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A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart. - Shanghai Surprise
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Title: Shanghai Surprise

Release Date: 29 Aug 1986

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance

Director: Handmade Films, The Vista Organization

Production Companies: Handmade Films, The Vista Organization

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 4.2 (85 votes)

Cast

  • Glendon Wasey: Sean Penn
  • Gloria Tatlock: Madonna
  • Walter Faraday: Paul Freeman
  • Willie Tuttle: Richard Griffiths
  • Joe Go: Clyde Kusatsu
  • Justin Kronk: Philip Sayer
  • Mei Gan: Lim Kay Tong
  • Ho Chong: Victor Wong
  • Yamagani San: Professor Toru Tanaka
  • Mr. Burns: Michael Aldridge
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