Rent Shanghai Surprise (1986)
1.8 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- GIendon Wasey (Sean Penn) is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria (Madonna) 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 Shanghai.
- Actors:
- Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths, Philip Sayer, Clyde Kusatsu, Kay Tong Lim, Sonserai Lee, Victor Wong, Professor Toru Tanaka, Michael Aldridge, Sarah Lam, George She, Won Gam Bor, To Chee Kan, David Li, Keith Bonnard, Claire Lutter, Pamela Yang, Michael Chow
- Directors:
- Jim Goddard
- Producers:
- John Kohn
- Writers:
- John Kohn, Robert Bentley, Tony Kenrick
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Reviews (1) of Shanghai Surprise
NOT A 'HAVEN OF CELESTIAL BLISS' - Shanghai Surprise review by Frank Talker™
Everyone in this film is quite excellent except the two leads, which almost destroys the movie since they are in most of its scenes.
MADONNA is a weak-but-attractive actress and Sean PENN has no genuine comedic sensibility despite being an otherwise superb dramatic actor.
Sadly, this screen pairing partly undermines the exemplary work of the rest of the cast in a well-written and a briskly-entertaining screenplay.
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