Shanghai Surprise (1986)

PG-13 · 1986-08-29 · 1h 37m · EN

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A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.

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.

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John KohnWriter Jim GoddardDirector Robert BentleyWriter

Budget: $17M
Box office: $2.3M

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MadonnaGloria Tatlock

Sean PennGlendon Wasey

Paul FreemanWalter Faraday

Richard GriffithsWillie Tuttle

Clyde KusatsuJoe Go

Philip SayerJustin Kronk

Lim Kay TongMei Gan

Kay Tong LimMei Gan

Sonserai LeeChina Doll

Victor WongHo Chong

Professor Toru TanakaYamagani San

Michael AldridgeMr. Burns

Keywords

China American abroad Shanghai, china

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityChina · American Abroad · Shanghai ChinaMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference293557

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