Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Shake the Pillars of Heaven With the Collector's Edition Blu-ray of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA!


SCREAM FACTORY GOES ALL OUT FOR JOHN CARPENTER'S CLASSIC FANTASY-ADVENTURE, FEATURING HOURS OF NEW SPECIAL FEATURES SPREAD ACROSS TWO DISCS!

Scream Factory inches ever closer to owning the entire John Carpenter library with their impressive release of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA! With its amazing cast, hilarious (and highly quotable) bumbling hero Jack Burton, and awesome score by John Carpenter (and The Coupe De Villes!), its no secret why this movie has been a longtime favorite all of us here at Vault HQ! While the transfer on this disc is the same as the previous 2009 Blu-ray release (as are a lot of the extras on disc one), Scream Factory really upped the ante by loading their 2-disc Collector's Edition (and Limited Edition Steelbook) with two new audio commentaries and a dozen new cast & crew interviews! (Are you drooling yet Vault Dwellers? I definitely am!)

Brace yourself gang, because it's time to run through the mystic night, through the rollin' fire, through the burnin' blade, through the crawling snakes, through the midnight flame, until they take us away! Cause we've got BIG TROU-BLE, IN LIT-TLE CHI-NA!

Synopsis: Kurt Russell (THE THING, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) stars as Jack Burton, a tough-talking truck driver whose life goes into a supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fiancée is kidnapped in John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. Jack suddenly finds himself in a murky, danger-filled world beneath San Francisco's Chinatown, where Lo Pan (James Hong - THE GOLDEN CHILD, THE VINEYARD), a 2,000-year-old magician, mercilessly rules an empire of spirits. Facing down a host of unearthly terrors, Jack battles through Lo Pan's dark domain in a full-throttle, action-riddled ride to rescue the girl. Also starring Victor Wong (PRINCE OF DARKNESS, TREMORS), Kim Cattrall (MANNEQUIN, SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE), and Dennis Dun (PRINCE OF DARKNESS, THE LAST EMPEROR), this special effects-filled spectacle is a non-stop thrill ride to an incredible finish!

Disc Specs:
Rated PG-13 | Color | 100 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Extras:

Artwork for Scream Factory's Limited Edition Steelbook of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA!
DISC ONE
  • NEW! Audio Commentary With Producer Larry Franco!
  • NEW! Audio Commentary With Special Effects Artist Steve Johnson, Moderated By filmmaker Anthony C. Ferrante!
  • Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell!
  • Isolated Score
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • TV Spots
  • Vintage Audio Interview With John Carpenter
  • Electronic Press Kit – Interviews And Profiles
  • Gag Reel
  • Music Video
  • Deleted And Extended Scenes
  • Extended Ending
  • Photo Galleries – Movie Stills, Posters, Lobby cards, Publicity Photos, And Behind-the-scenes Photos!

DISC TWO
  • NEW! You’re The Hero – An Interview With Actor Dennis Dun!
  • NEW! The Soul Of Lo Pan – An Interview With Actor James Hong!
  • NEW! Able To Be Myself – An Interview With Actor Donald Li!
  • NEW! The Tao Of Thunder – An Interview With Actor Carter Wong!
  • NEW! The Tao Of Rain – An Interview With Actor Peter Kwong!
  • NEW! The Hatchet Man Speaks – An Interview With Actor Al Leong!
  • NEW! Damn Wiley Prescott – An Interview With Writer W.D. Richter!
  • NEW! It Was A Western Ghost Story – An Interview With Writer Gary Goldman!
  • NEW! The Poetry Of Motion – An Interview With Associate Producer/Martial Arts Choreographer James Lew!
  • NEW! Into The Mystic Night – An Interview With The Coupe De Ville’s Member Nick Castle!
  • NEW! Since We Were Kids – An Interview With Second Unit Director/The Coupe De Ville’s Member Tommy Lee Wallace!
  • NEW! Love And Art – A Conversation With Movie Poster Artist Drew Struzan!
  • Return To Little China – An Interview With Director John Carpenter!
  • Being Jack Burton – An Interview With Actor Kurt Russell!
  • Carpenter And I – An Interview With Director Of Photography Dean Cundey!
  • Producing Big Trouble – An Interview With Producer Larry Franco!
  • Staging Big Trouble – An Interview With Stuntman Jeff Imada!
  • Interview With Visual Effects Artist Richard Edlund!
  • Vintage Featurette



EXCLUSIVE SCREAM FACTORY BUNDLES:

BUNDLE #1 - $51.98 - ORDER HERE!
  • BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (2-Disc Collector's Edition) with slipcover!
  • An exclusive 18” x 24” rolled poster of the new Collector’s Edition artwork by Laz Marquez!
  • A 7” green vinyl (via Sacred Bones) featuring music composed by John Carpenter and recorded by John, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies. The A-side includes the 2017 version of the main theme, "Porkchop Express" and the B-side contains a never-before-released recording of "The Alley War," recorded by the trio in 2019. Limited to 2,500 copies and housed in a lavish slipcase with new art by frequent Carpenter collaborator Chris Bilheimer!

BUNDLE #2 - $53.98 - ORDER HERE!
  • BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (2-Disc Limited Edition Steelbook)!
  • An exclusive 28.5” x 16.5" rolled lithograph of the new Steelbook artwork by Nat Marsh!
  • A 7” green vinyl (via Sacred Bones) featuring music composed by John Carpenter and recorded by John, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies. The A-side includes the 2017 version of the main theme, "Porkchop Express" and the B-side contains a never-before-released recording of "The Alley War," recorded by the trio in 2019. Limited to 2,500 copies and housed in a lavish slipcase with new art by frequent Carpenter collaborator Chris Bilheimer!

BUNDLE #3 - $71.98 - ORDER HERE!
  • BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (2-Disc Collector's Edition) with slipcover!
  • BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (2-Disc Limited Edition Steelbook)!
  • An exclusive 18” x 24” rolled poster of the new Collector’s Edition artwork by Laz Marquez!
  • An exclusive 28.5” x 16.5" rolled lithograph of the new Steelbook artwork by Nat Marsh!
  • A 7” green vinyl (via Sacred Bones) featuring music composed by John Carpenter and recorded by John, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies. The A-side includes the 2017 version of the main theme, "Porkchop Express" and the B-side contains a never-before-released recording of "The Alley War," recorded by the trio in 2019. Limited to 2,500 copies and housed in a lavish slipcase with new art by frequent Carpenter collaborator Chris Bilheimer!
Egads! Those bundles are a bit rich for my blood (I personally settled on the plain ole steelbook!) but since we're in the thick of the Christmas season, any of these three packages could be an amazing gift for that BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA fan in your life! However, if spending $50+ is not an option, you can get the Collector's Edition of the film for between $23 - $28 from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SHOUT! FACTORY. The Steelbook costs between $25 - $30 and can also be obtained from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or SHOUT! FACTORY.



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