Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Name: Shanghai Surprise
Director: Jim Goddard
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Crime, Comedy
Released: 1986
Duration: 97 min

"A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart."

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🎬 20% (RT: 20%)

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Director

Jim Goddard

Runtime

1h 37m

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

TMDB Rating

4.3/10 (97 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

20%

Cast

Sean Penn as Glendon Wasey · 72% avg

Madonna as Gloria Tatlock · 71% avg

Paul Freeman as Walter Faraday · 70% avg

Richard Griffiths as Willie Tuttle · 74% avg

Clyde Kusatsu as Joe Go · 64% avg

Philip Sayer as Justin Kronk

Lim Kay Tong as Mei Gan

Victor Wong as Ho Chong · 77% avg

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗