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 | 18.096 |
Directed By
Michael Ritchie
Crew
Donald E. Thorin
Charles R. Meeker
Michael Ritchie
Dennis Feldman
Robert D. Wachs
Richard Tienken
Edward S. Feldman
Richard A. Harris
Gregg Bond
Linda Bond
Matt McColm
Emil Farkas
Lonnie Parkinson
Felix Silla
Jim Wilkey
Donna Garrett
Vernon Rieta
Simone Boisseree
Joe Finnegan
Ray Bickel
Larry Duran
Bill Saito
Kimberly L. Ryusaki
Cris Thomas-Palomino
Vince Deadrick Sr.
Karen Price
Pat McGroarty
Bill McIntosh
Bernie Pock
Phil Chong
George Fisher
David LeBell
Walter Robles
Bob K. Cummings
Gary Morgan
John Sherrod
Alan Oliney
Jeff Cadiente
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Orwin C. Harvey
Len Glascow
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
Marvin March
J. Michael Riva
Ken Chase
Lynda Paradise
Wayne A. Finkelman
Karen Chase
James R. Alexander
Thomas J. Mack
Ken Ralston
Gordon A. Webb
Pamela Easley
Marshall Schlom
Eddie Marks
Rob Hahn
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill
Susan V. Kalinowski
Michael Gershman
Steve LaPorte
James F. Boyle
Barry Bedig
Virginia Randolph-Weaver
Ira S. Rosenstein
Cameron Birnie
George Stokes
Craig Pinkard
Judy Cammer
Mickey Gilbert
Chuck Waters
Kimberly Harris
Christopher Rouse
Julia Evershade
Ronald Jacobs
Mike Dobie
Cecelia Hall
Marshall Winn
Jay Kamen
Juno J. Ellis
Gregg Landaker
Michel Colombier
Pamela Bentkowski
Robbie Buchanan
Jeff Carson
Albert Woodbury
Gary Wright
Elliot Tyson
Robert J. Litt
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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