The Golden Child

1986
PG
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

61K

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Urban Adventure Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Mystery

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

61K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Storyline

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Trivia
Although the Golden Child is referred to as a boy throughout the film, J.L. Reate is actually a girl.

Goofs
(at around 1h 19 mins) Chandler and the Golden Child show up to the house at the end in a green car yet leaves in a brown car. Chandler sees the brown car before he goes into the house. When he leaves, he sees that the brown car is closer and he decides to use that one instead, that's why he says "there's no keys in the car, there's no keys in the car". This is because this is not his car and he is trying to steal it.

Quotes
Kee Nang: Gompa, I have ruined myself with the American. He is a fool.
The Old Man: But he's brave.
Kee Nang: He is irresponsible.
The Old Man: But he's generous.
Kee Nang: He thinks of nothing but protecting his own feelings.
The Old Man: But if you touch his heart, there's nothing he wouldn't do for you.
Kee Nang: He believes in nothing.
The Old Man: Yet, still he does what is right.
Kee Nang: He is a callous, thoughtless, undisciplined fool.
The Old Man: [chuckles] Yes. I, too, like him very much. It's very hard not to.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Heartbreak Ridge/Solarbabies/Little Shop of Horrors/Defense of the Realm (1986)

Soundtracks
The Best Man in the World
Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson & Sue Ennis
Performed by Ann Wilson
Ann Wilson courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

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Featured review

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.