Golden Child, The

Golden Child, The

1986

L.A. social worker Chandler Jarrell (Eddie Murphy) has a knack for finding lost children. That's why the beautiful priestess Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) turns to Jarrell when a child with mystical powers (J.L. Reate) is kidnapped from Tibet and brought to Los Angeles. Now, Jarrell's mission is to find the boy and bring peace to the world. Along the way, he fights his way through a series of traps and terrors in this comic adventure.

Eddie Murphy Is The Chosen One.

JBscale
35
Poor

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Comedy
Length
1 hr. 33 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 12, 1986
US Box Office
$79,817,937 (#1097 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Disturbing Images, Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
March 9, 1999
Acquired Date
April 5, 2017
Times Seen
4 Times
Last Watched
December 30, 2005

Actors

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Charlotte Lewis
Charlotte Lewis
Charles Dance
Charles Dance
J.L. Reate
J.L. Reate
Victor Wong
Victor Wong
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
James Hong
James Hong
Shakti Chen
Shakti Chen
Tau Logo
Tau Logo
Pons Maar
Pons Maar
Tiger Chung Lee
Tiger Chung Lee
Peter Kwong
Peter Kwong
Wally Taylor
Wally Taylor

Directors

Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie

Producers

Edward S. Feldman
Edward S. Feldman
Robert D. Wachs
Robert D. Wachs

Writers

Dennis Feldman
Dennis Feldman

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Rotten
20%
Tomatometer
25 votes
RT Stale
47%
Popcornmeter
1,274 votes
METASCORE
37
12 votes
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
61,098 votes

Additional Info

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