 Big Trouble in Little China 1986  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Victor Wong, Kate Burton, Suzee Pai, Donald Li, Carter Wong, Peter Kwong, James Pax, Chao Li Chi, Jeff Imada, Rummel Mor, Craig Ng
This funny satire follows truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) who takes his friend Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) to the airport to pick up his fiancee Miao Yin (Suzee Pai) and finds himself in the middle of a Chinese gang war. The gang kidnaps Miao because the ghost of Chinese warlord Lo Pan (James Hong) must marry her in order to regain his physical form. John goes beneath the streets of San Francisco and encounters some strange creatures while trying to rescue Miao. High-tech action.
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The Joy Luck Club 1993  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao, Victor Wong, Michael Paul Chan, Chao Li Chi, Melanie Chang
This is the film adaptation of Amy Tan's excellent novel about four Chinese women who fled China in the 1930s and became lifelong friends in San Francisco. It is an insightful look into the Joy Luck Club's members as well as their daughters' contemporary problems.
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 The Nutty Professor 1996  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, Dave Chappelle, James Coburn, Larry Miller, John Ales, Patricia Wilson, Jamal Mixon, Nichole McAuley, Hamilton Von Watts, Quinn Duffy, Chao Li Chi, Tony Carlin, Montell Jordan, Doug Williams
This remake of the 1963 Jerry Lewis film is about Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy), an obese chemistry professor, who uses himself as a guinea pig in an experiment to test a potion to eliminate fat. Murphy is great as he takes on roles of four family members–including fat Sherman and svelte alter ego Buddy. The film provides good satire in the Eddie Murphy manner.
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| 1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
2. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
3. The Nutty Professor (1996)
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