Shanghai Surprise
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Shanghai Surprise

(1986)Directed by Jim Goddard97 min · PG-13Romance, Adventure, Crime, Comedy
“A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.”

Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn), a fortune hunter in Shanghai, wants the fastest way out of China and agrees to chase a missing shipment of stolen opium. Gloria Tatlock (Madonna), a missionary nurse, wants the drug for her patients, so the two are thrown together against every thug and smuggler in the city. Jim Goddard keeps them running through the streets, a pair with opposite reasons for the hunt and a growing, reluctant pull toward each other.

Sean Pennas Glendon Wasey
Madonnaas Gloria Tatlock
Paul Freemanas Walter Faraday
Richard Griffithsas Willie Tuttle
Clyde Kusatsuas Joe Go
Philip Sayeras Justin Kronk
Lim Kay Tongas Mei Gan
Victor Wongas Ho Chong
Professor Toru Tanakaas Yamagani San
Michael Aldridgeas Mr. Burns
Sarah Lamas China Doll's Maid
George Harrisonas Nightclub Singer
Sonserai Leeas China Doll
George Sheas Wu Ch'En She
Won Gam Boras Rickshaw King
To Chee Kanas China Doll's Boatman
Philip Tanas Ship's Officer