The Golden Child (1986)
Eddie Murphy is the chosen one.
Starring Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis
Directed by Michael Ritchie
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.'
Runtime: 94 min.
Rating: 5.8
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Action,Adventure,Comedy,Fantasy,Mystery
Keywords: monk,social worker,mystic,wretch,tibet,demon,evil,missing person,reluctant hero
Cast
Chandler Jarrell
Sardo Numspa
Kee Nang
The Golden Child
The Old Man
Doctor Hong
Kala
Yu
Khan
Fu
Tommy Tong
Detective Boggs
Yellow Dragon
TV Host
The Thing (voice)