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The Golden Child is a 1986 American action, adventure, comedy, and fantasy film directed by Michael Ritchie. Produced by Edward S. Feldman through Eddie Murphy Productions and Feldman/Meeker Productions, the movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. The screenplay was written by Dennis Feldman, with music composed by Michel Colombier and cinematography by Donald E. Thorin. The cast includes Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, and Victor Wong.
Filmed in California with a narrative set in Asia, the film has a runtime of 94 minutes. Its tagline states that Eddie Murphy is the chosen one. The production involved a budget of 25,000,000 and generated revenue of 79,817,939. Keywords associated with the plot include Buddhism, ritual, social worker, monk, and anti-hero. The film was released in the United States and is available in English.
Critical reception data includes a review score of 4.2 out of 10, 37 out of 100, and 22 percent. On other platforms, it holds a rating of 6.0 and a vote average of 5.944. The film was originally released in 1986, with additional publication dates listed in 1987. It is distributed via video on demand.
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5.9After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell
- Charles Dance as Sardo Numspa
- Charlotte Lewis as Kee Nang
- J.L. Reate as The Golden Child
- Victor Wong as The Old Man
- Randall 'Tex' Cobb as Til
Themes
- buddhism
- ritual
- social worker
- monk
- anti hero
- mystic
- wretch
- tibet
- pocket knife
- demon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Screenwriter
- Dennis Feldman
- Cast member
- Randall Cobb
- Composer
- Michel Colombier
- Producer
- Edward S. Feldman
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Donald E. Thorin
- Narrative location
- Asia
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 773964
- Performer
- John Barry
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1987-04-09
- film editor
- Richard A. Harris
- title
- The Golden Child
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 22%
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