Shanghai Surprise (1986)
1h 37m
Running Time
August 29, 1986Release Date
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
1h 37m
Running Time
August 29, 1986Release Date
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Plot.
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sean Penn
Glendon Wasey
Madonna
Gloria Tatlock
Paul Freeman
Walter Faraday
Richard Griffiths
Willie Tuttle
Philip Sayer
Justin Kronk
Clyde Kusatsu
Joe Go
Lim Kay Tong
Mei Gan
Sonserai Lee
China Doll
Michael Aldridge
Mr. Burns
Victor Wong
Ho Chong
Professor Toru Tanaka
Yamagani San
Sarah Lam
China Doll's Maid
Jim Goddard
Director
John Kohn
Writer
Robert Bentley
Writer
George She
Wu Ch'En She
Tony Kenrick
Writer
Won Gam Bor
Rickshaw King
To Chee Kan
China Doll's Boatman
Philip Tan
Ship's Officer
George Harrison
Composer
Michael Kamen
Composer
Peter Kohn
Production Manager
Ernest Vincze
Cinematographer
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Ralph Sheldon
Editor
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Designer
Judy Dennis
CastingDirector
Jack Stephens
Set Dresser
Ann Fielden
CastingDirector
John Poyner
Sound Editor
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
Peter Mullins
ProductionDesigner
David Minty
Art Direction
Gerry Toomey
Second Assistant Director
Robin Douet
Co-Producer
David Watkins
Special Effects Supervisor
Robert Huke
Camera Operator
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Maurice Binder
Main Title Designer
Neil Binney
Camera Operator
Dave Jordan
Property Master
Sara Romilly
Associate Producer
Simon Thompson
Hair Supervisor
Andrew Boulton
Sound Mixer
Sue Wain
Wardrobe Master
Clive Coote
Still Photographer
David Pearson
Boom Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 29, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$17,000,000
Box Office$2,315,683
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Wiki.
Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard and starring then-newlyweds Sean Penn and Madonna. The screenplay was adapted by John Kohn and Robert Bentley from Tony Kenrick's 1978 novel Faraday's Flowers. Produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Harrison himself appears in the film as a night club singer, and he wrote and recorded five original songs for the soundtrack: "Shanghai Surprise", "Someplace Else", "Breath Away from Heaven", "Zig Zag", and "Hottest Gong in Town". The film was a critical and commercial failure, and an official soundtrack album was never released.