The Golden Child

1986

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 21% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 64004 64K

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Plot summary

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."

Director

Michael Ritchie Photo
Michael Ritchie

Top cast

Shakti Chen Photo
Shakti Chen as Kala
Eddie Murphy Photo
Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell
Charles Dance Photo
Charles Dance as Sardo Numspa
Frank Welker Photo
Frank Welker as The Thing
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858.03 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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1.72 GB
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English 5.1
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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4.17 GB
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English 5.1
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
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795.19 MB
1280*720
German 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles us  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 4
1.5 GB
1904*1072
German 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles us  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by John Chard 7 / 10

So, if something happens to the kid, the

So, if something happens to the kid, the whole world goes to hell? Eddie Murphy plays Chandler Jarrell, a man who devotes his time to finding lost children. When the beautiful Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis) enters his life, she tells him he is the chosen one and he must find the Golden Child. Sceptical and driven purely by lust and intrigue, Jarrell gets involved without realising he's about to embark on a fantastical journey - one that involves peril and worst of all, the demon Sardo Numspa. Is The Golden Child a product of its time? By that I mean, was Eddie Murphy and The Golden Child's popularity exclusive to late 1980s audiences? For I can remember vividly how much this film entertained folk back in that decade, while the box office was $79,817,937, making it the 8th biggest earner of 1986. Yet since the 80s faded from memory it has become the in thing to deny Eddie Murphy pictures the comedy accolades that they actually once had. The Golden Child is not up with the more accepted 80s Murphy pictures such as Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop, but upon revisiting the film you find Murphy at his wisecracking, quipping and charming best! Cashing in on a fantasy action formula that was reinvigorated and templated by Raiders Of The Lost Ark in 1981, The Golden Child hits all the required genre buttons. Pretty girl, daring reluctant hero with a quip in his armoury, dashing villain (Charles Dance so splendidly British), vibrant colour photography (Donald E. Thorin), and a cute kid with mystical powers. The film only asks you to get involved in the fun, not to dissect and digress its worth as a cranial fantasy picture. Ok! so now the CGI demon looks creaky, and yes the genre had far better pictures in the 80s, 90s and beyond, but really this isn't meant to be taken seriously. Watch as Murphy does a scratch number on a sacred pillar, note his visual comedy when he gets an answer to his question that he can't believe, or enjoy his lines to Charles Dance and to a silhouetted dragon woman - prime Murphy on show. A jolly good show and something of a bad mood lifter when required. 7/10
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Reviewed by makiprettywoman3 7 / 10

A fantasy film with Eddie Murphy???

I saw this movie available on Netflix and was interested in the premise. You have Eddie Murphy who plays a private detective that specializes in finding missing children. He is told he is the "chosen one" and must protect the "Golden Child" who was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. I didn't know exactly what to expect. Eddie Murphy is known for doing a lot of action or comedy movies. This movie ends up being a mix of action, comedy and fantasy.

Some people will mention this movie was a low point in his career. Well this movie earned close to 80 million dollars. Eddie Murphy has done some more recent movies that have done far worse. There are a lot of funny parts in this movie. I really enjoyed this movie. This was a fun movie to watch.

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