Movie connections for
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) More at IMDbPro »

References

Dirty Harry (1971)
 -  Egg mentions it.
Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma (1972)
San suk san geen hap (1983)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Referenced in

Lik Wong (1991)
Mortal Kombat (1992) (VG)
 -  Raiden's appearance is based on the Lightning character
Blood (1997) (VG)
 -  The videogame quotes the movie.
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
 -  When the Italian boyfriend's face swells up before her unleashes the giant puke-ball
Fear Effect (2000) (VG)
"Saturday Night Live: Renée Zellweger/Eve (#26.17)" (2001)
 -  Title reference during Hardball
Evolution (2001)
"The Chronicle: Here There Be Dragons (#1.3)" (2001)
 -  James Hong (David Lo Pan) originated the character of David Lo Pan in "Big Trouble in Little China"
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
"What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Big Appetite in Little Tokyo (#2.1)" (2003)
 -  Title reference.
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG)
 -  True Crime has a supernatural Chinese plot and so does BTiLC.
Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003) (V)
World of Warcraft (2004) (VG)
 -  The Six Demon Bag is a trinket; its tooltip text says it "Blasts enemies with the power of wind, fire, that kind of thing!", quoting Egg Shen's description of the contents of his Six-Demon Bag in the film.
Big Trouble in Little China (2005)
 -  Title reference
"Robot Chicken: Toy Meets Girl (#1.11)" (2005)
 -  Kurt Russell does some shopping for china.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.70)" (2005)
 -  referenced in clue in "This Means Trouble" category
Grindhouse (2007)
 -  Jack Burton (Kurt Russel)'s Tanktop is hanging up in the bar during Death Proof
Death Proof (2007)
 -  Jack Burton's tanktop is visible in the tavern
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp (#1.5)" (2007)
 -  James Hong's character in this episode is named Ben Lo Pan. Lo Pan was the name of his character in Big Trouble in Little China.
"American Dad!: Big Trouble in Little Langley (#3.4)" (2007)
 -  Title reference

Featured in

John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
 -  Clip
"MythBusters: Mega Movie Myths (#4.19)" (2006)
 -  They show clips from Big Trouble in Little China before putting the scene where a guy with a machine gun shoots a lock off a door to the test.

Spoofed in

Ranma ½: Chûgoku Nekonron daikessen! Okite yaburi no gekitô hen (1991)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
"Robot Chicken: Toy Meets Girl (#1.11)" (2005)
 -  the characters of Jack Burton and Uncle Chu appear in a sketch
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) (VG)
 -  A mission in GTA:LCS is named 'Big Rumble in Little China' parodying the name of this title.

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