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Big Trouble in Little China
Movie (1986)
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.
Movie (1986)
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.
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Sex & Nudity
Includes passionate kisses, a woman in a teddy, and brief sexual innuendo.
Violence & Gore
There is a lot of martial arts fighting and weapons use, with graphic close-ups of bones breaking and chained skeletons.
Profanity
Language includes one use of the f-word, multiple uses of s-word variations, and other mild curses.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Characters drink wine while driving, beer is shown at meals, and villains smoke cigars.
Frightening Scenes
Fantasy monsters are gross and can be scary for young kids, alongside underwater rotting corpses and dangerous magical rituals.
Positives & learning
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Positive messages
Loyalty and helping a friend are touched upon, though accompanied by mild cultural stereotyping offset by positive Asian characters.
Role models
Hero Jack Burton displays reckless behavior, while characters like Wang Chi and Gracie Law act with more bravery.
Representation
The film features mild stereotyping of Chinese culture that is somewhat offset by many positive Asian characters.
Learning
Families can discuss the violence in Big Trouble in Little China.
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