Big Trouble in Little China (1987)

About this episode

The episode discusses the John Carpenter film 'Big Trouble in Little China', focusing on its action and fantasy elements rather than horror.

This week we are back to talking about Horror Adjacent content with the John Carpenter Action/Fantasy film "Big Trouble in Little China". What this movie lacks in horror it more than makes up for in monsters and nostalgia! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Some Merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check our Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• horror adjacent
• action
• fantasy
• nostalgia
• film review

Keywords

• John Carpenter
• monsters
• nostalgia
• Big Trouble in Little China
• 1987

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Trouble in Little China

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