The Golden Child poster
Director Michael Ritchie
Screenplay Dennis Feldman

The Golden Child

Tagline: Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.

Release Date: 1986-12-12

Duration: 94 minutes

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."

Casting

  • Eddie Murphy
    Chandler Jarrell
  • Charles Dance
    Sardo Numspa
  • Frank Welker
    The Thing (voice)
  • Charlotte Lewis
    Kee Nang
  • James Hong
    Doctor Hong
  • Victor Wong
    The Old Man
  • Randall "Tex" Cobb
    Til
  • Peter Kwong
    Tommy Tong
  • Shakti Chen
    Kala
  • Pons Maar
    Fu