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The Golden Child
The Golden Child
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The Golden Child

1986
1h 34m
Action
Adventure
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1986

Runtime

1h 34m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Eddie Murphy is the chosen one."

After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Dec 12, 1986
Languages
Mandarin
English
Tibetan
Director
Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie
Production
Eddie Murphy Productions
Eddie Murphy Productions
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

28 Cast Members

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Chandler Jarrell

Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Sardo Numspa

Charlotte Lewis

Charlotte Lewis

Kee Nang

J.L. Reate

J.L. Reate

The Golden Child

Victor Wong

Victor Wong

The Old Man

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Til

James Hong

James Hong

Doctor Hong

Shakti Chen

Shakti Chen

Kala

Tau Logo

Yu

Masanori Toguchi

Masanori Toguchi

Khan

Pons Maar

Fu

Peter Kwong

Peter Kwong

Tommy Tong

Wally Taylor

Wally Taylor

Detective Boggs

Eric Douglas

Eric Douglas

Yellow Dragon

Charles Levin

Charles Levin

TV Host

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

The Thing (voice)

Gene LeBell

Gene LeBell

Drunken Biker (uncredited)

Kenneth H. Frith Jr.

Friend at Pink's (as Kenneth 'Fruitty' Frith Jr.)

Bennett Ohta

Bennett Ohta

Herb Shop Clerk

Chantara Nop

Security Man #1

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