A wisecracking truck driver battles ancient sorcerers and mystical forces in a campy, brisk adventure.
Pulpy, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 27, 2026.
No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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