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A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 21%, Metacritic 37/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 753 1980s action movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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."
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes21%
Metacritic37/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
1,222 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael RitchieDirector
- Dennis FeldmanScreenplay
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Eddie MurphyChandler Jarrell
- Charles DanceSardo Numspa
- Charlotte LewisKee Nang
- J.L. ReateThe Golden Child
- Victor WongThe Old Man
- Randall 'Tex' CobbTil
- James HongDoctor Hong
- Shakti ChenKala
- Tau LogoYu
- Masanori ToguchiKhan
- Pons MaarFu
- Peter KwongTommy Tong
Stills
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Themes
buddhismritualsocial workermonkanti heromysticwretchtibetpocket knifedemonevilmissing person