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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.
- $15 million
- 29 August 1986 (United States)
- John Kohn
Aug 29, 1986 · Sean Penn and Madonna star as a con artist and a missionary nurse who team up to find opium in Shanghai, 1938. The film was a flop and received negative reviews from critics and audiences.
- Jim Goddard
- 37
- 1 min
A 1986 crime drama starring Sean Penn and Madonna as a con man and a nurse who try to steal opium in Shanghai. The movie has a low rating of 20% from critics and 15% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, with mostly negative reviews.
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- Jim Goddard
- PG-13
- Sean Penn
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Madonna and Sean Penn star as a couple who get involved in a dangerous opium smuggling scheme in Shanghai during World War II. The film is directed by Jim Goddard and produced by MGM.
- Jim Goddard
- Madonna Louise Ciccone (Madonna)
A romantic adventure film about a missionary nurse and a fortune hunter who search for stolen opium in 1938 Shanghai, China. The film follows their quest for the father of a wounded soldier, the opium king's concubine, and the clues to the last Phoenix. The film has a happy ending, but also reveals the corruption and dangers of the era.
Details. In this romantic adventure-comedy set in the turbulent 1930s, a sharp-witted, very honorable American fortune hunter (Sean Penn) and a beautiful, fairly honorable missionary (Madonna) join forces to seek out a legendary cache of stolen opium!
