The Golden Child poster

The Golden Child( 1986)

TV-MAActionAdventureComedy
59%
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Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.

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."

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eddie Murphy

      Chandler Jarrell

    2. cast image

      Charles Dance

      Sardo Numspa

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      Charlotte Lewis

      Kee Nang

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      J.L. Reate

      The Golden Child

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      Victor Wong

      The Old Man

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      Randall "Tex" Cobb

      Til

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      James Hong

      Doctor Hong

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      Shakti Chen

      Kala

    9. cast image

      Tau Logo

      Yu

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      Masanori Toguchi

      Khan

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      Pons Maar

      Fu

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      Peter Kwong

      Tommy Tong

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      Wally Taylor

      Detective Boggs

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      Eric Douglas

      Yellow Dragon

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      Charles Levin

      TV Host

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      Frank Welker

      The Thing (voice)

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      Gene LeBell

      Drunken Biker (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Apr 13 2019
    So, if something happens to the kid, the whole world goes to hell? Eddie Murphy plays Chandler Jarrell, a man who devotes his time to finding lost children. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) enters his life, she tells him he is the chosen one and he must find the Golden Child. Sceptical and driven purely by lust and intrigue, Jarrell gets involved without realising he's about to embark on a fantastical journey - one that involves peril and worst of all, the demon Sardo Numspa. Is The Golden Child a product of its time? By that I mean, was Eddie Murphy and The Golden Child's p...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    79817939.00

    Keywords

    • buddhism
    • ritual
    • social worker
    • monk
    • anti hero
    • mystic
    • wretch
    • tibet
    • pocket knife
    • demon
    • evil
    • missing person
    • dark fantasy
    • reluctant hero
    • mysticism
    • african american lead
    • special child