Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.
Directed by John Carpenter
martial arts
kung fu
magic
san francisco, california
kidnapping
chinatown
mercenary
mythology
truck driver
adventurer
mysterious
1980s
satirical
fantasy
hilarious
awestruck
Rank
#23 in 1986·#2353 overall
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Cast
Kurt Russell
Jack Burton
Kim Cattrall
Gracie Law
Dennis Dun
Wang Chi
James Hong
David Lo Pan
Victor Wong
Egg Shen
Kate Burton
Margo
Donald Li
Eddie Lee
Carter Huang Chia-Ta
Thunder
Peter Kwong
Rain
James Pax
Lightning
Suzee Pai
Miao Yin
Chao Li Chi
Uncle Chu
Crew
John Carpenter
Director
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Steve Mirkovich
Editor
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Larry Franco
Producer
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
W.D. Richter
Adaptation
Joanna Merlin
Casting
James Lew
Associate Producer
James Lew
Martial Arts Choreographer
Larry Franco
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
1092 reviews
David Easton
7.7★ · 11/03/25
A certified hoot, should be mandatory viewing for SF residents
A certified hoot, should be mandatory viewing for SF residents
4
Andrea Chaparro
6.0★ · 07/03/25
This just proves that giving your friend a ride to the airport never ends well 😅
Even though it's not really my cup of tea, I don't yuck other people's yum 😬
This just proves that giving your friend a ride to the airport never ends well 😅
Even though it's not really my cup of tea, I don't yuck other people's yum 😬
1
ains
6.0★ · 06/17/26
my favorite character in this is the lawyer named Gracie Law, incredible character naming thank you John Carpenter
my favorite character in this is the lawyer named Gracie Law, incredible character naming thank you John Carpenter
