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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA 30th Anniversary screening w/ special guest!
In August we will be screening John Carpenter's 1986 classic Big Trouble In Little China! Jack Burton's quips, Wang's martial arts, Egg Shen's wisdom, Gracie Law's bravado, and LoPan with his three storms will make for a magical night of fun! Actor Peter Kwong, who plays "Rain" of the Three Storms in the film will be joining us for a Q&A and will have a table for autographing and photos!
Watch this cult hit before they reboot it with The Rock! Please spread the word and bring friends so we can continue to bring your favorite movies back to life the way they should be seen!
Tickets will be $11.50, sold online and at the box-office on-site.
Vista Theatre
4473 Sunset Drive
Los Angeles, CA
**We love an excuse for super enthusiastic fans to dress up, so if you wanna wear a costume we love it! We always have prizes on deck and may award them to costumed guests! Any themed/era costume is fine, you don't specifically need to be a character from this month's film!
Once a month the NERDS LIKE US series takes over the lovely Vista Theatre, one of the last remaining single-screen art-house theatres in the city. We bring back 80s and 90s classics for a night of fun with other people who appreciate this era. If you grew up watching these classics on VHS or Laserdisc (say-what?), but never got to watch them on the big screen this is the series for you!
**Parking is street only. Make sure to read all signs and do not park in valet or paid parking lots, they WILL close at 2am. You may NOT park at the VONS across the street - THEY WILL TOW**
*Important request- we understand the nature of midnight films draws a more fun and fanatical crowd! We absolutely embrace this and we love when people sing-along with musical numbers or quote along with famous lines. Please, however, respect other theatre goers who are enjoying these films for the first time in decades on the screen and don't have loud "living-room" style conversation in the theatre. Thanks, and enjoy the show!
We're excited to announce that one of the film's stars will be with us for the evening, PETER KWONG aka Rain of the Three Storms will be joining us! Peter will have a table set up outside before the show where you can do photo ops and signatures! Feel free to bring your own posters, DVDs, Pop figures, (and a lil cash)etc...
Peter Kwong is a veteran of film, television and stage, best known for his roles as Rain in Big Trouble in Little China and as Tommy Tong in Eddie Murphy's Golden Child. He just finished filming Cooties, starring Elijah Wood, and has appeared in more than 100 film and television roles.
He studied Northern Shao lin Kung-fu which has allowed him to do many of his own stunts and eventually branch off to more meditative disciplines such as Tai Chi Chuan and Chi Kung Meditation. He teaches Tai Chi Chuan.
Other favorite films include roles in The Presidio, Angel Town, Never Too Young To Die, Gleaming The Cube, Steel Justice, Theodore Rex with Whoopie Goldberg, Row Your Boat with Jon Bon Jovi and Bai Ling, and Pearl S. Buck's historic epic The Living Reed as the King of Korea. On television you may have seen him in "Sullivan & Son," "Malcolm and Eddie," "Sisters," "The Wayan Brothers," "Daddy Dearest," "Renegade," " Top Cops," "Full House," "Doctor, Doctor". On stage, Mr. Kwong portrayed the lead role as Dr. Haing S. Ngor in The Survivor: A Cambodian Odyssey by Jon Lipsky at the Actors Theatre of Louisville/Humana Festival, and stretched his musical theater skills in Mame with the late Juliet Prowse.
In addition to his thriving acting career, Kwong recently served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for two terms and served on The Board of Directors of SAG-AFTRA, chairman of the Committee for Racial Equality of Actors Equity Association, and the Vice-Chairs of the Ethnic Equal Opportunities and the Young Performers Committees of the Screen Actors Guild. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences & Television Academy. He has also served with the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Heritage Week. He has emceed events for Visual Communications, The Lotus Festival, Asian Business League, and the Los Angeles Miss Chinatown Pageant four times and had the privilege to go to Namibia, Africa to judge the Miss Universe Pageant.
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LocationThe Vista Theatre (View)
4473 S. Sunset Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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