Quick Facts
DirectorJim Goddard
Runtime1h 37m · PG-13
GenresAdventure · Comedy · Crime · Romance
Release1986-08-29
Film
Shanghai Surprise
1986· PG-13· 1h 37m· Adventure· Comedy· Crime· Romance
“A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.”
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.
1986-08-29
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Key Crew
DirectorJim Goddard
WriterJohn Kohn
ProducerJohn Kohn
Director of PhotographyErnest Vincze
Original Music ComposerGeorge Harrison
EditorRalph Sheldon
Full cast & crew (18 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1986-08-29
Runtime1h 37m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosHandmade Films · The Vista Organization
Budget$17M
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating4.2/10 · 104 votes
Original languageen
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