USA, 1986
99m, 2688 metres
35mm, 70mm (blow-up), “filmed in Panavision” (anamorphic) , colour, 2.35:1
Dolby Stereo, 70mm 6-Track, English
An American fantasy film directed by John Carpenter.
Plot Summary
Trucker Jack Burton accompanies his friend Wang Chi to the airport to meet Wang’s fiancée from the plane. But the immortal sorcerer Lo Pan and his three invincible henchmen are pursuing the woman as she has green eyes and, therefore, magical powers.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: John Carpenter
© 1986 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox [logo], A Taft/Barish/Monash production. Produced and released by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Executive Producers: Paul Monash and Keith Barish
Produced by: Larry J. Franco
Associate Producers: Jim Lau and James Lew
Written by: Gary Goldman & David Z. Weinstein
Adaptation by: W.D. Richter
Director of Photography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Mark Warner, Steve Mirkovich, Edward A. Warschilka
Music by: John Carpenter in association with Alan Howarth
Sound Mixer: Thomas Causey
Costume Designer: April Ferry
Makeup Supervisor: Ken Chase
Hair Stylist: Susan Kalinowski
Creatures Created by: Steve Johnson
Special Effects Coordinator: Joseph Unsinn
Visual Effects Produced by: Richard Edlund
Visual Effects: Boss Film Corporation
Production Designer: John J. Lloyd
Martial Arts Choreographer: James Lew
Locations: Marin Headlands, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA
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 Wong (Thunder)
Peter Kwong (Rain)
James Pax (Lightning)
Suzee Pai (Miao Yin)
Chao Li Chi (Uncle Chu)
Jeff Imada (Needles)
Rummel Mor (Joe Lucky)
Craig Ng (One Ear)
June Kim June Kyoto Lu] (White Tiger)
Noel Toy (Mrs O’Toole)
Jade Go (Chinese Girl in White Tiger)
Jerry Hardin (pinstripe lawyer)
James Lew (Chang Sing #1)
Alternative Titles
As aventuras de Jack Burton nas Garras do Mandarim – Portugal
Les aventures de Jack Burton dans les griffes du mandarin – France
Golpe en la pequeña China – Spain
Grosso guaio a Chinatown – Italy
Nagy zür kis kínában – Hungary
Säpinää Chinatownissa – Finland
Scandal în cartierul chinezesc – Romania
Wielka draka w chinskiej dzielnicy – Poland
Links
See also
Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma (1972)
Suk san: Sun Suk san geen hap (1983)
References
Periodicals
- cinema 28 August 1986 – review
- Première September 1986 p.18 – review (by Jean-Philippe Guerand)
- SFX no.242 (January 2014) p.14 – illustrated interview with James Hong (Afterlife 84: James Hong)
- TV Filmes August 1997 p.48 – review (by Manuel Pereira)
Newspapers
- Diário de Notícias 23 May 1999 p.63 – review
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.41 – synopsis, credits
- Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter (2nd Edition) by Roert C. Cumbow 75-82; 249-250 – illustrated article; credits
- The Pocket Essentials: John Carpenter by Michelle Le Blanc & Colin Odell pp.73-77 – article
