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Shanghai Surprise (1986)
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Release Date:
29 August 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.Plot:
Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Star Wars pair named worst screen couple in new poll (From BoxWish. 10 February 2009, 3:50 AM, PST)
Madonna's Brother Heads For Feature Films
(From Cinema Blend. 28 November 2008, 2:36 PM, PST)
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unbearably awful moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sean Penn | ... | Glendon Wasey |
 | Madonna | ... | Gloria Tatlock |
 | Paul Freeman | ... | Walter Faraday |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Willie Tuttle |
| Philip Sayer | ... | Justin Kronk |
 | Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Joe Go |
| Kay Tong Lim | ... | Mei Gan |
| Sonserai Lee | ... | China Doll |
| Victor Wong | ... | Ho Chong |
| Professor Toru Tanaka | ... | Yamagani San |
| Michael Aldridge | ... | Mr. Burns |
| Sarah Lam | ... | China Doll's Maid |
| George She | ... | Wu Ch'En She |
| Won Gam Bor | ... | Rickshaw King |
| To Chee Kan | ... | China Doll's Boatman |
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97 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (original rating) | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Continuity: When Wasey and Miss Tatlock catch up with Faraday in the ship's cabin, the amount of shaving-foam on Faraday's face varies between shots. moreQuotes:
[first title card]Title Card: Shanghai 1937
Title Card: The Year of the Japanese Occupation
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Who thought this up? It must have looked brilliant when they got Sean and Madonna in the same movie. Unfortunately Sean goes through the whole movie looking like a kid pretending he's in a movie and Madonna as usual just plays herself, badly. Nothing to see here, move along folks...