s inside the Six-Demon BagA game no one agreed to playA ghost summoning attempt that goes exactly as well as you’d expectAnd Steve asks, “Was there a Del Taco Pork-Chop Express tie-in?” (He regrets it immediately.)Spoiler alert: Jeff STILL hasn’t forgiven the studio for tanking the movie’s release, and Adam remains convinced Jack Burton could survive the $10 million linebacker challenge.New episodes every week. We don’t promise answers. Just chaos.

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