The Golden Child
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Where to Watch The Golden Child
- ርልዪረMarch 5, 2026The mid 1980s seemed to be a time for overblown far eastern chop socky comedy dramas. There was Gremlins, Big Trouble in Little China. With Eddie Murphy becoming the biggest comedy star in the planet thanks to movies such as Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop. Here was an attempt for Eddie to become more family friendly. He plays Chandler Jarrell an LA social worker looking for a missing child. Only to be told he is the chosen one and he needs to rescue the Golden Child who has magical powers. The young boy has been held captive by evil Sardo Numspa (Charles Dance.) The Golden Child is an uneven film. Part fantasy, part action some comedy. You can see the writers have attempted to crow bar some Axel Foley into Eddie's character. It is strangely enjoyable but it could had been better. The trailer for this movie promised a much better film.
- Dan S TurpinFebruary 4, 2025Hard to beleive there was a time when Eddie Murphy was funny and had all the power of the box office at his disposal. Junk like this at least made money and had a few laughs, but its far too absurd to really show off Ed's talents. Even Murphy said this was "A piece of shit." The only reason this film exists is due to his contract with Paramount was originally putting him in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," as a scientist who helps the crew. Murphy being a fan wanted in, the trek people wanted him in, Paramount didn't want both it's hot properties merging. Two hits are better than one.
The Golden Child Trivia
The Golden Child was released on December 12, 1986.
The Golden Child was directed by Michael Ritchie.
The Golden Child has a runtime of 1h 34m.
The Golden Child was produced by Edward S. Feldman, Robert D. Wachs.
Eddie Murphy plays a detective with a speciality of finding lost children. He is told he is the 'Chosen one' who will find and protect the Golden Child, a Bhuddist mystic who was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. Murphy disbelieves the mysticism but finds more and more evidence of demon worship as he investigates.
The key characters in The Golden Child are Chandler Jarrell (Eddie Murphy), Sardo Numspa (Charles Dance), Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis).
The Golden Child is rated PG-13.
The Golden Child is an Action, Adventure, Comedy film.
The Golden Child has an audience rating of 4.7 out of 10.
The Golden Child had a budget of $25M.
The Golden Child has made $79.8M at the box office.