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The Golden Child (1986) -- A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate.

Overview

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5.4/10   12,849 votes
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Director:
Michael Ritchie
Writer:
Dennis Feldman (written by)
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Release Date:
12 December 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
Eddie Murphy Is The Chosen One
Plot:
A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Composer Colombier Dies
 (From WENN. 19 November 2004)

Michael Douglas' Brother Dies
 (From WENN. 7 July 2004)

User Comments:
An enjoyable and amusing fantasy, well worth watching more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
J.L. Reate ... The Golden Child

Eddie Murphy ... Chandler Jarrell

Charles Dance ... Sardo Numspa
Charlotte Lewis ... Kee Nang
Victor Wong ... The Old Man
Randall 'Tex' Cobb ... Til

James Hong ... Doctor Hong
Shakti ... Kala
Tau Logo ... Yu
Tiger Chung Lee ... Khan

Pons Maar ... Fu

Peter Kwong ... Tommy Tong
Wally Taylor ... Detective Boggs

Eric Douglas ... Yellow Dragon
Charles Levin ... TV Host
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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Although the Golden Child is referred to as a boy throughout the film, the character was actually played by a girl. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The level of the water in the glass during the quest changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Kee Nang: We'll be there soon.
Chandler Jarrell: Yeah, well, ya' better have a spatula where we're goin' cause my ass is frozen to this yak.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
WISDOM OF THE AGES more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
An enjoyable and amusing fantasy, well worth watching, 14 March 2005
8/10
Author: skoyles from Calgary AB Canada

I first saw this movie on television some years ago and frankly loved it. Charles Dance makes one of the most terrifying villains anyone can imagine. His sophistication is such a perfect contrast to the crudely good hero. I have never been much of an Eddie Murphy fan but find his irritating portrayal here a winner: a bit of "Axel Foley Through the Looking Glass". Charlotte Lewis is, to utilize a hackneyed phrase but the only one applicable, luminously gorgeous. Some scenes are wonderfully created: the dream sequence, the bird, the silly fight scenes, and the climactic confrontation. Through it all Murphy is the modern man suddenly dropped into an oriental myth, a stunned and quieter version of Kurt Russell in his oriental fantasy romp. Like that movie we have James Hong, the incomparable actor whose scenes, however short, raise the quality even of Derek. Since 1955 Hong has defined the fine supporting actor, the "class act" of his profession. "The Golden Child" is silly; it is not perfect; but it has so many redeeming features that it is an enjoyable and amusing fantasy, well worth watching. After four years I have seen "The Golden Child" again; I enjoyed it even more! It truly is great fun.

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