About this episode

The episode reviews John Carpenter's cult classic film 'Big Trouble In Little China' and its impact over the years.

Forty years ago this summer, genre master John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween, They Live) directed this big budget (for the time) extravaganza blending various genres including martial arts, fantasy, and crime drama. Starring Kurt Russell in one of his more iconic roles as truckdriver Jack Burton, it was fast, funny, and phrenetically entertaining! And yet no one really saw it in theaters. :( Fortunately this film did eventually find its audience on cable and video, becoming a cu...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• film review
• John Carpenter
• 1980s cinema
• action comedy
• cult classic

Keywords

• Big Trouble In Little China
• John Carpenter
• Kurt Russell
• 1986 film
• cult classic
• action
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Trouble In Little China, The Thing, Halloween, They Live

Places: Little China

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