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Release Date:
12 December 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
Eddie Murphy Is The Chosen OnePlot:
A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Composer Colombier Dies (From WENN. 19 November 2004)
Michael Douglas' Brother Dies
(From WENN. 7 July 2004)
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This Film Offers A Good Mix, But Eddie Is Too Loud For Me Now moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | J.L. Reate | ... | The Golden Child |
 | Eddie Murphy | ... | Chandler Jarrell |
 | Charles Dance | ... | Sardo Numspa |
| Charlotte Lewis | ... | Kee Nang |
| Victor Wong | ... | The Old Man |
| Randall 'Tex' Cobb | ... | Til |
 | James Hong | ... | Doctor Hong |
| Shakti | ... | Kala |
| Tau Logo | ... | Yu |
| Tiger Chung Lee | ... | Khan |
 | Pons Maar | ... | Fu |
 | Peter Kwong | ... | Tommy Tong |
| Wally Taylor | ... | Detective Boggs |
 | Eric Douglas | ... | Yellow Dragon |
| Charles Levin | ... | TV Host |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
94 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:14 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Ireland:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Although the Golden Child is referred to as a boy throughout the film, the character was actually played by a girl. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Chandler and Kee Nang are ambushed at home after bringing the dagger back to America, Kee Nang twice utilizes a series of backward handsprings (once for evasion, and once for the protection of Chandler.) The first time, a white leotard is visible beneath her blue nightshirt; the second time, a pair of white bikini briefs are seen. moreQuotes:
Kee Nang: [after shielding Chandler from Sardo's arrow, Kee confesses why she stayed with him before she dies] I didn't spend... the night with you to obligate you. I spent the night with you... because I love you. moreSoundtrack:
THE CHOSEN ONE moreFAQ
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Like most people, I enjoyed Eddie Murphy in the 1980s with the humorous, wild movies he made. Many of the characters he played were similar: wisecracking, loud, funny and obnoxious. This is one of the wilder stories he was involved with with a very good mixture of action, romance, fantasy and comedy.
The female lead in here was an attractive actress named Charlotte Lewis. With her looks and manner, I thought she might go places, but I think this was the only hit movie she's been in.
Twenty years after "The Golden Child," I have found most of those Murphy films not the entertainment they used to be. Maybe it's just me getting older, but Eddie's constant shouting and abrasive boorishness is too much to take now. That includes this movie.