Shanghai Surprise
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| Directed by | Jim Goddard |
| Produced by | John Kohn George Harrison |
| Written by | Novel Tony Kenrick Screenplay John Kohn Robert Bentley |
| Starring | Sean Penn Madonna Paul Freeman Richard Griffiths |
| Music by | George Harrison Michael Kamen |
| Cinematography | Ernest Vincze |
| Editing by | Ralph Sheldon |
| Studio | HandMade Films |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | August 29, 1986 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $17 million |
| Box office | $2,315,683 (USA) |
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| Author(s) | Tony Kenrick |
| Original title | Faraday's Flowers |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Action, Adventure |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Publication date | July 1986 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 246 pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-009405-9 |
| OCLC Number | 14098923 |
Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 British adventure comedy film starring then-newlyweds Sean Penn and Madonna, produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Harrison appeared as a night club singer, and also recorded several songs for the film's soundtrack including the song "Breath Away From Heaven", which was re-recorded and released on his album Cloud Nine along with the song "Someplace Else", another track used in the film. The soundtrack for Shanghai Surprise was never released as a record or CD, and was only briefly available as a promotional single featuring the title song "Shanghai Surprise" and "Zig Zag".[1] Both of these songs have since been released as "additional tracks" on the 2004 release of the Cloud Nine CD. Another track, "The Hottest Gong in Town", was included on the EP Songs by George Harrison Volume 2.
The screenplay was adapted by John Kohn and Robert Bentley from Tony Kenrick's 1978 novel Faraday's Flowers. The book was reprinted (under the film's title and with a film-centric cover) as a piece of tie-in merchandise for the film.
The movie was panned by critics and failed at the box office. It was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards, "winning" one of them, Worst Actress for Madonna.
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[edit] Cast
- Sean Penn as Glendon Wasey
- Madonna as Gloria Tatlock
- Paul Freeman as Walter Faraday
- Richard Griffiths as Willie Tuttle
- Philip Sayer as Justin Kronk
- Clyde Kusatsu as Joe Go
- George Harrison as Night Club Singer
- Victor Wong as Ho Chong
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Won: Worst Actress - Madonna
- Nominated: Worst Picture
- Nominated: Worst Director - Jim Goddard
- Nominated: Worst Screenplay - John Kohn and Robert Bentley
- Nominated: Worst Original Song - "Shanghai Surprise"
- Nominated: Worst Actor - Sean Penn
[edit] References
- ^ Booklet included with Cloud Nine CD, released 2004.
[edit] Further reading
- Parish, James Robert (2006). Fiasco - A History of Hollywood’s Iconic Flops. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 359 pages.. ISBN 978-0-471-69159-4.
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