Big Trouble in Little China (1986): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know!

Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know! #rememberwhen Big Trouble in Little China (1986) gave us Kurt Russell as Jack Burton and one of the wildest cult movies of the ’80s? Discover 15 weird facts about John Carpenter’s action-comedy, including Jackie Chan nearly joining the cast, Kim Cattrall’s unusual filming schedule, incredible practical effects, the movie’s box-office failure, and the studio-mandated scene Carpenter never wanted. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - 15: Fox Suggested Kurt Russell After John Carpenter’s A-List Choices Fell Through 02:47 - 14: Jackie Chan Was Originally Wanted to Play Wang Chi 04:09 - 13: Kurt Russell Filmed Scenes With a 105-Degree Fever 05:14 - 12: Kurt Russell Kept Finding Ways to Make Jack Burton Look More Foolish 06:38 - 11: Kim Cattrall Left the Set at 4:30 Every Day to Perform Chekhov 07:53 - 10: Gracie Law Was Tied Up Because of a Scene the Movie Deleted — Kim Cattrall 08:49 - 9: The Floating Eyeball Required an Entire New Effects System — Richard Edlund 10:05 - 8: The Crew Built a Life-Size James Hong That Glowed From the Inside 11:25 - 7: The Sewer Monster Was Played by a Triple-Amputee Vietnam Veteran — Noble Craig 12:54 - 6: Janet Jackson Later Danced Through the Movie’s Chinatown Set 14:07 - 5: Victor Wong Was a Painter, Journalist and Character in a Jack Kerouac Novel 15:31 - 4: John Carpenter Chose Big Trouble Over Eddie Murphy’s The Golden Child 17:01 - 3: Fox Released Aliens Just 16 Days After Big Trouble in Little China 18:33 - 2: The Original Big Trouble Script Was a Western Set in the 1880s — Gary Goldman 20:11 - 1: The Opening Scene Exists Because Fox Didn’t Understand Jack Burton Watch more Weird Facts videos:    • Movie Deep Dives   #BigTroubleInLittleChina #kurtrussell #johncarpenter #kimcattrall #JamesHong #JackBurton #80sMovies #80sNostalgia #cultclassic #ActionComedy #MovieFacts #MovieTrivia #BehindTheScenes #weirdfacts