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Shanghai Surprise

A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.
1986 | 97m | English

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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.
Release Date: Aug 29, 1986
Director: Jim Goddard
Writer: John Kohn, Robert Bentley
Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Crime
Keywords china, shanghai, china, american abroad
Production Companies The Vista Organization, Handmade Films
Box Office Revenue: $2,315,683
Budget: $17,000,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Sean Penn Glendon Wasey
Madonna Gloria Tatlock
Paul Freeman Walter Faraday
Richard Griffiths Willie Tuttle
Clyde Kusatsu Joe Go
Philip Sayer Justin Kronk
Lim Kay Tong Mei Gan
Victor Wong Ho Chong
Professor Toru Tanaka Yamagani San
Michael Aldridge Mr. Burns
Sarah Lam China Doll's Maid
George Harrison Nightclub Singer
Sonserai Lee China Doll
George She Wu Ch'En She
Won Gam Bor Rickshaw King
To Chee Kan China Doll's Boatman
Philip Tan Ship's Officer
To Wai-Wo
Name Job
Jim Goddard Director
John Kohn Writer
Robert Bentley Writer
Ralph Sheldon Editor
Vicki Brown Theme Song Performance
Judy Moorcroft Costume Designer
Peter Mullins Production Design
Peter Kohn Production Manager
Gino Marotta Assistant Director
Bobby Blues Production Accountant
Neil Binney Camera Operator
Robert Huke Camera Operator
Andrew Boulton Sound Mixer
Angela Wharton Script Supervisor
Gerry Toomey Second Assistant Director
Christine Beveridge Makeup Supervisor
Simon Thompson Hair Supervisor
Sue Wain Wardrobe Master
Keith Morton Wardrobe Master
Ann Fielden Casting
Judy Dennis Casting
John Siddall Art Direction
David Minty Art Direction
Jack Stephens Set Dresser
John Poyner Sound Editor
Ann Tasker Unit Publicist
Clive Coote Still Photographer
Dave Jordan Property Master
George Cole Gaffer
David Pearson Boom Operator
Maurice Binder Main Title Designer
Brian Smith Electrician
George Harrison Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer, Songs
Ernest Vincze Director of Photography
Bill Hargreaves Props
Michael Kamen Original Music Composer
David H. Watkins Special Effects Supervisor
Tony Kenrick Original Film Writer
Name Title
Robin Douet Co-Producer
Sara Romilly Associate Producer
Denis O'Brien Executive Producer
John Kohn Producer
George Harrison Executive Producer
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