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The Golden Child
Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.
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."
- Original title
- The Golden Child
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $79,817,939
John Chard
Apr 13, 2019 · via TMDB
So, if something happens to the kid, the whole world goes to hell? Eddie Murphy plays Chandler Jarrell, a man who devotes his time to finding lost children. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) enters his life, she tells him he is the chosen one and he must find the Golden Child. Sceptical and driven purely by lust and intrigue, Jarrell gets involved without realising he's about to embark on a fantastical journey - one that involves peril and worst of all, the demon Sardo Numspa. Is The Golden Child a product of its time? By that I mean, was Eddie Murphy and The Golden Child's popularity exclusive to late 1980s audiences? For I can remember vividly how much this film entertained folk back in that decade, while the box office was $79,817,937, making it the 8th biggest earner of 1986. Yet since the 80s faded from memory it has become the in thing to deny Eddie Murphy pictures the comedy accolades that they actually once had. The Golden Child is not up with the more accepted 80s Murphy pictures such as Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop, but upon revisiting the film you find Murphy at his wisecracking, quipping and charming best! Cashing in on a fantasy action formula that was reinvigorated and templated by Raiders Of The Lost Ark in 1981, The Golden Child hits all the required genre buttons. Pretty girl, daring reluctant hero with a quip in his armoury, dashing villain (Charles Dance so splendidly British), vibrant colour photography (Donald E. Thorin), and a cute kid with mystical powers. The film only asks you to get involved in the fun, not to dissect and digress its worth as a cranial fantasy picture. Ok! so now the CGI demon looks creaky, and yes the genre had far better pictures in the 80s, 90s and beyond, but really this isn't meant to be taken seriously. Watch as Murphy does a scratch number on a sacred pillar, note his visual comedy when he gets an answer to his question that he can't believe, or enjoy his lines to Charles Dance and to a silhouetted dragon woman - prime Murphy on show. A jolly good show and something of a bad mood lifter when required. 7/10
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Eddie Murphy
Chandler Jarrell
Charles Dance
Sardo Numspa
Charlotte Lewis
Kee Nang
J.L. Reate
The Golden Child
Victor Wong
The Old Man
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Til
James Hong
Doctor Hong
Shakti Chen
Kala
Masanori Toguchi
Khan
Peter Kwong
Tommy Tong
Wally Taylor
Detective Boggs
Eric Douglas
Yellow Dragon
Charles Levin
TV Host
Frank Welker
The Thing (voice)
Gene LeBell
Drunken Biker (uncredited)
Bennett Ohta
Herb Shop Clerk
Bob Tzudiker
Businessman Customer
Marilyn Schreffler
Kala (voice)
Aron Kincaid
Informer (uncredited)
Ron Veto
Yak Herder (uncredited)
Rob Hahn
Camera Operator
Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography
Chuck Waters
Stunt Coordinator
Al Leong
Stunts
Bernie Pock
Stunts
Bill Saito
Stunts
Donna Garrett
Stunts
Emil Farkas
Stunts
Felix Silla
Stunts
Gary Morgan
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
George Fisher
Stunts
Jeff Cadiente
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Jim Wilkey
Stunts
John C. Meier
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Karen Price
Stunts
Kimberly L. Ryusaki
Stunts
Matt McColm
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Spiro Razatos
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Troy Gilbert
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Walter Robles
Stunts
Michael Ritchie
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Christopher Rouse
Assistant Editor
Eddie Murphy
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Michel Colombier
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Michel Colombier
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Diane Warren
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Phil Tippett
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Ken Ralston
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