Shanghai Surprise
A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.
1986 | 97m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jim Goddard |
|---|---|
| Writer: | John Kohn, Robert Bentley |
| Staring: |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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