Following Escape from New York and The Thing John Carpenter and Kurt Russell re-unite for this mystical action adventure comedy kung-fu monster ghost story! Russell plays Jack Burton a reasonable guy who is about to experience some unreasonable things in San Francisco's Chinatown. As his friend's fiancée is kidnapped Jack becomes embroiled in a centuries-old battle between good and evil. At the root of it all is Lo Pan a 2000-year-old magician who rules an empire of evil spirits. Jack goes to the rescue dodging demons goblins and the unstoppable Three Storms as he battles through Lo Pan's dark domain. One of Carpenters most enjoyable and best loved films Big Trouble in Little China brilliantly juggles delirious set-pieces comedy and kung-fu action with a razor sharp script of corking one-liners as Jack would say 'It's all in the reflexes'. Special Features: High Definition presentation of the film from a digital transfer prepared by Twentieth Century Fox Optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and uncompressed Stereo 2.0 Audio Isolated 5.1 DTS-HD Isolated Score Soundtrack Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio Commentary with director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell Return to Little China - A brand new interview with John Carpenter Being Jack Burton - A brand new interview with Kurt Russell Carpenter and I - A brand new interview with cinematographer Dean Cundey A new interview with producer Larry Franco Interview with visual effects producer Richard Edlund Vintage Making-of featurette featuring cast and crew Extended Ending Deleted Scenes Music Video Gallery of behind-the-scenes images 3 original trailers TV Spots Reversible Sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw Booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Kenneth Muir author of The Films of John Carpenter a re-print of an article on the effects of the film from American Cinematographer illustrated with archive stills and posters
Following Escape from New York and The Thing John Carpenter and Kurt Russell re-unite for this mystical action adventure comedy kung-fu monster ghost story! Russell plays Jack Burton a reasonable guy who is about to experience some unreasonable things in San Francisco's Chinatown. As his friend's fiancée is kidnapped Jack becomes embroiled in a centuries-old battle between good and evil. At the root of it all is Lo Pan a 2000-year-old magician who rules an empire of evil spirits. Jack goes to the rescue dodging demons goblins and the unstoppable Three Storms as he battles through Lo Pan's dark domain. One of Carpenters most enjoyable and best loved films Big Trouble in Little China brilliantly juggles delirious set-pieces comedy and kung-fu action with a razor sharp script of corking one-liners as Jack would say 'It's all in the reflexes'. Special Features: High Definition presentation of the film from a digital transfer prepared by Twentieth Century Fox Optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and uncompressed Stereo 2.0 Audio Isolated 5.1 DTS-HD Isolated Score Soundtrack Optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio Commentary with director John Carpenter and star Kurt Russell Return to Little China - A brand new interview with John Carpenter Being Jack Burton - A brand new interview with Kurt Russell Carpenter and I - A brand new interview with cinematographer Dean Cundey A new interview with producer Larry Franco Interview with visual effects producer Richard Edlund Vintage Making-of featurette featuring cast and crew Extended Ending Deleted Scenes Music Video Gallery of behind-the-scenes images 3 original trailers TV Spots Reversible Sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw Booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Kenneth Muir author of The Films of John Carpenter a re-print of an article on the effects of the film from American Cinematographer illustrated with archive stills and posters
