Q 01/05

Who directed Big Trouble in Little China?

A) Joe Dante

B) John Carpenter

C) Walter Hill

D) Robert Zemeckis

Answer · why

B) John Carpenter

It fulfilled his long-standing wish to make a martial arts film after falling for Hong Kong cinema in film school.

Q 02/05

In which year was Big Trouble in Little China released?

A) 1984

B) 1986

C) 1988

D) 1990

Answer · why

B) 1986

It opened on July 2, in 1,053 theaters, sixteen days before Aliens arrived to swallow the summer.

Q 03/05

What is Jack Burton's job?

A) Bounty hunter

B) Bartender

C) Cab driver

D) Truck driver

Answer · why

D) Truck driver

He narrates his own legend over the CB radio while hauling freight.

Q 04/05

What is the nickname of Jack Burton's semi-trailer truck?

A) The Chinatown Comet

B) The Big Trouble

C) The Pork Chop Express

D) The Green-Eyed Lady

Answer · why

C) The Pork Chop Express

Carpenter's title theme shares the name and was partly inspired by ZZ Top's 'Just Got Paid'.

Q 05/05

Who plays Jack Burton?

A) Patrick Swayze

B) Jeff Bridges

C) Dennis Quaid

D) Kurt Russell

Answer · why

D) Kurt Russell

He had already made Elvis, Escape from New York and The Thing with Carpenter.

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