
The Golden Child (1986)
Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.
94 min
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."
- Release date
- April 9, 1987
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Box office
- $79,817,939
Trailer
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell
- J.L. Reate as The Golden Child
- Charles Dance as Sardo Numspa
- Charlotte Lewis as Kee Nang
- Victor Wong as The Old Goupa
- Randall 'Tex' Cobb as Til
- James Hong as Doctor Hong
- Shakti Chen as Kala
- Tau Logo as Yu
- Tiger Chung Lee as Khan
Crew
- Michael Ritchie · Director
- Dennis Feldman · Writer
- Edward S. Feldman · Producer
- Robert D. Wachs · Producer
- Michel Colombier · Composer
- Donald E. Thorin · Cinematographer
- Richard A. Harris · Editor
- Patricia Mock · Casting director
- J. Michael Riva · Production designer