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Director:
Jim Goddard
Writers:
John Kohn (screenplay) &
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Release Date:
29 August 1986 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Crime | Drama | Romance See more »
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... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
David Li ... Doorman at Zig-Zag Club
Keith Bonnard ... Maitre'D at Zig-Zag Club
Claire Lutter ... Prostitute
Pamela Yang ... Prostitute
Michael Chow ... Street Barker
Samuel Tsao ... Street Barker
Philip Tan ... Ship's Officer

George Harrison ... Night Club Singer
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Directed by
Jim Goddard 
 
Writing credits
John Kohn (screenplay) &
Robert Bentley (screenplay)

Tony Kenrick (from the novel "Faraday's Flowers")

Produced by
Robin Douet .... co-producer
George Harrison .... executive producer
John Kohn .... producer
Denis O'Brien .... executive producer
Sara Romilly .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
George Harrison 
Michael Kamen 
 
Cinematography by
Ernest Vincze  (as Ernie Vincze)
 
Film Editing by
Ralph Sheldon 
 
Casting by
Judy Dennis 
Ann Fielden 
Patricia Pao  (as Pat Pao)
 
Production Design by
Peter Mullins 
 
Art Direction by
David Minty 
John Siddall 
 
Costume Design by
Judy Moorcroft 
 
Makeup Department
Christine Beveridge .... makeup supervisor
Sallie Evans .... assistant makeup artist: UK
Graham Freeborn .... assistant makeup artist: Hong Kong
Paolo Mantini .... hair stylist
Lau Kai Shing .... assistant makeup artist: Hong Kong
Simon Thompson .... supervising hair stylist
Julien Young .... assistant hair stylist: Hong Kong
 
Production Management
Matthew Binns .... unit manager: Hong Kong
David Brown .... production manager
Titus Ho .... production manager: Hong Kong
Peter Kohn .... production manager
Virginia Lok .... production manager: Hong Kong
Wan Pak Nam .... production manager: Hong Kong
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
To Chee Kan .... assistant director: Hong Kong
May Leung .... assistant director: Hong Kong
Gino Marotta .... assistant director
Patty Chan Morrison .... first assistant director: Hong Kong (as Patty Chan)
Rupert Ryle-Hodges .... third assistant director
Gerry Toomey .... second assistant director
Kevin Westley .... additional third assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Amanda Ackland-Snow .... assistant set dresser
Frank Adam .... stand-by painter
Barry Arnold .... propman
Brian Blues .... supervising carpenter
Desmond Crowe .... assistant art director
Derek Dackombe .... supervising painter
Tony Graysmark .... construction manager
Lee Tai Hang .... art department assistant: Hong Kong
Bill Hargreaves .... stand-by propman
Raymond Hawtree .... supervising carpenter
Dave Jordan .... property master
Horace Ma .... art department assistant: Hong Kong
Brian Mitchell .... stand-by stagehand
Con Murphy .... stand-by rigger
John Park .... construction manager
Lee Tin Pong .... painter: Hong Kong
Ray Staples .... supervising plasterer
Jack Stephens .... set dresser
Ted Stickley .... propman
Wally Tomlinson .... property buyer
Tommy Westbrook .... stand-by carpenter (as Tom Westbrook)
Dean Coldham .... plasterer (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Chris Barnes .... dialogue editor
Andrew Boulton .... sound mixer
Rodney Glenn .... foley editor
Graham Harris .... sound effects editor
David Pearson .... boom operator
Clive Pendry .... assistant dubbing mixer
John Pitt .... sound maintenance
John Poyner .... sound editor
Hugh Strain .... dubbing mixer
 
Special Effects by
David Beavis .... special effects technician (as Dave Beavis)
Chan Hau Chung .... special effects assistant: Hong Kong
Paul Knowles .... special effects technician
David H. Watkins .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Geoff Axtell .... opticals
 
Stunts
Andy Bradford .... stunts
Terry Cade .... stunts
Steve Dent .... stunts (as Stephen Dent)
Tracey Eddon .... stunts
Alf Joint .... stunt coordinator
Terence Plummer .... stunts (as Terry Plumer)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Atkinson .... clapper loader
Neil Binney .... camera operator
Peter Butler .... grip
John Clark .... best boy
George Cole .... gaffer
Clive Coote .... still photographer
Frederick Crawford .... chargehand rigger
Alfie Emmins .... electrician (as Alfred Emmins)
Terry Fu .... assistant camera: Hong Kong
Timothy Hoh .... assistant camera: Hong Kong
Graham Holley .... generator operator
Robert Huke .... camera operator (as Bob Huke)
Cheuk Man Ko .... gaffer: Hong Kong
Ron Lenoir .... chargehand rigger
Raymond Mills .... electrician
Brian Smith .... electrician
Martin Testar .... focus puller
Nigel Seal .... clapper loader (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Colette Koo .... wardrobe assistant: Hong Kong
Keith Morton .... wardrobe master
Elsa Soustre .... wardrobe assistant: Hong Kong
Sue Wain .... wardrobe mistress
 
Editorial Department
Peter Baldock .... assistant editor
Roy Benson .... assistant editor
Clive Hartley .... assistant editor
Stefan Henrix .... assistant editor
Michael Redfern .... assistant editor (as Mike Redfern)
John Stanborough .... color timer
Bettina Woolgar .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
William Diver .... music editor
Richard Dodd .... music engineer
Eric Tomlinson .... music engineer
Ray Cooper .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
John Hollywood .... unit driver
 
Other crew
Maurice Binder .... title designer
Bobby Blues .... production accountant (as Bob Blues)
Laurie Borg .... location manager: UK
Lesley Broderick .... assistant accountant
Wai-Chung Chan .... location manager: Hong Kong (as Alice Chan)
Diane Chittell .... production coordinator
Marina Choi .... liaison: Macau
Gordon Davis .... assistant accountant
Wong Tai Ho Dickie .... assistant accountant: Hong Kong
Jacky Holding .... accounting secretary
Mark Layton .... production assistant
Ringo Lee .... traffic captain: Hong Kong
Peter Leung .... marine coordinator
Andy Ma .... location manager: Hong Kong
Bruce Osborne .... vintage cars supplier
Kingston Shek .... location assistant: Hong Kong (as Shek Sui Lun)
Pang Shing .... location assistant: Hong Kong
Guy Tannahill .... security consultant
Ann Tasker .... unit publicist
Moon Yiu Wah .... location assistant: Hong Kong
Angela Wharton .... script supervisor (as Angela Noakes)
Wong Yiu .... location assistant: Hong Kong
Kathy Sykes .... production coordinator (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (original rating) | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, ChinaSee more »
Company:
HandMade FilmsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Producer John Kohn originally wanted Tom Hanks for the lead role.See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: During the bathhouse scene Justin tells Glendon that the Chinese use tomato juice to remove the stench of skunks. Of course there are no skunks in China. Skunks live only in North America.See more »
Quotes:
[first title card]
Title Card:Shanghai 1937
Title Card:The Year of the Japanese Occupation
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D. (#29.15)" (2004)See more »
Soundtrack:
Zig-ZagSee more »

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
not even good enough to qualify as laughably bad, 2 January 2011
Author: Michael Neumann from United States

Tinsel town's (then) favorite bride and groom consummated their marriage with this abysmal comedy adventure, an aborted Indiana Jones rip-off set in (of all places) romantic China during the Japanese occupation. The project was obviously an excuse for a paid honeymoon abroad, but no amount of fun and games could possibly validate such an insult to the intelligence, which would have us accept Sean Penn as a romantic hero and Madonna as the chaste and innocent daughter of a local missionary, a joke of bad casting even her most loyal fans would have trouble defending (she can't play the role, at any rate). Ex-Beatle George Harrison obviously saw the film as an opportunity to peddle some forgettable songs, and using his producer's credit he was able to put his distinctive warble in every other scene. Bottom line: life is too short to waste even 90 minutes of it watching indulgent crap like this.

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