The Golden Child (1986)
After 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."
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Writer:
Dennis Feldman
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Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell |
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Charles Dance as Sardo Numspa |
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Charlotte Lewis as Kee Nang |
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J.L. Reate as The Golden Child |
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Victor Wong as The Old Man |
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Randall 'Tex' Cobb as Til |
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James Hong as Doctor Hong |
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Shakti Chen as Kala |
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Tau Logo as Yu |
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Masanori Toguchi as Khan |
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Pons Maar as Fu |
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Peter Kwong as Tommy Tong |
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Wally Taylor as Detective Boggs |
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Eric Douglas as Yellow Dragon |
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Charles Levin as TV Host |
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Frank Welker as The Thing (voice) |
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Gene LeBell as Drunken Biker (uncredited) |
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Kenneth H. Frith Jr. as Friend at Pink's (as Kenneth 'Fruitty' Frith Jr.) |
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Bennett Ohta as Herb Shop Clerk |
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Chantara Nop as Security Man #1 |
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Bob Tzudiker as Businessman Customer |
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Cliffy Magee as Russell |
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Judy Hudson as Tortoise Lady |
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Ron Packham as Buttonman |
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Marilyn Schreffler as Kala (voice) |
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Conrad Hurtt as Monk (uncredited) |
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Aron Kincaid as Informer (uncredited) |
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Ron Veto as Yak Herder (uncredited) |
| Writing | Dennis Feldman | Screenplay |
| Production | Charles R. Meeker | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Donald E. Thorin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Production | Edward S. Feldman | Producer |
| Directing | Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Production | Robert D. Wachs | Producer |
| Production | Richard Tienken | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Art | Linda Bond | Prop Designer |
| Crew | Matt McColm | Stunts |
| Crew | Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Lonnie Parkinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Kimberly L. Ryusaki | Stunts |
| Crew | Simone Boisseree | Stunts |
| Crew | Emil Farkas | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Crew | John Sherrod | Stunts |
| Crew | Len Glascow | Stunts |
| Crew | George Fisher | Stunts |
| Crew | David LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Crew | Felix Silla | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Morgan | Stunts |
| Crew | Larry Duran | Stunts |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Finnegan | Stunts |
| Crew | Karen Price | Stunts |
| Crew | Cris Thomas-Palomino | Stunts |
| Crew | Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| Crew | Vernon Rieta | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Crew | Pat McGroarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Phil Chong | Stunts |
| Crew | Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Robles | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Wilkey | Stunts |
| Crew | Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Cadiente | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob K. Cummings | Stunts |
| Crew | Elizabeth Barrington | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Phil Tippett | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Leong | Stunts |
| Crew | Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Production | Eddie Murphy | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Art | Lynda Paradise | Art Direction |
| Production | Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne A. Finkelman | Costume Design |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Chase | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Karen Chase | Stunts |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emmitt-Leon O'Neill | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Pamela Easley | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Michael Gershman | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | James F. Boyle | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Production | Gordon A. Webb | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Rob Hahn | Camera Operator |
| Art | Judy Cammer | Set Designer |
| Sound | Jay Kamen | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Christopher Rouse | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ira S. Rosenstein | Location Manager |
| Sound | Gary Wright | Foley Editor |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Mickey Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Carson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Julia Evershade | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pamela Bentkowski | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Kimberly Harris | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Orchestrator |
| Art | Cameron Birnie | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Craig Pinkard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ronald Jacobs | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Bruce W. Talamon | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Chuck Waters | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Robbie Buchanan | Orchestrator |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Sound | Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Albert Woodbury | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Joyce Webb | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Diane Warren | Songs |