Shanghai Surprise (1986)
Director:
Jim Goddard
Tagline:
« A romantic adventure for the dangerous at heart. »
Actors:
Glendon Wasey
Gloria Tatlock
Walter Faraday
Willie Tuttle
Justin Kronk
Rating:
(6’138 votes)
(6’138 votes)
Quotes:
« Ho Chong: And you, Reverend Lady, would care for protection for treasured parts?
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« Gloria Tatlock: No, thank you.
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« Ho Chong: Your lips and ears, perhaps?
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« Gloria Tatlock: Thank you, I said no.
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« Ho Chong: Your twin pagodas, maybe?
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« Gloria Tatlock: Definitely not!
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« Ho Chong: Surely, you want to protect your haven of celestial bliss?
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« Gloria Tatlock: How dare you!
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« Glendon Wasey: I don't think the haven's in much danger.
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« China Doll: You say you wish to help my country. Why should my jewels be used to buy the opium drug, instead of guns?
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« Gloria Tatlock: Guns cause pain. Opium eases pain.
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« Willie Tuttle: You're cracked, Walter. You're nuts! You'll get us killed over a bunch of flowers!
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« Walter Faraday: Not your everyday garden variety, Willie. Take a look!
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« Willie Tuttle: That's opium.
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« Walter Faraday: You're looking at a thousand dollars worth. The best international currency in the world. Half of the weight of gold. Twice the value.
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Trailer:
Official Trailer
Runtime:97 minutes
Plots:
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.
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. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.
Official website:
Handmade Films Website

