Shanghai Surprise
A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart.
1986 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Directed by
Jim Goddard
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.
Director and cast
- Jim Goddard Director
- Sean Penn as Glendon Wasey
- Madonna as Gloria Tatlock
- Paul Freeman as Walter Faraday
- Richard Griffiths as Willie Tuttle
- Clyde Kusatsu as Joe Go
- Philip Sayer as Justin Kronk
- Lim Kay Tong as Mei Gan
- Victor Wong as Ho Chong
- Professor Toru Tanaka as Yamagani San
- Michael Aldridge as Mr. Burns
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