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Release Date:
29 August 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.
Plot:
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary...
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Awards:
1 win
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Come Join the Party!
(From FilmExperience. 17 August 2009, 5:47 AM, PDT)
Star Wars pair named worst screen couple in new poll
(From BoxWish. 10 February 2009, 3:50 AM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 17 August 2009, 5:47 AM, PDT)
Star Wars pair named worst screen couple in new poll
(From BoxWish. 10 February 2009, 3:50 AM, PST)
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unbearably awful
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Cast
(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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Also Known As:
Shanghai Express (Australia)
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Runtime:
97 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
UK:12 (DVD rating) |
UK:15 (original rating) |
Iceland:12 |
Finland:K-16 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12
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Paul Freeman was an 11th hour casting decision, replacing Bernard Hill who was fired early in production.
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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.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5 (#29.13)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Hottest gong in town
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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...