Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
I introduced John Carpenter to my roommate last night. She doesn't do horror otherwise I would have chosen
The Thing but I decided
Big Trouble in Little China would be the best introductory movie. This movie still makes me smile every time I watch it, especially considering how like half the cast have appearances in episodes of
The X-Files, with Wang and Lo Pan showing up in the same episode. My roommate definitely enjoyed the movie, so I can probably talk them into watching
They Live (1988) with me some time later on this week.