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Shanghai Surprise

A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.
Aug 29, 1986 · 1h 37m
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Romance
Adventure
Crime
Comedy

PLOT

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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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
Directed by Jim Goddard

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$17,000,000
Revenue
$2,315,683
Production
Handmade Films, The Vista Organization
Country
US, GB

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