Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also ... See full summary »

Director:

Clive Donner

Writers:

Jerry Sherlock (story), Stan Burns (screenplay),

Stars:

Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Ustinov	...	Charlie Chan
Lee Grant	...	Mrs. Lupowitz
Angie Dickinson	...	Dragon Queen
Richard Hatch	...	Lee Chan, Jr.
Brian Keith	...	Police Chief
Roddy McDowall	...	Gillespie
Rachel Roberts	...	Mrs. Dangers
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Cordelia
Paul Ryan	...	Masten
Johnny Sekka	...	Stefan
Bennett Ohta	...	Hawaiian Chief of Police
David Hirokane	...	Lee Chan Sr.
Karlene Crockett	...	Brenda Lupowitz
Michael Fairman	...	Bernard Lupowitz
James Ray	...	Haynes

Storyline

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | pantsuit | dead woman on the floor | drowning | pantyhose | 

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Taglines:

Murderer who turn victim into human baked potato have real appetite for crime.

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie Chan contra la reina dragón

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Cinema Productions, Jerry Sherlock Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Shanghai bar scene, Lee Chan, played by Richard Hatch, orders a "Captain Apollo on the rocks." Captain Apollo was Hatch's character on the TV series Battlestar Galactica.

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Connections

Follows Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)

User Reviews

A sad attempt at making a Chan film.

This is the perfect example of how not to make a Charlie Chan film--or any film for that matter! It was meant as a comedy--but it's not funny. The mystery is lame. The acting is awful. A good cast wasted by a terrible script! Peter Ustinov is better than this and should have said "No!" to this one. A big waste of time and money. Only for absolute Chan fanatics and then only so they can say , "Yeah. I saw it." To paraphrase from a much better Chan film, "Bad film like dead fish--can not stand test of time!" See any of the 20th Century Fox Chan films from the 30's and early 40's instead.