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Shanghai Surprise
1986
It's 1937 and China is under Japanese occupation. Drug runner Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to leave the country with a large stash of opium but he is chased by armed guards and killed. A year passes and missionary Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) hires sleazy American con man Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) to help her find the .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman |
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| Director | Jim Goddard, Jim Goddard |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
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Shanghai Surprise
It's 1937 and China is under Japanese occupation. Drug runner Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to leave the country with a large stash of opium but he is chased by armed guards and killed. A year passes and missionary Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) hires sleazy American con man Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) to help her find the missing opium.
| Starring | Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman |
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| Director | Jim Goddard, Jim Goddard |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: 10 Apr 2006 |
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Astonishingly abysmal adventure romance set rather uncertainly in the 1937 Orient. Nothing matches the so-called talents involved.
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- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:46
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As bad as everyone says....
Only a complete Madonna freak would have something good to say about this film. The story is terribly poor, the acting terribly wooden and the whole thing is ... read more »
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- 04 Dec 2006 at 15:54
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Pure crass and highly enjoyable.
Rent it this Autumn when the TV schedules are filled with telephone vote no-talent shows; it will entertain you ... read more » - 906976
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Shanghai Surprise
Absolute and utter rubbish. Was not worth the money. Madonna cannot act and the whole thing was very poor
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- 29 Oct 2008 at 16:08
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As bad as everyone says....
Only a complete Madonna freak would have something good to say about this film. The story is terribly poor, the acting terribly wooden and the whole thing is ... read more »
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It's 1937 and China is under Japanese occupation. Drug runner Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to leave the country with a large stash of opium but he is chased by armed guards and killed. A year passes and missionary Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) hires sleazy American con man Glendon Wasey (Sean ...
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