The Golden Child (1986)
Overview
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."
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $79,817,939.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.114 |
Directed By
Michael Ritchie
Crew
Michael Ritchie
Dennis Feldman
Donald E. Thorin
Richard A. Harris
Edward S. Feldman
Robert D. Wachs
Charles R. Meeker
Richard Tienken
Linda Bond
Gregg Bond
Matt McColm
Ray Bickel
Jeff Cadiente
Simone Boisseree
Larry Duran
Bob K. Cummings
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Phil Chong
Emil Farkas
George Fisher
Donna Garrett
Joe Finnegan
Len Glascow
David LeBell
Orwin C. Harvey
Bill McIntosh
Pat McGroarty
Gary Morgan
Lonnie Parkinson
Bernie Pock
Alan Oliney
Karen Price
Walter Robles
Vernon Rieta
Bill Saito
Felix Silla
Kimberly L. Ryusaki
John Sherrod
Jim Wilkey
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Cris Thomas-Palomino
Elizabeth Barrington
Phil Tippett
Troy Gilbert
Jeff Imada
Gene LeBell
Larry Holt
Al Leong
Spiro Razatos
Michel Colombier
John C. Meier
Eddie Murphy
Noon Orsatti
Patricia Mock
J. Michael Riva
Lynda Paradise
Marvin March
Wayne A. Finkelman
Ken Chase
Karen Chase
Ken Ralston
Gordon A. Webb
Thomas J. Mack
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill
Pamela Easley
Michael Gershman
Rob Hahn
James R. Alexander
Marshall Schlom
Steve LaPorte
Susan V. Kalinowski
Eddie Marks
Barry Bedig
James F. Boyle
Ira S. Rosenstein
Cameron Birnie
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Judy Cammer
George Stokes
Craig Pinkard
Chuck Waters
Mickey Gilbert
Ronald Jacobs
Cecelia Hall
Marshall Winn
Kimberly Harris
Julia Evershade
Mike Dobie
Christopher Rouse
Juno J. Ellis
Jay Kamen
Pamela Bentkowski
Gary Wright
Jeff Carson
Robert J. Litt
Gregg Landaker
Elliot Tyson
Michel Colombier
Robbie Buchanan
Albert Woodbury
Bruce W. Talamon
TOP CAST
Eddie Murphy
Chandler Jarrell
Charles Dance
Sardo Numspa
Charlotte Lewis
Kee Nang
J.L. Reate
The Golden Child
Victor Wong
The Old Man
James Hong
Doctor Hong
Shakti Chen
Kala
Tau Logo
Yu
Masanori Toguchi
Khan
Pons Maar
Fu
Peter Kwong
Tommy Tong
Wally Taylor
Detective Boggs
Eric Douglas
Yellow Dragon
Charles Levin
TV Host
Frank Welker
The Thing (voice)
Gene LeBell
Drunken Biker (uncredited)
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