| Shanghai Surprise | |
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| Directed by | Jim Goddard |
| Produced by | John Kohn |
| Written by | Tony Kenrick (novel Faraday's Flowers) John Kohn & Robert Bentley (screenplay) |
| Starring | Sean Penn Madonna Paul Freeman Richard Griffiths Phillip Sayer Clyde Kusatsu Kay Tong Lim Sonserai Lee Victor Wong Professor Toru Tanaka |
| Music by | George Harrison & Michael Kamen |
| Cinematography | Ernest Vincze |
| Editing by | Ralph Sheldon |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Handmade Films |
| Release date(s) | August 29, 1986 (USA) |
| Running time | 97 min. Robert Bentley ( March 25, 1821 – December 24, 1893) was an English botanist. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Paul Freeman (born January 18 1943) is a British film and television Actor. Richard Griffiths OBE (born July 31, 1947) is an English Tony award -winning Actor who has appeared on stage, Clyde Kusatsu (born September 13, 1948) is an American Actor. Victor Wong ( July 30, 1927 &ndash September 12, 2001) ( Chinese: 黃[[wikt 自|自]] 強; Pinyin: Charles "Charlie" J Kalani Jr ( January 6, 1930 - August 22, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, professional George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores HandMade Films is a British Film production and distribution company Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) |
| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17,000,000 (estimated) |
| Gross revenue | $2,315,683 (USA) |
| IMDb profile | |
Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 film starring then-newlyweds Madonna and Sean Penn, produced by George Harrison's Handmade Films. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author HandMade Films is a British Film production and distribution company Harrison appeared as a night club singer, and also recorded several songs for the film's soundtrack including the song "Breath Away From Heaven", which was released on his album Cloud Nine. Cloud Nine is the successful 1987 comeback Album by George Harrison, recorded and released after a five year hiatus from his recording career
The screenplay was adapted by John Kohn and Robert Bentley from Tony Kenrick's 1978 novel Faraday's Flowers.
The movie was panned by critics and failed at the box office. It was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards, "winning" one of them, for Worst Actress. For Madonna, the movie was a downturn in her acting career from which she never fully rebounded, though her efforts in Evita met with some approval. Evita is the 1996 Film adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical based on the life of Eva But her earlier success with Desperately Seeking Susan would not be repeated. Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.
Awards and nominations
- Won: Worst Actress (Madonna)
- Nominated: Worst Picture
- Nominated: Worst Director
- Nominated: Worst Screenplay
- Nominated: Worst Original Song - For the song "Shanghai Surprise"
- Nominated: Worst Actor (Sean Penn)
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