1986 British/American adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard
Shanghai Surprise
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Jim Goddard
Written by
John Kohn Robert Bentley
Based on
Faraday's Flowers novel by Tony Kenrick
Produced by
John Kohn
Starring
Sean Penn
Madonna
Cinematography
Ernie Vincze
Edited by
Ralph Sheldon
Music by
George Harrison Michael Kamen
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer HandMade Films
Distributed by
Columbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] MGM Entertainment Co. (United States)
Release date
29 August 1986 (1986-08-29) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom United States
Budget
$15 million[2]
Box office
$2.31 million (US)[3]
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. Produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Harrison himself appears in the film as a night club singer, and he wrote and recorded five original songs for the soundtrack: "Shanghai Surprise", "Someplace Else", "Breath Away from Heaven", "Zig Zag", and "Hottest Gong in Town". The film was a critical and commercial failure, and an official soundtrack album was never released.
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