Continuity mistake: Toward the end of the film, when the creature captures Gracie, he jumps through a hole in the floor with her on his back. As he falls through the hole, his feet fall out in front of him and he is shown almost prone. Yet when the shot changes he lands firmly on his feet.
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Dennis Dun
Lo Pan marries Miao Yin and Gracie Law. Jack (Kurt Russell), Egg Shen, Wang Chi and the others save the day. Jack kills Lo Pan by throwing a knife at his head and Pan dies since he is now mortal. Jack & co. escape Lo Pan's place. Wang is reunited with Miao Yin. The good guys have a small celebration. Egg decides it's time for a vacation. Jack leaves and one of Lo Pan's minions is stowaway on Jack's truck...
Chang Sing
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Suggested correction: It was a long enough drop for the beast to adjust itself to land on its feet.
Jack Burton: Ok, you people! Sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... Call the president.
Trivia: Even though Kim Cattrall and Suzee Pai portray characters with green eyes, both actresses actually have brown eyes in real-life. Both had to wear green contacts for the film.
Question: When Lightning is crushed by the statue at the end of the movie, he sends out dozens of bolts of energy before he dies. The final wisp of electricity forms a Chinese character. Does anyone know what it means?
Answer: It's the symbol for "carpenter" after the director John Carpenter.
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