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Shanghai Surprise

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Shanghai Surprise
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PG13,1hr 30min
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1986
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Live/Artisan
Synopsis: Madonna and Sean Penn, who were husband and wife at the time, starred in this notorious box-office bomb that one critic termed "Flop Suey." The film takes place in 1937, during the Japanese occupation of China. Drug runner Walter Faraday (Paul Freeman) is trying to leave the country with a large stash of opium but he is chased by armed guards and killed. A year passes and missionary Gloria Tatlock (Madonna) hires sleazy American con man Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) to help her find the missing opium. ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Glendon Wasey
Gloria Tatlock
Walter Faraday/Father Burns
Willie Tuttle
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Sean Penn Back in the early days (1980s) of photo hounding, Madonna's first husband landed in jail...
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