Big Trouble In Little China
John Carpenter’s 1986 adventure comedy drops a loud trucker into an underground Chinatown war of sorcerers, monsters, and kung fu. Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) thinks he’s the hero while Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) actually is. They dive under San Francisco to rescue Wang’s fiancée from David Lo Pan, an immortal who needs a green-eyed woman to break his curse. Carpenter directed; Carpenter and Russell lean into the swagger. MPAA: PG-13. Running time: 99 minutes.