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  1. 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.

  2. Aug 29, 1986 · Shanghai Surprise: Directed by Jim Goddard. With Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths. Shanghai, 1938: A missionary woman hires a fortune hunter to help her find 1100 lbs. opium lost, as wounded need the morphine. Adventure and romance follows.

    • (5.8K)
    • Adventure, Comedy, Crime
    • Jim Goddard
    • 1986-08-29
  3. Shanghai Surprise (1986) - Original Trailer. In their only appearance together in a feature film, then-newlyweds Sean Penn and Madonna team up for Jim Goddard’s bold adaptation of Tony Kenrick...

    • 1 min
    • 73.7K
    • Handmade Films
  4. A 1986 crime drama starring Sean Penn and Madonna as a con man and a nurse who get involved in a stolen opium plot in Shanghai. The movie has low ratings from critics and audiences, who criticize its script, acting and stereotypes.

    • (10)
    • Jim Goddard
    • PG-13
    • Sean Penn
  5. Walter Faraday, known as the Opium King and a supplier named Mei Gan battle over a valuable supply of the drug and Faraday is killed. A year later, missionary Gloria Tatlock comes in search of Faraday's legendary opium to relieve the pain of injured soldiers.

    • Jim Goddard
    • Madonna Louise Ciccone (Madonna)
  6. A comedy adventure film starring Sean Penn and Madonna as a fortune hunter and a missionary nurse in 1938 Shanghai. They team up to find a stolen opium stash and face danger, romance, and betrayal along the way.

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  8. Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs.

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