The Golden Child

1986 · 1h34 · Film

Directed by Michael Ritchie

Starring Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, J.L. Reate, Victor Wong, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, James Hong, Shakti Chen, Tau Logo, Masanori Toguchi

Ideal when you feel… Happy Exhausted Romantic

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."

Original language

English

Screenplay

Dennis Feldman

Music

Michel Colombier

Cinematography

Donald E. Thorin

Cast

J.L. Reate, Victor Wong, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, James Hong, Shakti Chen, Tau Logo, Masanori Toguchi, Pons Maar, Peter Kwong

Updated July 22, 2026

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