Anyone who wants to see Martial arts brackets, robust sayings, black magic, ghosts and demons in a film cannot pass Big Trouble in Little China. The wild genre mix of director John Carpenter flopped in the 80s at the time and only later became a cult film. We can only recommend the crazy fun that runs on TV on Thursday evening.
TV tip: Big Trouble in Little China is a crazy roller coaster ride through myths and genres
In John Carpenter’s film, Kurt Russell plays the truck driver Jack Burton as a typical 80s action hero. When Jack’s truck is stolen, he joins Chinatown with reporter Gracie Law (Kim Cattrall) and his friend Wang (Dennis Dun), who is looking for his kidnapped fiance. The mysterious millionaire Lo Pan is behind both crimes, which at the same time supernatural powers brings into play.
The search for the kidnapped fiance quickly develops into a crazy trip, in which Martial arts fights with blue flashes of light and thousands of old black magic only part of the Irrinking genre roller coaster ride Are who at some point also unpacks bizarre monsters.
The trash factor of Big Trouble in Little China has increased again nowadays. However, John Carpenter’s film throws so turbulent with set pieces of the Asian cinema, brisk action, absurd effects and crazy surprises.
Carpenter, the classic such as Assault – attack at night, the thing from another world and Halloween – created the night of horror, the spectacle of fantasy, action, horror and comedy also refines with a great synth soundtrack. He makes Big Trouble in Little China together with the brightly covered pictures atmospheric festival.
When does Big Trouble run in Little China on TV?
Tele 5 shines the John Carpenter cracker on March 20, 2025 at 8:15 p.m. out of. With advertising, the film runs until 10:20 p.m. Alternatively, you can also stream Big Trouble in Little China at Disney+ in the subscription at any time.
This article was first published on Moviepilot in May 2021.