Shanghai Surprise (1986)
- Directed by
- Jim Goddard
- Genre
- adventure film, romantic comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 4.2 of 10 from 104 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 1930s treasure hunt sends a British businessman and a missionary into the Chinese countryside. They look for a stash of stolen opium while dealing with local gangsters.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfuldatedfununstoppablequirkyuneven
What happens
Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard and starring then-newlyweds Sean Penn and Madonna. The screenplay was adapted by John Kohn and Robert Bentley from Tony Kenrick's 1978 novel Faraday's Flowers. Produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Harrison himself appears in the film as a night club singer, and he wrote and recorded five original songs for the soundtrack. The film was a critical and commercial failure, and an official soundtrack album was never released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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