# Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

> A swaggering trucker stumbles into an ancient Chinatown sorcery war and discovers that his biggest talent may be surviving his own overconfidence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3715

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
- Director: John Carpenter
- Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Donald Li, Carter Huang Chia-Ta
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, witty, kinetic, cult movie night, action comedy marathon

## Synopsis

A truck driver finds himself in a magical battle to save his fiancée from an ancient sorcerer.

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