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The Golden Child

Year:

1986

Duration:

94 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Mystery

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1986-12-12

Filming Locations: Melrose Avenue at North Spaulding, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $25,000,000

Opening Weekend: $12,000,000 (USA) (14 December 1986)

Gross: $79,817,937 (USA)SEK 9,667,659 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Peter Kwong

J.L. Reate

The Golden Child

Eddie Murphy

Chandler Jarrell

Charles Dance

Sardo Numspa

Charlotte Lewis

Kee Nang

Victor Wong

The Old Man

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Til

James Hong

Doctor Hong

Shakti Chen

Kala (as Shakti)

Tau Logo

Tiger Chung Lee

Khan

Pons Maar

Wally Taylor

Detective Boggs

Eric Douglas

Yellow Dragon

Charles Levin

TV Host

Kenneth H. Frith Jr.

Friend at Pink's (as Kenneth 'Fruitty' Frith Jr.)

Bennett Ohta

Herb Shop Clerk

Kinko Tsubouchi

Old Chinese Woman

Govind Chipalu

Jabbering Old Man

Chantara Nop

Security Man #1

Phok Ok

Security Man #2

Bob Tzudiker

Businessman Customer

Cliffy Magee

Russell

Jeff Soo Hoo

Waiter

Bindra Joshi

Chicken Lady on Plane

Judy Hudson

Tortoise Lady

Ron Packham

Buttonman

Marilyn Schreffler

Kala (voice)

Frank Welker

The Thing (voice)

Aron Kincaid

Informer (uncredited)

Gene LeBell

Drunken Biker (uncredited)

Ron Veto

Yak herder (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Composer Alan Silvestri was the original choice to write the film's score and even met with the producers in Spring of 1986 about the job. Later in the summer, it was announced that John Barry had been hired to score the film.

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George Miller was Eddie Murphy's first choice for director.

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John Carpenter was offered the job as director. He later went on to direct the similar film Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

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Goofs

In the Yellow Dragons clubhouse, when one of the bikers rides a motorcycle, backwards, out through a wall, the close-ups of the handlebar and engine/gearcase are of an older (1968-1970) Triumph, yet when it passes through a room before hitting the wall, it's a newer Harley-Davidson.

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A microphone is visible under Kee Nang's car window, while she is spying on Chandler walking into a tattoo parlor.

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When Kee Nang is inside the biker house, she jumps up and grabs onto some pipes. The arms grabbing the pipes are much more muscular than hers.

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Quotes

Chandler Jarrell: My dear, sweet brother Numsie!

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Sardo Numspaa: I have been wanting to meet you, Mr. Yarrell.

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Chandler Jarrell: They're not gonna let me on the plane with this 2 foot knife.

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