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The Golden Child is a 1986 American dark fantasy action comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie.The film stars Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker who is informed that he is "The Chosen One", and is destined to save "The Golden Child", a kidnapped Tibetan boy with mystical powers who is said to be the savior of all humankind.
Kee Nang initially appears as a mysterious, [37] [38] stoic, [39] non-observant, Westernized woman. Kee is the daughter of “The Old Man” from Tibet (Victor Wong) and she enjoys respect from the secluded Tibetan monks.
To beat the rival production to in theaters, Big Trouble went into production in October 1985 so it could open in July 1986, five months before The Golden Child ' s Christmas release. [12] Carpenter was hired by 20th Century Fox because of his reputation for working fast, and the film had a limited preproduction schedule of 10–12 weeks. [8] [12]
Producers George Sluizer and Anne Lordon received the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film at the Netherlands Film Festival in 1988. [25] Johanna ter Steege won a European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1988. [22] The film was released in France on 20 December 1989 under the title L'Homme Qui Voulait Savoir (lit. ' The Man Who Wanted to ...
Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch.Blending psychological horror [4] [5] with film noir, the film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, and is named after the 1951 song of the same name.
A Simple Wish is a 1997 American children's-fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie, and starring Martin Short, Mara Wilson, and Kathleen Turner.The film is about Murray (Short), a bumbling male fairy godmother who tries to prove himself capable by helping a young girl named Annabel (Wilson) fulfill her wish that her father, an aspiring actor, wins the leading role in a Broadway musical.
The Golden Child is a 1977 mystery novel [2] by the British author Penelope Fitzgerald, her first published work of fiction.Written while her husband was terminally ill, and partly for his benefit, the novel offers a satirical version of the 1972 Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition at the British Museum, and pokes fun at museum politics, academics, and Cold War spying.
The Golden Child, a 1986 film starring Eddie Murphy; Novels, stories and plays ... "Golden Child" , a 2024 song by Meghan Patrick from an album of the same name;