EP. 13 - BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)

Jack Burton brought a knife to a magic fight - and still somehow thinks he carried the team. Join us as we discuss "Big Trouble in Little China". Recorded: 04.28.2026 - Flick Details - Country of Origin: US Release Date: July 2, 1986 Run Time: 1 Hr 39 Min Director: John Carpenter Cast: Kurt Russell (Jack Burton), Kim Cattrall (Gracie), Dennis Dunn (Wang), James Hong (David Lo Pan), Victor Wong (Egg Shen) Budget: 25M Box Office: 2.7M opening weekend US & Canada, 11M worldwide Tagline: “Adventure doesn’t come any bigger!” Watch On: Prime Video IMDb - 7.2/10 (167K) Letterboxd - 3.7/5  Rotten Tomatoes - 71% critic / 82% audience Metacritic - 53 critic / 7.3 audience Critic Consensus (RT) - “Brimming with energy and packed with humor, Big Trouble in Little China distills kung fu B-movies as affectionately as it subverts them.” Movies around the same time: Top Gun, Platoon, Cobra, Ferris Bueller, Labyrinth, Stand By Me, Three Amigos, Short Circuit - Our Ratings - Dylan: 3.1 Jesse: 3.6 Dawson: 4.2 Follow @itstheflickfiles on Instagram