Shanghai Surprise
“A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.”
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
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Cast
18 people
Sean Penn
Glendon Wasey
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
Madonna
Gloria Tatlock
Known for
Arthur and the Invisibles
Evita
Paul Freeman
Walter Faraday
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Bible
Richard Griffiths
Willie Tuttle
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Clyde Kusatsu
Joe Go
Known for
A Man on the Inside
Pantheon
Philip Sayer
Justin Kronk
Known for
Xtro
Sebastiane
Lim Kay Tong
Mei Gan
Known for
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Noble House
Victor Wong
Ho Chong
Known for
Big Trouble in Little China
Tremors
Professor Toru Tanaka
Yamagani San
Known for
The Running Man
Last Action Hero
Michael Aldridge
Mr. Burns
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Chimes at Midnight
Sarah Lam
China Doll's Maid
Known for
Sherlock
Dune: Prophecy
George Harrison
Nightclub Singer
Known for
A Hard Day's Night
Help!
Jim Goddard Director · John Kohn Writer Robert Bentley Writer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $17M · United States release August 29, 1986
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Budget
$17,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,315,683
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Handmade Films
Production
The Vista Organization
Production
Vista Organisation, The
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 29, 1986
Theatrical
Austria
May 1, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
October 17, 1986 · Theatrical
France
October 29, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
May 14, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
December 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 19, 1988 · Theatrical
Spain
September 1, 1987 · Theatrical
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