Episode 397 · Film year 1986
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- Special Guests
- Sandy King Carpenter, W.D. Richter
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Vincenzo Natali, Tony Black
Show notes
John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (1986) tells the story of Wang Chi (Dennis Dun), a restaurateur whose finance, Miao Lin (Suzee Pai), gets kidnapped by the nefarious forces of David Lo Pan (James Hong (opens in a new tab)), a seemingly innocent old man who is actually the embodiment of the evil spirit of Lo Pan, a demon who needs a woman with green eyes in order to become corporeal again and begin his reign of terror on earth.
And, there are some other white people involved in the story, too.
Tony Black (opens in a new tab) and Vincenzo Natali (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this bizarre mash-up of Chinese mysticism and American action that only W.D. Richter could write.
And, there are some other white people involved in the story, too.
Tony Black (opens in a new tab) and Vincenzo Natali (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this bizarre mash-up of Chinese mysticism and American action that only W.D. Richter could write.
Labels: 1986 Gary L Goldman John Carpenter Kim Cattrall Kurt Russell Sandy King Tony Black Vincenzo Natali WD Richter
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Music credits
- Music from the Original Soundtrack recording
Links & resources
- Buy Big Trouble in Little China on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Official Making of Big Trouble in Little China by Tara Bennett & Paul Terry (opens in a new tab)
- Learn more about Storm King productions (opens in a new tab)
- Learn more about the Big Trouble comic books (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to our interview with Gary L. Goldman (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (6)
W. Jay Pinto I can't believe that you're only now getting to this movie. It just seems like the kind of film you would have covered years ago.Mike White You may have heard that I'm not a big fan. That's why we've done They Live and The Thing before this one. ;)
Anonymous I just wish Vincenzo had waited until after the interview to play with his collection of chains. Seriously though, interesting discussion on a fascinating 80s fantasy comedy movie.D'Artagnan Lee Seriously annoying. I was thinking "WTF is that sound?!?"
Edw. Dixon There's an ad about an hour in. It's for a movie podcast with two friends who "shame" each other for not having seen certain films. He mentions the name of it only once in the beginning and his voice goes down and he half-mumbles when he gives the name. I rewound six or seven times to get it and couldn't. I like that he's laid back and low-key and not screaming, but he needs to wake up enough to clearly pronounce the name of what he's selling.D'Artagnan Lee Same experience here.