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A Balasaur Score of 28 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 3.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 20%, Metacritic 16/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 427 1980s romance movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
Ratings
IMDb3.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Metacritic16/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
106 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim GoddardDirector
- John KohnWriter
- George HarrisonOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Robert BentleyWriter
Cast
- Sean PennGlendon Wasey
- MadonnaGloria Tatlock
- Paul FreemanWalter Faraday
- Richard GriffithsWillie Tuttle
- Clyde KusatsuJoe Go
- Philip SayerJustin Kronk
- Lim Kay TongMei Gan
- Victor WongHo Chong
- Professor Toru TanakaYamagani San
- Michael AldridgeMr. Burns
- Sarah LamChina Doll's Maid
- George HarrisonNightclub Singer
Stills
Movies like Shanghai Surprise
Shows like Shanghai Surprise
Themes
chinashanghai, chinaamerican abroad