Continuity mistake: During the escape from Wing Kong Trading, Jack climbs up from the sewer to figure out the escape route. He runs to the door and almost immediately behind him, everyone has managed to climb up from the sewer much faster than would be possible.
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...
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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: The weapons Lightning uses in the street-fight scene are known as ema-piercers - sharpened spikes mounted on finger or hand rings, capable of rotation. However, the rotation usually comes from the motion the user makes in combat; Lightning apparently uses his own power to make them spin like rotors.
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?
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Answer: It's the symbol for "carpenter" after the director John Carpenter.
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