Surprise, Surprise!!!

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:  vote average (6’138 votes)
Quotes: « Ho Chong: And you, Reverend Lady, would care for protection for treasured parts? » « Gloria Tatlock: No, thank you. » « Ho Chong: Your lips and ears, perhaps? » « Gloria Tatlock: Thank you, I said no. » « Ho Chong: Your twin pagodas, maybe? » « Gloria Tatlock: Definitely not! » « Ho Chong: Surely, you want to protect your haven of celestial bliss? » « Gloria Tatlock: How dare you! » « Glendon Wasey: I don't think the haven's in much danger. » « China Doll: You say you wish to help my country. Why should my jewels be used to buy the opium drug, instead of guns? » « Gloria Tatlock: Guns cause pain. Opium eases pain. » « Willie Tuttle: You're cracked, Walter. You're nuts! You'll get us killed over a bunch of flowers! » « Walter Faraday: Not your everyday garden variety, Willie. Take a look! » « Willie Tuttle: That's opium. » « 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. »
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

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