| Shanghai Surprise | |
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| Directed by | Jim Goddard |
| Written by | John Kohn Robert Bentley |
| Based on | Faraday's Flowers novel by Tony Kenrick |
| Produced by | John Kohn |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernie Vincze |
| Edited by | Ralph Sheldon |
| Music by | George Harrison Michael Kamen |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia-Cannon-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] MGM Entertainment Co. (United States) |
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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.
- ^ "Shanghai Surprise (1987)". BBFC. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Shanghai Surprise (1986)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Shanghai Surprise (1986)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 October 2023.