The Golden Child
“Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.”
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
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Cast
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Eddie Murphy
Chandler Jarrell
Known for
Shrek
Mulan
Charles Dance
Sardo Numspa
Known for
Game of Thrones
Me Before You
Charlotte Lewis
Kee Nang
Known for
Men of War
Pirates
J.L. Reate
The Golden Child
No other roles listed
Victor Wong
The Old Man
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Tremors
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Til
Known for
Liar Liar
Raising Arizona
James Hong
Doctor Hong
Known for
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny
Shakti Chen
Kala
Also in
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Volunteers
Tau Logo
Yu
Also in
The A-Team
East L.A. Warriors
Masanori Toguchi
Khan
Also in
Red Heat
Blind Fury
Pons Maar
Fu
Known for
Masters of the Universe
Dead Heat
Peter Kwong
Tommy Tong
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Cooties
Michael Ritchie Director · Dennis Feldman Screenplay Michel Colombier Composer
Worldwide gross $80M · Budget $25M · United States release December 12, 1986
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$79,817,939
Gross vs. budget
3.2×
Production
Eddie Murphy Productions
Production
Feldman/Meeker Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Tibetan
Release dates
United States · December 12, 1986
Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 23, 1987 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 1, 1989 · Theatrical
France
February 22, 1987 · Theatrical
September 2, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
April 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Greece
April 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 17, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 23, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
March 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
March 7, 1987 · Theatrical
Spain
April 10, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 22, 1986 · Theatrical
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