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Director:
Writer:
Dennis Feldman (written by)
Release Date:
12 December 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
Eddie Murphy Is The Chosen One
Plot:
A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
John Ritter And Jim Belushi Are 'Real Men' In Today's Sick Day Stash
(From MTV Movies Blog. 12 August 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Composer Colombier Dies
(From WENN. 19 November 2004)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 12 August 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Composer Colombier Dies
(From WENN. 19 November 2004)
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People should really lighten up and just ENJOY this movie.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | J.L. Reate | ... | The Golden Child |
 | Eddie Murphy | ... | Chandler Jarrell |
 | Charles Dance | ... | Sardo Numspa |
| Charlotte Lewis | ... | Kee Nang |
| Victor Wong | ... | The Old Man |
| Randall 'Tex' Cobb | ... | Til |
 | James Hong | ... | Doctor Hong |
| Shakti Chen | ... | Kala (as Shakti) |
| Tau Logo | ... | Yu |
| Tiger Chung Lee | ... | Khan |
 | Pons Maar | ... | Fu |
 | Peter Kwong | ... | Tommy Tong |
| Wally Taylor | ... | Detective Boggs |
 | Eric Douglas | ... | Yellow Dragon |
| Charles Levin | ... | TV Host |
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94 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:PG (TV rating) |
Netherlands:12 |
Iceland:14 |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-14 |
Ireland:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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John Carpenter was offered the job as director.
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Continuity: The level of the water in the glass during the quest changes between shots.
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Quotes:
Chandler Jarrell:
Hey Bird - Did you just see a little Hare-Krishna midget in the tree, floatin'?... Or is it me?
[the phone rings]
Chandler Jarrell: It must be Rod Serling.
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[the phone rings]
Chandler Jarrell: It must be Rod Serling.
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Movie Connections:
References "Finder of Lost Loves" (1984)
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Soundtrack:
THE BEST MAN IN THE WORLD
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Why hardly anybody seems to appreciate this film anymore is without doubt one of the greatest mysteries of our time. I'm truly perplexed. Roger Ebert seems to be the only critic to at least half-realise how truly funny, entertaining and brilliant a film THE GOLDEN CHILD really is.
Without doubt it's one of Eddie Murphy's finer films; it's impossible to not have a good time while watching this movie... his one-liners keep coming thick and fast, and if you can't find humour and fun in this movie, then surely your heart is made of stone. Visually, its cinematography is executed very well, the special effects are fantastic (except in one poorly executed shot where Charles Dance turns into a rat) and the theme tune has a strange kind of catchiness to it.
Don't be prejudiced against this movie, just because everybody else is. People are so easily swayed by popular opinion these days that true cinematic gems like THE GOLDEN CHILD are forgotten. Four stars out of four. Long live 80s movies!