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The Golden Child

The Golden Child

Actor(s): Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, Victor Wong, J.L. Reate
Director(s): Michael Ritchie
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Movie Release: 1986
DVD Release: 03/09/1999
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins
Studio: Paramount
Total Copies: 7
Genres: Action, Comedy, Adventure Comedy, Fantasy Comedy
See Also: The Golden Child [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD]

DVD Synopsis

Eddie Murphy followed up his Beverly Hills Cop success with this fantasy adventure that plops him right into the land of Ray Harryhausen and Indiana Jones. The plot revolves around a God-like youngster (J.L. Reate) known as a "golden child," who has been sent to Tibet to bring the gift of compassion to humanity. But the devil isn't idle, sending his emissary, Sardo Numspa (Charles Dance) to kidnap the golden child. Sardo absconds with the child and takes off to Los Angeles. In L.A., a beautiful Tibetan priestess named Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) seeks out Chandler Jarrell (Eddie Murphy), a social worker and self-styled "finder of lost children." She tells Chandler he has been chosen to rescue the magical child from the devil and save the world from evil. Before Chandler can let go of his first riposte, he finds himself holding a magic dagger, following a sacred parakeet, and under-going several trials by fire. He also falls in love with Kee Nang, who at one point in the film has to be brought back from the dead. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Actors

Eddie Murphy - Chandler Jarrell
Charles Dance - Sardo Numspa
Charlotte Lewis - Kee Nang
Victor Wong - The Old Man
J.L. Reate - The Golden Child


Editorial Review of DVD

Michael Ritchie directed Eddie Murphy in the fantasy-adventure The Golden Child, which comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the orignal theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. There are no subtitles, but both English soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials are limited to theatrical trailers. The picture and sound quality on this Paramount release are both quite good, but the lack of extras make it difficult to swallow the high list price. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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