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Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise

# A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.
Adventure   Comedy   Crime   Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
💵 Budget: USD 17,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1986-08-29
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.3

Beloved Cast

Sean Penn original image
Glendon Wasey
Sean Penn
Madonna original image
Gloria Tatlock
Madonna
Paul Freeman original image
Walter Faraday
Paul Freeman
Richard Griffiths original image
Willie Tuttle
Richard Griffiths
Clyde Kusatsu original image
Joe Go
Clyde Kusatsu
Philip Sayer original image
Justin Kronk
Philip Sayer
Lim Kay Tong original image
Mei Gan
Lim Kay Tong
Victor Wong original image
Ho Chong
Victor Wong
Professor Toru Tanaka original image
Yamagani San
Professor Toru Tanaka
Michael Aldridge original image
Mr. Burns
Michael Aldridge
Sarah Lam original image
China Doll's Maid
Sarah Lam
George Harrison original image
Nightclub Singer
George Harrison
Sonserai Lee original image
China Doll
Sonserai Lee
George She original image
Wu Ch'En She
George She
Won Gam Bor original image
Rickshaw King
Won Gam Bor
To Chee Kan original image
China Doll's Boatman
To Chee Kan
Philip Tan original image
Ship's Officer
Philip Tan

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