The Golden Child (1986)
Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 34m
- Director Michael Ritchie
- Genres Action Adventure Comedy
- Rating 5.9/10 (1,221 votes)
Synopsis
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."
Cast
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Eddie Murphy
as Chandler Jarrell
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Charles Dance
as Sardo Numspa
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Charlotte Lewis
as Kee Nang
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J.L. Reate
as The Golden Child
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Victor Wong
as The Old Man
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Randall 'Tex' Cobb
as Til
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James Hong
as Doctor Hong
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Shakti Chen
as Kala
- Tau Logo as Yu
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Masanori Toguchi
as Khan
- Pons Maar as Fu
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Peter Kwong
as Tommy Tong
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Wally Taylor
as Detective Boggs
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Eric Douglas
as Yellow Dragon
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Charles Levin
as TV Host
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Frank Welker
as The Thing (voice)
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Gene LeBell
as Drunken Biker (uncredited)
- Kenneth H. Frith Jr. as Friend at Pink's (as Kenneth 'Fruitty' Frith Jr.)
Crew
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Michael Ritchie
Director
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Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
- Richard A. Harris Editor
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Michel Colombier
Original Music Composer
- Edward S. Feldman Producer
- Robert D. Wachs Producer
- Dennis Feldman Screenplay
