Shanghai Surprise
“A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.”
1986•PG-13•1h 37m•4.2•Released
RomanceAdventureCrimeComedy
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.
Director
Jim Goddard
Writer
John Kohn, Robert Bentley
Budget
$17M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Handmade Films
Cast
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
Production
Company
Handmade Films
Company
The Vista Organization
Producer
John Kohn
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