Like most people, I enjoyed Eddie Murphy in the 1980s with the humorous, wild movies he made. The Golden Future will, it starts to be clear, never materialise, but a bigger prize awaits: a feeling of liberation from expectations that were always disconnected from reality. When the glittering treasure of ancient Garamantia, the golden child, is delivered to the museum, a web of intrigue tightens around its personnel, especially the hapless museum officer Waring Smith. Lewis made her film debut as a teenager in the 1986 Roman Polanski film Pirates. Doctor Hong and Kala offer him hope: as long as the sun shines upon Kee, the Child might be able to save her. As 'The Chosen One', Murphy's on a madcap mission to save The Golden Child, a youth with mystical powers who's been abducted by an evil cult. "[15] In his Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin stated, "It was a box-office hit, but have you ever met anyone who actually liked it? Directed by Michael Ritchie. However, whilst Barry was ultimately superseded, some of his musical cues remain in the final cut of the film and one track, "Wisdom of the Ages", appeared on the first soundtrack release issued by Capitol Records. Charles Dance (who played the villain Sardo Numspa) said: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, "I thought I’d quite like to do a film with Eddie Murphy because he makes me laugh. Joined by Kee Nang (Charlotte Lewis), they’ll battle the countless henchmen of Sardo Numspa (Charles Dance), the mysterious and evil cult leader holding the boy captive. She is an actress, known for The Golden Child (1986), Men of War (1994) and Broken Badges (1990). They are like a familial “yes man/woman”. So this golden child grows up very competitive in nature. This is one of the wilder stories he was involved with with a very good mixture of action, romance, fantasy and comedy.The female lead in here was an attractive actress named Charlotte Lewis. The Ajanti Dagger is lost to the villains, and Kee takes a crossbow bolt meant for Chandler, dying in his arms while confessing her love for him. As earlier mentioned, a golden child is a reflection of their narcissistic parent. The scapegoat is the cause of all the ills of the family, and the golden child is exalted, lavished with attention and praise. With luck and wits, Chandler recovers the blade and even manages to bring it past customs into the United States. Her full name is Jasmine Lauren Reate, and she was 7 when filming began. Kee reveals to Chandler that this house was a holding place for the Child and introduces him to Doctor Hong, a mystic expert, and Kala (a creature half dragon, half woman, who remains hidden behind a screen). A military weapons engineer struggles to do his job responsibly, while a hapless tank commander has to live with the consequences in combat years later. Many of the characters he played were similar: wisecracking, loud, funny and obnoxious. The following pieces of music appear in the film alongside Colombier's score: Released in December 1986, The Golden Child was a box office success. The movie was unofficially remade in Indian called Yoddha (1992). Grossly overweight yet good-hearted professor Sherman Klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. The Golden Future will, it starts to be clear, never materialise, but a bigger prize awaits: a feeling of liberation from expectations that were always disconnected from reality. It was fun. The Child then uses the last rays of sunlight and his powers to bring Kee back from the dead. A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is. 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. He battles a band of super-nasties, scrambles through a booby-trapped chamber of horrors and traverses Tibet to obtain a sacred dagger. Will he develop a conscience? Doctors Jo Wilson, April Kepner, and Andrew DeLuca share the episodes they think are essential to understanding their characters. A Chosen One, demons, cultists, martial arts, hair metal, stop-motion animation, biker gangs, Charles Dance as an evil wizard-pimp. Outstanding intelligence and creativity! For the novel by, "COMEDIES WITHOUT LAUGHS MERIT CRIES OF PROTEST", "Box office / business for The Golden Child (1986)", “Eddie Murphy Reunites with His Golden Child & Trading Places Co-Stars”, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-charles-dance-imdb-20160528-snap-story.html, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Golden_Child&oldid=1021797934, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "(Let Your Love Find) The Chosen One" (Performed by, "The Chosen One" (Composed by Michel Colombier and performed by, This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 18:55. This 1986 fantasy comedy adventure features Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a self obsessed private dective specialising in finding missing children. A young woman, Kee Nang, watches a Los Angeles TV show in which social worker Chandler Jarrell talks about his latest case, a missing girl named Cheryll Mosley. When Chandler confronts Numspa, he reveals himself as a demon. However, during post-production, Barry also left the project when both differences with the producers and test screening feedback presented considerable challenges for the composer. J.L. I enjoyed doing it. Eddie Murphy is “the Chosen One,” a social worker on a madcap mission to find “the Golden Child,” a young boy possessing mystical powers. In a narcissistic family, the children are pitted against one another to encourage competition. This FAQ is empty. In light of the events going on in the world Golden Child is pausing operation and will not be launching on June 1st. Eddie Murphy plays a detective with a speciality of finding lost children. Reate, the actor who played the “Golden Child”, the male titular character, is actually female. We stand in solidarity against racism, discrimination of any kind, and police brutality. The Golden Child is, over time, destined for a moment of breakdown when the hopes invested in it fail to be realised. During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business. With Eddie Murphy, J.L. Directed by Michael Ritchie. As ‘ The Chosen One’, Murphy’s on a madcap mission to save The Golden Child, a youth with mystical powers who’s been abducted by an evil cult. So this golden child grows up very competitive in nature. Need some help finding the best things to watch on Netflix? It's the only film in which Eddie Murphy stabs a demon in the heart so hard it explodes. "Name recognition" gets him elected. The golden child would never need help with homework. In order to obtain the knife, Chandler has to pass a test: an obstacle course in a bottomless cavern whilst carrying a glass of water without spilling a drop. The Golden Child is a contemporary domestic thriller at its finest! "The Golden Child by Wendy James is a next-level thriller that brims with dark surprises and unforgettable characters. That night, Numspa and his henchmen attack Chandler and Kee. The three later take a walk discussing the Child's return to Tibet. The golden child will often come to identify with the narcissistic parent, and then reflect their positive view back at them. It turns out that the horn is the sign of the prophesied leader of the dinosaurs, so Baby becomes the king... which is perfectly fine with Earl. A mysterious man, Sardo Numspa, has his men break into the temple, slaughter the monks and abduct the boy. This was her one and only theatrical performance, as she then retired from acting.[7]. The Golden Child, as the name suggests, is the best and most wonderful child – at least in the eyes of the Narcissistic Mother. Both Eddie Murphy and Kim Basinger play ordinary people chosen to save a mysterious child with a destiny based on the unexplainable from those who would corrupt them. A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Eddie Murphy is off on a wild and magical adventure in The Golden Child. A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate. [14], Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a 3 out of 4 stars and stated "The Golden Child may not be the Eddie Murphy movie we were waiting for, but it will do. The Golden Child can do … When the mystical … Maybe it's just me getting older, but Eddie's constant shouting and abrasive boorishness is too much to take now. 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