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The Golden Child

PG-13
Eddie Murphy Is The Chosen One
The Golden Child Picture
Eddie Murphy is "The Chosen One"...

Starring

Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis, Charles Dance, J.L. Reate

Victor Wong (III), Randall 'Tex' Cobb, James Hong, Shakti, Tau Logo, Tiger Chung Lee, Pons Maar, Peter Kwong, Wally Taylor, Eric Douglas, Charles Levin, Kenneth H. Frith Jr., Bennett Ohta, Kinko Tsubouchi, Govind Chipalu Update Cast


Thanks to Anonymous
J.L. Reate, who played 'The Golden Child', was born in California in 1979 & named Jasmine Reate.

Many believed the child to be male, however she did a great job at 7 years young!


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Review

This movie is just the sort of 'guaranteed' hit that defies studio logic and fails almost just to spite the filmmakers.

Made by Paramount pictures it starring the seemingly unstoppable Eddie Murphy, who had just made a pile of money for the studio with "48 Hours" and "Beverly Hills Cop".

Obviously expensively made, the movie seems to have all the right ingredients for a big hit but fails to satisfy and although moderately successful was, I'm sure, a bit of a financial disappointment for the studio, who were hoping for another Murphy 'cash cow' to fill the coffers with lots of $$$.

And that's probably the root of the problem. Despite a reasonable story, script and good special effects, the movie just 'feels' a little clinical. Murphy has a bunch of funny set pieces which he clearly enjoys and we enjoy... but in between seems a little unispired somehow. Maybe the predictability of the story has a lot to do with it. Another possibility is that the movie was originally intended to be a more serious action piece, but was hastily rewritten to provide Murphy with the scope to do what he does best, with the end result an unsuccessful mixture of the two... in any case the plot unwinds quite predictably -there are very few suprises to be had here folks...

Charles Dance provides a good, but not perfect, villain as "Sardo Numspa" ("Brother Numpsey" to Eddie!) and Charlotte Lewis provides the stunning, but surly, love interest of the piece.

Still, it is an 80's film and the music and filmmaking are all perfect examples of the genre...

Author: NickUpdate This Review

Verdict

A slightly disappointing example of Eddie Murphy's work. Still very funny though.

Some very funny moments and quotable lines.
Weaker than Murphy's other work from the period.

Rewind Rating

8/10

The Movie Data

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Release Date: 12 Dec 1986
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Production: Eddie Murphy Productions, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action / Adventure


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