Shanghai Surprise

USA 1989 Color


Language:  English 
Genre/keyword:  Comedy/ love / novel 
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Directed by
Jim Goddard  
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Cast
Sean Penn ....  Glendon Wasey 
Madonna ....  Gloria Tatlock
Paul Freeman ....  Walter Faraday
Richard Griffiths ....  Willie Tuttle
Philip Sayer ....  Justin Kronk
Clyde Kusatsu ....  Joe Go
Kay Tong Lim ....  Mei Gan
Sonserai Lee ....  China Doll
Victor Wong ....  Ho Chong
Professor Toru Tanaka ....  Yamagani San
Michael Aldridge ....  Mr. Burns 
Sarah Lam ....  China Doll's maid
George She ....  Wu Ch'En She 
Won Gam Bor ....  Rickshaw King
To Chee Kan ....  China Doll's Boatman
David Li ....  Doorman at Zig-Zag Club
Keith Bonnard ....  Maitre d' at Zig-Zag Club
Claire Lutter ....  Postitute
Pamela Yang ....  Postitute
Michael Chow ....  Street Barker
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Written by
Tony Kenrickt
(novel Faraday's Flowers) 
John Kohn
Robert Bentley
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Produced by
Robin Douet
 
 
(co-producer) 
George Harrison
 
 
(executive) 
John Kohn
 
 
 
Denis O'Brien (executive)
Sara Romilly (associate) 
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 Plot
 
Gloria Tatlock a missionary determinated to find the opium to alleviate the awful suffering of soldiers injured in the China-Japan War. Glendon Wasey, a tie salesman and a soldier of fortune, equally determined to get the hell out of Shanghai and back to the USA before all hell breaks loose. 
To both, the opium provides an answer. The only trouble is, every sneakthief, jackal, and two bit hood in China wants a piece of the action, not to mention the sinister police chief and the mysterious empress China Doll who may hold the key to a fortune far greater even than the opium. 
 
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