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Big Trouble in Little China Inspired Thor: Ragnarok". entertainmentweekly. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017 . Retrieved March 10, 2017. It has since enjoyed a resurgence on television and home video, and has received a good deal of retroactive positive press. Some critics and fans considered it one of Carpenter's best movies. [37] Empire magazine voted Big Trouble in Little China the 430th greatest film in their "500 Greatest Movies of All Time" list. [38] [39] [40] [41] Home media [ edit ]Although the original screenplay by first-time screenwriters Gary Goldman and David Z. Weinstein was envisioned as a Western set in the 1880s, screenwriter W. D. Richter was hired to rewrite the script extensively and modernize it. The studio hired Carpenter to direct the film and rushed Big Trouble in Little China into production so that it would be released before a similarly themed Eddie Murphy film, The Golden Child, which was slated to come out around the same time. The project fulfilled Carpenter's long-standing desire to make a martial arts film. Rosen, Christopher (June 8, 2015). "Dwayne Johnson Wants John Carpenter Involved In Big Trouble In Little China Remake". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018 . Retrieved June 9, 2015. The Ninety-seven episode of Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja episode Titled "Big Trouble in Little Norrisville" The episode has a place name Little Norrisville and the Shopkeeper also played by James Hong who played Lo Pan. a b c d "Big Trouble in Little China". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015 . Retrieved August 28, 2017.

Ebert, Roger (July 2, 1986). " Big Trouble in Little China". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013 . Retrieved January 18, 2008. A previously projected comic book series previewed by Top Cow Productions at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con failed to appear. [53] Marvel supervillain The Mandarin in the 1990s Iron Man comic run by John Byrne and John Romita Jr. was modeled in appearance after Lo Pan.

A single-disc movie-only DVD version was later released, with the only special features being the Carpenter/Russell commentary and the theatrical trailer. Big Trouble in Little China". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 10, 2007 . Retrieved July 12, 2007. After the commercial and critical failure of the film, Carpenter became very disillusioned with Hollywood and became an independent filmmaker. [35] He said in an interview, "The experience [of Big Trouble] was the reason I stopped making movies for the Hollywood studios. I won't work for them again. I think Big Trouble is a wonderful film, and I'm very proud of it. But the reception it received, and the reasons for that reception, were too much for me to deal with. I'm too old for that sort of bullshit." [36]