@@pierregagnon2666 hahaha... What was the website that had all the quotes playing repetitiously, "yo dog that's my???" Don't know what happened to that site, but was a lot of funny quotes from Big Trouble!
That ending!!! He didn't just say it, but went above and beyond to reenact the scene🤣🤣🤣 LEGENDARY What a cool guy. He seems so well traveled. Very fortunate.
I have come to know Carter Wong more recently watching the old movies from the Wu Tang channel and streaming and he became a big star in his own films in his own right. Great to see he is still around, a legend.
Jessie, you were so eloquent and well prepared, wow! Such a professional interview. Compliments to sound and camera shots too. I cannot say enough compliments. You deserve all the admiration and success, wishing you both. HaHa! The end was classic, still laughing 🤣
Wow, what a personality. He seems both humble and assure of himself. Love this interview, and the good relations between Mr. Wong and Carpenter was lovely!
Carter Wong is a legend I remember first seeing him in another American martial arts film called Tiger Claws 3, and then finding out he had a long career in the Hong Kong film industry in the 70s....my all time favourite film of his is Born Invincible in which he plays a villain who utterly destroys the entire group combatants at a Kung Fu school and every potential protagonist that attempts to take him down, that movie is epic.....fun fact, Raiden from Mortal Kombat is inspired by Thunder from Big Trouble in Little China
nice interview jessie and thanks for being able to get an interview with him . as a african american growing up in the 80's and 90's i've always had a high respect for martial arts and asian culture as do millions of other african americas . btilc is 1 of my favorite movies of all time and when thunder blew himself up in was the funniest things i've ever saw 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great interview! Congratulations! I grew up in the 1970’s and loved watching Kung-Fu movies on Saturday afternoons. Carter Wong, and many other actors in Big Trouble in Little China, stared in those movies. He is so kind an humble. His students are very honored to have him as their instructor.
Big Trouble in Little China is one of my all time favorite movies. As a kid I always thought Thunder was super bad ass. Awesome to hear mr Wong's thoughts on being part of such a great film. And also, everyone who speaks about John Carpenter always says he's a really nice guy.
Simply delightful!!! Despite the racial criticisms of Big Trouble in Little China, I keep hearing a lot of praise from the Chinese and Chinese-American actors and crew as something that was both a big opportunity and something special as a Hollywood project for many of the reasons as the esteemed Carter Wong listed.
Knowing nothing about Carter Wong but now glad I do, just like I cannot imagine anyone else playing Jack Burton, I cannot imagine anyone else playing Thunder. From the way he looked (his physical appearance, not the costume), to his voice, legendary.
Wonderful interview! Glad to see Sifu Carter is still so enthusiastic & full of life! I love how he would start answering you in Mandarin & then he would revert to his more natural Cantonese! Would love to hear you analyze his mandarin and if you fully understood his style of mandarin being that he is from Macao/HK. Did Jessie understand Carter fully when he spoke Cantonese?
Thanks! Carter Wong's Mandarin is really fluent, he felt more comfortable speaking Cantonese though. My Cantonese listening is probably like my English listening, there might be a few new words I don't understand but I get the idea. Too bad I'm not fully fluent in Cantonese yet but I've been learning, hope I can do it in fully Cantonese next time!
That was wonderful. Thank you for sharing. And, for a 74 year old, Mr Wong is still in ridiculously great shape. Still doing up to 2 hours exercise per day!
Eyyyy it's Carter Wong 😃 I used to watch his movies when I was like 10 way back the early 90s. A local station aired nothing but Chinese movies on its afternoon time slot and a good number of those are 18 Bronzemen movies, Shaolin Traitor, Hapkido, Dragon's Claws, or Sleeping Secret. It's amazing to see the Master still so full of life in his late middle age.
Just finished watching Big trouble in little china and rushed to youtube to see more of the actors and characters.. So glad I found this interview... really inspiring! And the movie is even more amazing after this interview. Thanks for sharing!
Love this film and each and every character, growing up in the 80s as a african american this movie was a grail. So much too like and love, still in my top 5. Back when there was true adventure and mystery in the world. Thank you Mr.Wong. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯
Your interview with the legendary Carter Wong was amazing! You put a nostalgic smile on my face, and hoping for a Big Trouble In Little China 2 cast reunion as well! 🤩 Bravo on the fun interview and to a healthy Carter Wong as well!
I'm also curious to know if you are interviewing him in Mandarin and he is speaking in Cantonese or not. I lived in Hong Kong when I was little(more than 40yrs ago and kind of remember the sound)
thank you so much for doing this interview! loved how honest he was and how he said he did NOT experience any racism. and thank you for having him do the line from the movie! great stuff!
Ah, I'm so excited! BTLC is still my fave childhood movie, whenever I feel sick I always go back to this movie. It's delicious 80s cheesiness at it's best 🥰
I love this guy and he speaks the truth. When i was 6 old back in 1980 , my schoolmates in Austria were already impressed by Bruce Lees movies. I gues got less bullied because of him.
Yes. I used to think "representation" is corny and doesn't matter but I learned that in this world it matters profoundly in hard to imagine ways. It seeps into every fabric of the experience as any ethnicity. I truly appreciate people like Bruce Lee(I still think they killed him and his son on purpose for having a white wife)
He was just perfect for the role. His martial arts skills are very good in the movie. But his acting is the real surprise. He really has great screen presence. A great part of a great movie. It is the actors that really made the movie great. Kurt Russel, James Hong, Carter Wong, the other storms, Dennis Dun, all magnificent.
Oh wow! I freakin' love this. Always been a big fan of Mr. Carter Wong's films ever since the 80'. So glad he is still doing well. Big fan here and much love from the US. The re-enactment was so fantastic. Thank you for the interview Mr. Wong and you did great Jessie. You got a new subscriber here.
Oh my gosh, I love this so much! One of my top favorite films of all times. I like Carter's description that the film was not racist. I agree with him that the writer paid reverence to the mystical side of Chinese culture: Pinstripe lawyer : And I suppose that, uh, you expect me to believe in sorcery as well? Egg Shen : Of course! Pinstripe lawyer : Why? Egg Shen : Because it's real. And while Jack Burton was sort of the leading buffoon, Wang was the leading man. This movie was way ahead of its time. And it's still so darn funny. And I love it when Thunder explodes. I never thought about how it only results in tossed salad, not blood and gore... maybe martial artists are vegetarians? So nice to meet Carter!
Thank you for the interview! I watched so many Carter Wong films growing up. It’s great to see him doing fine all these years. I wish I had the chance to ask him about my favorite Carter Wong film, “Born Invincible” and his experience working with Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo. Would love to see another interview! Thanks again!
Finally someone mentions it! I was thinking I'm the only one...Born Invincible was a classic! And even his films with Angela Mao like The Legendary Strike, The Tournament and Hapkido
Just seeing the reaction and this interview. I have seen this movie so many times and never realized all of the references to actual mythology and old kung fu movies. It made me appreciate it more
Thanks for conducting such an excellent interview, and thanks to Carter Wong for being so gracious and generous. Big Trouble is one of my favorite movies. What a wonderful treat it was to see this interview.
This movie means a lot to me, it got me interested in Chinese Folklore and Mythology, it led me to finding out about Hong Kong Cinema, I started Reading Classics like Journey to the West and Romance of the THree Kingdoms, which also led to Wuxia novels from people like Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang YuSheng. I started training Chen Family Taijiquan and Mengcun Bajiquan, I've visited many historical places in China, I've become quite the Tea Afficianado (I love Chinese Tea the most, White, Green, Yellow, Oolong, Red, Black, all of it :) ) Big Trouble in Little China was the beginning of that Journey, Xiexie Wong Sifu :)
Big Trouble in Little Chiina...is my number 1 Favorite movie. It is THEE singular movie that i can watch over and over again. If I was on a island in the middle of the ocean and I had to bring one film with me. This would be IT.
Jessie hizo una gran entrevista y el Sr. Wong demostró ser un gran profesional pero con la humildad y sencillez de un verdadero maestro.¡ Felicitaciones a ambos!.
Loved this! I've known him primarily from his role in Big Trouble in Little China but never knew much of Mr. Wong's background and personal history relating to the other movies mentioned or his martial arts schools. As an American I can give the other side of his perspective on the criticisms of BTILC, and my thoughts mirror his; some people are over-analyzing the situation. As he mentioned, at that time in Hollywood there were not a lot of opportunities for Asian actors and having Kurt Russell as the lead really made sense because of his existing stardom and the producers/studio could leverage this as a box-office draw, to woo fans into seeing the movie. Even *with* Russell's star-power it was still a commercial flop and with Mr. Dun being less well-known, had he been marketed as the lead, it may have done less well. Of course, being an action-comedy-drama film also made it difficult to land with audiences of the time. Mr. Wong is right on the mark when he said that it provided a window into supernatural and mysterious elements of Asian culture. For all its failings, it did provide that portal at a time when movies really did not touch those topics. Martial arts are absolutely bridge-builders between cultures, that's a great point! Earnest students are eager to honor the customs of their teacher's culture and show proper respect and appreciation. I have seen this so often over the years. Mr. Wong is an absolute testament to the benefit of martial arts, I couldn't believe he is seventy-four! Not only does he look much younger but he has an air about him and energy too that would suggest that he is much younger! I would love to see a sequel to Big Trouble in Little China, it would be a joy to see Mr. Wong reprise his role or mentor a new batch of Thunders, perhaps with a more culturally relevant backstory this time! Kudos on the ending! That was just too perfect!!
Thanks a LOT Jessie! People think I'm joking but I decided to emigrate to Hong Kong from Europe mainly because I have spent my whole childhood in the 90's watching Hong Kong movies. Since 2006 I came here, I have secretly hoped I would one day meet some of my childhood heroes (famous or not) but it never happened T_T I'm happy to be able to have news and follow Master Wong again!
I grew up with this movie. Back in the mid 80s nobody liked it. People thought I was mad. But a few years later it became a classic. I love Carter and all the characters. I love how it weaves Chinese folk stories with Western frontier action and myths.
"Big Trouble in Little China" is one of my favorite movies. It has aged well and I still watch it every now and then. Cult classic for sure. Top 10 of the genre, ALL TIME! I wore out the VHS tape years ago, but bought a DVD when it came out on DVD. The whole movies was well acted, funny, good action scenes and great affects. Enjoyed this interview, I subscribed and set notifications. I am going to watch it again tonight 4-24-2023!
I love this interview, you both were great here. I've been a fan of Carter Wong ever since seeing Big Trouble in Little China when I was a kid. Mr. Wong is a true class act, humble yet direct and to the point when necessary. Liked and subscribed.
Omg! Missed opportunity to ask him questions about Bruce Lee. Questions like: "What are your thoughts on Bruce Lee as a martial artist? How was his speed, power, strength? Where do you think Bruce's place is on a list of greatest martial artists ever?" Anyways, nice interview. Female Martial arts stars from the past I'd like to see interviewed are Angela Mao, Yukari Oshima, Moon Lee, Cheng Pei-Pei, Cynthia Rothrock, Michiko Nishiwaki.... Good job overall 👍
Thank you for this video! It was great to hear Sifu Wong's perspectives on not only making "Big Trouble In Little China," but also immigrating to America and Chinese martial arts. This was also a good way to practice reading my Simplified Chinese and listening to both Mandarin and Cantonese (I'm very impressed to see how you and Sifu Wong switched between the two). I hope you can get more interviews and reactions in the future.
Both Jessie and Mr. Wong were so eloquent and articulate. Both were a credit to their professions.👍👏 Jessie's sense of humor in making her videos, always provides an entertaining watch.
Carter was pretty jacked, loved his character, he was in some great action sequences and some funny parts like where he fights Wang Chi at the end! Definitely the most majestic and mystical movie that incorporated comedy, sorcery, monsters, ghosts, at the same time.. Like Ghostbusters did, but with a different feel. Probably never be topped, but I'm still looking forward to the sequel come out with the Rock.
fantastic interview, he looks amazing! Thunder was such a powerful character in one of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it every now and then. never gets old. I agree with everything he said. it's easily one of the things that had my already falling in love with Asian culture back in the 80s. it was a bit goofy but it was also so mysterious and magical. All the characters were wonderful and I didn't feel anything racist about it either growing up in a very mixed culture northern NJ town. ahh, great interview, I really enjoyed this, thank you for your hard work! 你辛苦了，谢谢
This made me so happy. I have enjoyed “Big Trouble In Little China” since I was a kid. It’s a special movie to me, because it takes me back to my childhood years every time I watch it. This was a great interview! You did so well!! 👏👏👏Carter Wong is a legend! I loved hearing him talk about his experiences. I have heard a lot of positive stories from the cast and crew of Big Trouble In Little China. James Hong in particular speaks very fondly of his time on the film. It seems like everyone put their heart into making that movie. The fact that the movie has such a dedicated fan base to this day is a great testament to everyone’s efforts.
I absolutely love Big Trouble in Little China. I remember watching it when I was in High School back in the 80s. I cant even count how many times I've seen it. I'm actually watching it right now, and decided to do a quick search for actors from the movie. This interview is great!
"Play your cards right, you live to talk about it."
-Thunder
Great interview with a legend.
My favorite line besides, "I can help you".
Big trouble in Little China IS MY FAV because of him
😂😂😂 play your cards right, you'll live to talk about it 🚪 😆😆 bruuuuuh
@@pierregagnon2666 hahaha... What was the website that had all the quotes playing repetitiously, "yo dog that's my???" Don't know what happened to that site, but was a lot of funny quotes from Big Trouble!
That was absolutely fantastic! What a legend, and superb interview Jessie. Great great ending! LOL
I cannot believe he is 74!
And still can beat the crap out ....
He looks damn terrific at 74!
Where is he 74?!?!?! He looks great!!!! He wasn't kidding about Kung Fu keeping you healthy 😅
He looks as tough as Clint Eastwood.
That ending!!! He didn't just say it, but went above and beyond to reenact the scene🤣🤣🤣 LEGENDARY
What a cool guy. He seems so well traveled. Very fortunate.
I have come to know Carter Wong more recently watching the old movies from the Wu Tang channel and streaming and he became a big star in his own films in his own right. Great to see he is still around, a legend.
Jessie, you were so eloquent and well prepared, wow! Such a professional interview. Compliments to sound and camera shots too. I cannot say enough compliments. You deserve all the admiration and success, wishing you both. HaHa! The end was classic, still laughing 🤣
I love these mando-canto conversations.
V impressed by Jessie's Cantonese comprehension ability.
Better than yours banana
Wow, what a personality. He seems both humble and assure of himself. Love this interview, and the good relations between Mr. Wong and Carpenter was lovely!
Fantastic Interview. He’s so enthusiastic about it.
Carter Wong is a legend I remember first seeing him in another American martial arts film called Tiger Claws 3, and then finding out he had a long career in the Hong Kong film industry in the 70s....my all time favourite film of his is Born Invincible in which he plays a villain who utterly destroys the entire group combatants at a Kung Fu school and every potential protagonist that attempts to take him down, that movie is epic.....fun fact, Raiden from Mortal Kombat is inspired by Thunder from Big Trouble in Little China
Raiden was inspired by Lightning, not Thunder. But Carter Wong is still a badass and James Pax is a bitch
For me, he made Big Trouble even better for having been in it. I was absolutely fascinated with all his scenes. I wish him health and happiness.
nice interview jessie and thanks for being able to get an interview with him . as a african american growing up in the 80's and 90's i've always had a high respect for martial arts and asian culture as do millions of other african americas . btilc is 1 of my favorite movies of all time and when thunder blew himself up in was the funniest things i've ever saw 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great interview! Congratulations! I grew up in the 1970’s and loved watching Kung-Fu movies on Saturday afternoons. Carter Wong, and many other actors in Big Trouble in Little China, stared in those movies. He is so kind an humble. His students are very honored to have him as their instructor.
Big Trouble in Little China is one of my all time favorite movies. As a kid I always thought Thunder was super bad ass. Awesome to hear mr Wong's thoughts on being part of such a great film. And also, everyone who speaks about John Carpenter always says he's a really nice guy.
"Play your cards right, you live to talk about it!". Hilarious and interesting ending. Great interview! 👍
The ending was hilarious :D
OMG 笑死我了
So true! I love the show closing of the door.
Simply delightful!!! Despite the racial criticisms of Big Trouble in Little China, I keep hearing a lot of praise from the Chinese and Chinese-American actors and crew as something that was both a big opportunity and something special as a Hollywood project for many of the reasons as the esteemed Carter Wong listed.
Loved this interview. Thank you for interviewing Mr. Wong and thank him for agreeing for being interviewed.
Knowing nothing about Carter Wong but now glad I do, just like I cannot imagine anyone else playing Jack Burton, I cannot imagine anyone else playing Thunder. From the way he looked (his physical appearance, not the costume), to his voice, legendary.
Congrats on interviewing such a big name! Your work is getting more ambitious and you're doing great! 加油！
Thank you David!
@Chinese with Jessie are u a martial arts fan?who are ur favorites? Would u interview if can get donnie yen,Jackie Chan and other's?
💪💡👌 If the mind is a garden, history is the rain, innovations are the fruits!
What a treat! I grew up watching Big Trouble in Little China and it has been one of my favorites! Wonderful interview and he seems like a lovely man!
I love him. Such an honor.
Wonderful interview! Glad to see Sifu Carter is still so enthusiastic & full of life! I love how he would start answering you in Mandarin & then he would revert to his more natural Cantonese! Would love to hear you analyze his mandarin and if you fully understood his style of mandarin being that he is from Macao/HK. Did Jessie understand Carter fully when he spoke Cantonese?
Thanks! Carter Wong's Mandarin is really fluent, he felt more comfortable speaking Cantonese though. My Cantonese listening is probably like my English listening, there might be a few new words I don't understand but I get the idea. Too bad I'm not fully fluent in Cantonese yet but I've been learning, hope I can do it in fully Cantonese next time!
You were terrific !!! Very smart young lady !!@@ChinesewithJessie
That was wonderful. Thank you for sharing. And, for a 74 year old, Mr Wong is still in ridiculously great shape. Still doing up to 2 hours exercise per day!
Cant believe they didn't discuss BORN INVINCIBLE !!!! - Love carter wong!!
Eyyyy it's Carter Wong 😃 I used to watch his movies when I was like 10 way back the early 90s. A local station aired nothing but Chinese movies on its afternoon time slot and a good number of those are 18 Bronzemen movies, Shaolin Traitor, Hapkido, Dragon's Claws, or Sleeping Secret. It's amazing to see the Master still so full of life in his late middle age.
Great scoop, Carter Wong is a real martial arts treasure!
黃師傅武德很好，睇佢訪問好專重人，唔會好似有些人，只會話人這樣不好。那樣不好，佩服🙏🏻🙏🏻
Best ending to an interview, all time.
Just finished watching Big trouble in little china and rushed to youtube to see more of the actors and characters.. So glad I found this interview... really inspiring! And the movie is even more amazing after this interview. Thanks for sharing!
Love this film and each and every character, growing up in the 80s as a african american this movie was a grail. So much too like and love, still in my top 5. Back when there was true adventure and mystery in the world. Thank you Mr.Wong. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯
That was an epic interview with a martial arts legend, thanks so much for such an interesting video.
Congrats on getting to interview him Jessie! This was such a professional, educational, and fun interview and I learned a lot :)
He's so calming to listen to. So wise
Great interview! I'd love to see more of these but Carter Wong is the bomb!
The size of those traps and shoulders in the 86 world champion photo! To move like he can with that amount of muscle mass is no joke.
This is an EXCELLENT INTERVIEW!!! Thank you both. One of my favorite movies for over 30 years!!!
He is amazing love this man he's one of my movie heros
All of Asian American & Asian ancestry/descent actors have always been sooo under rated
My Dad was born in Hong Kong, I grew up there, his side of the family is Macanese
Loved Big Trouble in Little China as a kid
That was a terrific interview, and was so kind of Carter Wong to take the time and share his thoughts and experiences.
OMG this was awesome. What a great interview, so interesting. I loved this movie growing up.
OMG, that last scene had me laughing in bed! 😂😂😂 Thank you for the re-enactment! 👍🏽👍🏽
My greetings and thanks to Carter Wong from Russia!
Jessie thank you for a great interview my favorite movie of my childhood, I wish I can see him in a convention.
Your interview with the legendary Carter Wong was amazing! You put a nostalgic smile on my face, and hoping for a Big Trouble In Little China 2 cast reunion as well! 🤩
Bravo on the fun interview and to a healthy Carter Wong as well!
Maybe a Little Trouble in Big China?
Awesome. Thanks for all the work writing subtitles!
Carter gave all his muster and gusto to Thunder truly a brilliant human and actor
What a great guy! Loved him in Big Trouble in Little China.
Thank you for uploading this video. I'm a huge fan of Master Wong and it is so nice to see his interview in English transcription.
I'm also curious to know if you are interviewing him in Mandarin and he is speaking in Cantonese or not. I lived in Hong Kong when I was little(more than 40yrs ago and kind of remember the sound)
You made 20 minutes seem like five. Thank you for a really good interview.
many blessings Carter Wong, you are a superb martial artist and actor.
兩文雙語很好 , 普通話又好英語又流利 ° 努力加油啊！ 大有前途 ° 👍👍👍💪💪💪😘
Big Trouble In Little China is my all time favorite movie. Stoked that this guy is still out there being awesome.
Also you should totally watch Dragons Forever with Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan. Excellent movie.
Swooon! He's so awesome!
WHOA. Thank you so much for doing this interview!
Great video. Carter is so humble. Really enjoyed the back stories that he could share.
75 years old he looks GREAT!!!!!!!! Must be the Kung-Fu, Taoist breathing and Qi Kong, what an inspiration thank you Jessie!!!
Can't believe I missed this interview for over a year. So epic. And the ending made my day as well. 😂
thank you so much for doing this interview! loved how honest he was and how he said he did NOT experience any racism. and thank you for having him do the line from the movie! great stuff!
What a superb interview, Big Trouble In Little China is one of my favorite movies. Carter Wong is a badass, even know you can tell he'd kick your ass
Ah, I'm so excited! BTLC is still my fave childhood movie, whenever I feel sick I always go back to this movie. It's delicious 80s cheesiness at it's best 🥰
I love this guy and he speaks the truth. When i was 6 old back in 1980 , my schoolmates in Austria were already impressed by Bruce Lees movies. I gues got less bullied because of him.
Yes. I used to think "representation" is corny and doesn't matter but I learned that in this world it matters profoundly in hard to imagine ways. It seeps into every fabric of the experience as any ethnicity. I truly appreciate people like Bruce Lee(I still think they killed him and his son on purpose for having a white wife)
He was just perfect for the role. His martial arts skills are very good in the movie. But his acting is the real surprise. He really has great screen presence. A great part of a great movie. It is the actors that really made the movie great. Kurt Russel, James Hong, Carter Wong, the other storms, Dennis Dun, all magnificent.
Oh wow! I freakin' love this. Always been a big fan of Mr. Carter Wong's films ever since the 80'. So glad he is still doing well. Big fan here and much love from the US. The re-enactment was so fantastic. Thank you for the interview Mr. Wong and you did great Jessie. You got a new subscriber here.
Oh my gosh, I love this so much! One of my top favorite films of all times. I like Carter's description that the film was not racist. I agree with him that the writer paid reverence to the mystical side of Chinese culture:
Pinstripe lawyer : And I suppose that, uh, you expect me to believe in sorcery as well?
Egg Shen : Of course!
Pinstripe lawyer : Why?
Egg Shen : Because it's real.
And while Jack Burton was sort of the leading buffoon, Wang was the leading man. This movie was way ahead of its time. And it's still so darn funny. And I love it when Thunder explodes. I never thought about how it only results in tossed salad, not blood and gore... maybe martial artists are vegetarians? So nice to meet Carter!
Jack Burton is most definitely a buffoon in the movie. He knocks himself out during the first big fight, and his main focus is getting his truck back.
Thank you for the interview! I watched so many Carter Wong films growing up. It’s great to see him doing fine all these years. I wish I had the chance to ask him about my favorite Carter Wong film, “Born Invincible” and his experience working with Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo. Would love to see another interview! Thanks again!
Finally someone mentions it! I was thinking I'm the only one...Born Invincible was a classic! And even his films with Angela Mao like The Legendary Strike, The Tournament and Hapkido
Just seeing the reaction and this interview. I have seen this movie so many times and never realized all of the references to actual mythology and old kung fu movies. It made me appreciate it more
This was amazing, thank you. The ending was a great touch.
Thanks for conducting such an excellent interview, and thanks to Carter Wong for being so gracious and generous. Big Trouble is one of my favorite movies. What a wonderful treat it was to see this interview.
This movie means a lot to me, it got me interested in Chinese Folklore and Mythology, it led me to finding out about Hong Kong Cinema, I started Reading Classics like Journey to the West and Romance of the THree Kingdoms, which also led to Wuxia novels from people like Jin Yong, Gu Long, and Liang YuSheng. I started training Chen Family Taijiquan and Mengcun Bajiquan, I've visited many historical places in China, I've become quite the Tea Afficianado (I love Chinese Tea the most, White, Green, Yellow, Oolong, Red, Black, all of it :) )
Big Trouble in Little China was the beginning of that Journey, Xiexie Wong Sifu :)
This is a brilliant interview. What a nice man. I'd love to meet him.
Big Trouble in Little Chiina...is my number 1 Favorite movie. It is THEE singular movie that i can watch over and over again. If I was on a island in the middle of the ocean and I had to bring one film with me. This would be IT.
Jessie hizo una gran entrevista y el Sr. Wong demostró ser un gran profesional pero con la humildad y sencillez de un verdadero maestro.¡ Felicitaciones a ambos!.
One of my favorite movies ever...the 3 legends
Thunder was my favorite..
Loved this! I've known him primarily from his role in Big Trouble in Little China but never knew much of Mr. Wong's background and personal history relating to the other movies mentioned or his martial arts schools. As an American I can give the other side of his perspective on the criticisms of BTILC, and my thoughts mirror his; some people are over-analyzing the situation. As he mentioned, at that time in Hollywood there were not a lot of opportunities for Asian actors and having Kurt Russell as the lead really made sense because of his existing stardom and the producers/studio could leverage this as a box-office draw, to woo fans into seeing the movie. Even *with* Russell's star-power it was still a commercial flop and with Mr. Dun being less well-known, had he been marketed as the lead, it may have done less well. Of course, being an action-comedy-drama film also made it difficult to land with audiences of the time. Mr. Wong is right on the mark when he said that it provided a window into supernatural and mysterious elements of Asian culture. For all its failings, it did provide that portal at a time when movies really did not touch those topics.
Martial arts are absolutely bridge-builders between cultures, that's a great point! Earnest students are eager to honor the customs of their teacher's culture and show proper respect and appreciation. I have seen this so often over the years. Mr. Wong is an absolute testament to the benefit of martial arts, I couldn't believe he is seventy-four! Not only does he look much younger but he has an air about him and energy too that would suggest that he is much younger! I would love to see a sequel to Big Trouble in Little China, it would be a joy to see Mr. Wong reprise his role or mentor a new batch of Thunders, perhaps with a more culturally relevant backstory this time!
Kudos on the ending! That was just too perfect!!
I remember he was also in the Shaw Bros movie from HK called Marco Polo
Wow what an awesome interview with the legend Carter Wong! I watched this movie so many times!
This video deserves more views! This was such an excellent interview with Mr Wong.
Thanks a LOT Jessie! People think I'm joking but I decided to emigrate to Hong Kong from Europe mainly because I have spent my whole childhood in the 90's watching Hong Kong movies. Since 2006 I came here, I have secretly hoped I would one day meet some of my childhood heroes (famous or not) but it never happened T_T
I'm happy to be able to have news and follow Master Wong again!
I grew up with this movie. Back in the mid 80s nobody liked it. People thought I was mad. But a few years later it became a classic. I love Carter and all the characters. I love how it weaves Chinese folk stories with Western frontier action and myths.
"Big Trouble in Little China" is one of my favorite movies. It has aged well and I still watch it every now and then. Cult classic for sure. Top 10 of the genre, ALL TIME! I wore out the VHS tape years ago, but bought a DVD when it came out on DVD.
The whole movies was well acted, funny, good action scenes and great affects.
Enjoyed this interview, I subscribed and set notifications. I am going to watch it again tonight 4-24-2023!
😂😂😂😂😂😆 that was great interview!!! and the ending was hilarious!!! 🤣
I found this awesome interview while trying to ID who was acting in The 8 Masters. Mr. Carter Wong is a badass.
I love this interview, you both were great here. I've been a fan of Carter Wong ever since seeing Big Trouble in Little China when I was a kid. Mr. Wong is a true class act, humble yet direct and to the point when necessary. Liked and subscribed.
Omg! Missed opportunity to ask him questions about Bruce Lee. Questions like: "What are your thoughts on Bruce Lee as a martial artist? How was his speed, power, strength? Where do you think Bruce's place is on a list of greatest martial artists ever?"
Anyways, nice interview.
Female Martial arts stars from the past I'd like to see interviewed are Angela Mao, Yukari Oshima, Moon Lee, Cheng Pei-Pei, Cynthia Rothrock, Michiko Nishiwaki....
Good job overall 👍
Thank you for this video! It was great to hear Sifu Wong's perspectives on not only making "Big Trouble In Little China," but also immigrating to America and Chinese martial arts. This was also a good way to practice reading my Simplified Chinese and listening to both Mandarin and Cantonese (I'm very impressed to see how you and Sifu Wong switched between the two). I hope you can get more interviews and reactions in the future.
CARTER WONG!!!!!!! Awesome!
Both Jessie and Mr. Wong were so eloquent and articulate. Both were a credit to their professions.👍👏 Jessie's sense of humor in making her videos, always provides an entertaining watch.
Great interview. Thank you.
Carter was pretty jacked, loved his character, he was in some great action sequences and some funny parts like where he fights Wang Chi at the end! Definitely the most majestic and mystical movie that incorporated comedy, sorcery, monsters, ghosts, at the same time.. Like Ghostbusters did, but with a different feel. Probably never be topped, but I'm still looking forward to the sequel come out with the Rock.
Great interview. He's hardly changed!
Such a cool interview. So you spoke in Mandarin and Wong Sifu responded in Cantonese? 很有意思！ Wong Sifu looks great.
fantastic interview, he looks amazing! Thunder was such a powerful character in one of my favorite movies of all time. I watch it every now and then. never gets old. I agree with everything he said. it's easily one of the things that had my already falling in love with Asian culture back in the 80s. it was a bit goofy but it was also so mysterious and magical. All the characters were wonderful and I didn't feel anything racist about it either growing up in a very mixed culture northern NJ town. ahh, great interview, I really enjoyed this, thank you for your hard work! 你辛苦了，谢谢
This made me so happy. I have enjoyed “Big Trouble In Little China” since I was a kid. It’s a special movie to me, because it takes me back to my childhood years every time I watch it. This was a great interview! You did so well!! 👏👏👏Carter Wong is a legend! I loved hearing him talk about his experiences. I have heard a lot of positive stories from the cast and crew of Big Trouble In Little China. James Hong in particular speaks very fondly of his time on the film. It seems like everyone put their heart into making that movie. The fact that the movie has such a dedicated fan base to this day is a great testament to everyone’s efforts.
So excited for this!
Epic!!! A true legend! Thanks for this great interview!
wow. this was a great interview. thank you very much for the subtitles. very good perspective from carter wong on big trouble, little china
His best movie was Born Invincible from 1978. He was very powerful in that movie.
Its a MUST SEE.
I absolutely love Big Trouble in Little China. I remember watching it when I was in High School back in the 80s. I cant even count how many times I've seen it. I'm actually watching it right now, and decided to do a quick search for actors from the movie. This interview is great!
Big Trouble in Little China is forever a memorable movie! Carter Wong looked tough! I wish i knew what they were saying