The Golden Child (1986)
The Golden Child (1986)
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Plot.
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
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Cast & Crew.
Eddie Murphy
Chandler Jarrell / Executive Producer
Charles Dance
Sardo Numspa
Charlotte Lewis
Kee Nang
J.L. Reate
The Golden Child
Victor Wong
The Old Man
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Til
James Hong
Doctor Hong
Shakti Chen
Kala
Tau Logo
Yu
Masanori Toguchi
Khan
Pons Maar
Fu
Peter Kwong
Tommy Tong
Wally Taylor
Detective Boggs
Eric Douglas
Yellow Dragon
Charles Levin
TV Host
Frank Welker
The Thing (voice)
Gene LeBell
Drunken Biker (uncredited) / Stunts
Michael Ritchie
Director
Dennis Feldman
Screenplay
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
Richard A. Harris
Editor
Edward S. Feldman
Producer
Robert D. Wachs
Producer
Charles R. Meeker
Executive Producer
Richard Tienken
Executive Producer
Linda Bond
Prop Designer
Gregg Bond
Special Effects
Matt McColm
Stunts
Ray Bickel
Stunts
Jeff Cadiente
Stunts
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
Larry Duran
Stunts
Bob K. Cummings
Stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Emil Farkas
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Joe Finnegan
Stunts
Len Glascow
Stunts
David LeBell
Stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
Stunts
Bill McIntosh
Stunts
Pat McGroarty
Stunts
Gary Morgan
Stunts
Lonnie Parkinson
Stunts
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Alan Oliney
Stunts
Karen Price
Stunts
Walter Robles
Stunts
Vernon Rieta
Stunts
Bill Saito
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Kimberly L. Ryusaki
Stunts
John Sherrod
Stunts
Jim Wilkey
Stunts
Tanya Russell
Stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino
Stunts
Elizabeth Barrington
Stunts
Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Al Leong
Stunts
Spiro Razatos
Stunts
Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer / Orchestrator
John C. Meier
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Patricia Mock
Casting
J. Michael Riva
Production Design
Lynda Paradise
Art Direction
Marvin March
Set Decoration
Wayne A. Finkelman
Costume Design
Ken Chase
Makeup Designer
Karen Chase
Stunts
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gordon A. Webb
Unit Production Manager
Thomas J. Mack
First Assistant Director
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill
Second Assistant Director
Pamela Easley
Visual Effects Coordinator
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
Rob Hahn
Camera Operator
James R. Alexander
Production Sound Mixer
Marshall Schlom
Script Supervisor
Steve LaPorte
Makeup Artist
Susan V. Kalinowski
Hairstylist
Eddie Marks
Costume Supervisor
Barry Bedig
Property Master
James F. Boyle
Chief Lighting Technician
Ira S. Rosenstein
Location Manager
Cameron Birnie
Assistant Art Director
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Set Designer
Judy Cammer
Set Designer
George Stokes
Construction Coordinator
Craig Pinkard
Transportation Coordinator
Chuck Waters
Stunt Coordinator
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
Ronald Jacobs
Supervising Sound Editor
Cecelia Hall
Supervising Sound Editor
Marshall Winn
Sound Editor
Kimberly Harris
Sound Editor
Julia Evershade
Sound Editor
Mike Dobie
Sound Editor
Christopher Rouse
Assistant Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 12, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$79,817,939
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
monk
social worker
mystic
wretch
tibet
demon
evil
missing person
reluctant hero
ritual
pocket knife
buddhism
anti hero
dark fantasy
mysticism
african american lead
Wiki.
The Golden Child is a 1986 American dark fantasy action comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker who is informed that he is "The Chosen One", and is destined to save "The Golden Child", a kidnapped Tibetan boy with mystical powers who is said to be the savior of all humankind. Alongside Murphy, the film's cast includes Charlotte Lewis and Charles Dance.
The Golden Child was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and grossed a total of $79,817,937 at the United States domestic box office.
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