The Golden Child (1986)

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Action, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Fantasy | Released: 12/12/1986 |Box Office Total: $78.1M

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/12/1986

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Michael Ritchie	Director
Cast	Credit
Eddie Murphy	Chandler Jarrell
Marilyn Schreffler	of Kala
Charles Dance	Sardo Numspa
Frank Welker	of the Thing
Charlotte Lewis	Kee Nang
Victor Wong	The Old Man
Randall Cobb ('Tex')	Til
James Hong	Doctor Hong
Shakti	Kala
Tau Logo	Yu
Tiger Chung Lee	Khan
Pons Maar	Fu
Peter Kwong	Tommy Tong
Wally Taylor	Detective Boggs
Eric Douglas	Yellow Dragon
Charles Levin	TV Host
Kenneth Frith Jr ('Fruitty')	Friend at Pink's
Bennett Ohta	Herb Shop Clerk
Kinko Tsubouchi	Old Chinese Woman
Govind Chipalu	Jabbering Old Man
Chantara Nop	1st Security Man
Phok Ok	2nd Security Man
Bob Tzudiker	Businessman
Bob Tzudiker	Customer
Cliffy Magee	Russell
Jeff Soo Hoo	Waiter
Bindra Joshi	Chicken Lady on Plane
Judy Hudson	Tortoise Lady
Ron Packham	Buttonman
J L Reate	The Golden Child
Production Credits	Credit
Edward Feldman	Producer
Dennis Feldman	Co-Producer
Richard Tienken	Executive Producer
Gordon A Webb	Associate Producer
Robert D Wachs	Producer
Charles R Meeker	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Eddie Murphy Television Enterprises	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Monmoth Lakes, California, USA
New York, New York, USA
Tibet
India
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Dennis Feldman	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Cheryl Durham	Production Accountant
Ellen Adolph	Production Auditor
Dennis Park	Assistant Accountant - production auditor assistant
Pamela J Kaye	Production Accountant
Jody Muggenthaler	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Paul Calabria	Animal Trainer
Karin Dew	Animal Trainer
Roland Raffler	Animal Trainer
Sled Reynolds	Animal Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Jack Eberhart	Lead Person - leadman
Chris Hammond	Storyboard Artist
Marvin March	Set Decorator
Cameron Birnie	Assistant Art Director - art direction assistant
J Michael Riva	Production Designer
Virginia Randolph	Set Designer
Lynda Paradise	Art Director - art direction
Rod Nunnally	Art Department - production painter
Kalyan Singh	Art Department - art department liaison 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Judy Cammer	Set Designer
Roger Frost	Lead Person - leadman
Casting	Credit
Mary Selway	Casting Consultant
Carol Lefko	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Patricia Mock	Casting
Melissa Skoff	Casting Consultant
Craft Services	Credit
Emin Aljuwani	Craft Service - craft services
Vartan Chakirian	Craft Service - craft services 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Film Camera	Credit
Daniel C Gold	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Michael Gershman	Camera Operator
Ron Lambert	Color Timer
Patrick McArdle	Camera Assistant
Donald E Thorin	Director of Photography
James T Boyle	Lighting Technician - lighting technician chief
Bruce Talamon	Photography - stills
Jeffrey S Thorin	Camera - camera loader
Robert C Thomas	Director of Photography - director of photography 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Marc Staton	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Michael D Weldon	Photography - assistant 2nd unit photography (2nd Unit)
Robert S Hahn	Camera Operator
Robert Hill	Camera Assistant
Edward R Nedin	Lighting Technician - lighting technician assistant
Toby Heindel	Camera Assistant
Robert Marta	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Greg Luntzel	Photography - assistant 2nd unit photography (2nd Unit)
Murphy Wiltz	Lighting Technician - lighting technician assistant
Kim Marks	Camera Operator - go motion camera operator
David Hanks	Camera Assistant
Thomas E Hayes	Lighting Technician - lighting technician chief 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Rajesh Joshi	Photography - assistant 2nd unit photography (2nd Unit)
Terry Chostner	Camera Operator - go motion camera operator
Ralph Johnson	Lighting Technician - lighting technician assistant chief 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Rohinton Behramshan	Photography - assistant 2nd unit photography (2nd Unit)
Deborah M Morgan	Camera Assistant
Scott Farrar	Camera Operator - effects camera operator
Wade Childress	Photography - matte photography
Stewart Barbee	Camera Operator - effects camera operator
Kerry Nordquist	Photography - stills department
Roberto McGrath	Photography - stills department
James Lim	Camera Operator - optical camera operator
Jim Hagedorn	Camera Operator - optical camera operator
Management	Credit
Warren Franklin	Manager - general manager
Music	Credit
Ann Wilson	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Michel Colombier	Orchestrations
Michel Colombier	Song
Michel Colombier	Music
Robbie Buchanan	Song Performer
Jeff Carson	Music Editor - music editor supervisor
Robbie Buchanan	Orchestrations
John Barry	Music
Nancy Wilson	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Ann Wilson	Song Performer
Stephen Pearcy	Song
Al Woodbury	Orchestrations
Dan Wallin	Music - music scoring mixer
Ratt	Song Performer
Warren DeMartini	Song
Sue Ennis	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Juan Croucier	Song
Frank Wolf	Music - music scoring mixer
Irving Berlin	Song
David Wheatley	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Elizabeth Barrington	Stunts
Peter Stolz	Pyrotechnics - pyro technician
Chuck Waters	Stunt Coordinator
Simone Boisseree	Stunts
Bob Finley Jr	Pyrotechnics - pyro technician
Mickey Gilbert	Stunt Coordinator
Karen Chase	Stunts
Bill Pelkey	Pyrotechnics - pyro technician
Lane Cooper	Stunts
Vincent Deadrick Sr	Stunts
Emil Farkas	Stunts
George Fisher	Stunts
Troy Gilbert	Stunts
Orwin Harvey	Stunts
Jeff Imada	Stunts
Gene LeBell	Stunts
Matt McColm	Stunts
Bill McIntosh	Stunts
Gary Morgan	Stunts
Dawn Nallick	Stunts
Noon Orsatti	Stunts
Lonnie Parkinson	Stunts
Karen Elayna Price	Stunts
Vernon Paul Rietz	Stunts
Tanya Russell	Stunts
Kimberly L Ryusaki	Stunts
John Sherrod	Stunts
Chris Thomas Palomino	Stunts
Ray Bickel	Stunts
Jeff Cadiente	Stunts
Phil Chong	Stunts
Bob K Cummings	Stunts
Larry Duran	Stunts
Joe Finnegan	Stunts
Donna Garrett	Stunts
Len Glascow	Stunts
Larry Holt	Stunts
David LeBell	Stunts
Al Leong	Stunts
Pat McGroarty	Stunts
Eric M Miller	Stunts
John L Meier	Stunts
Alan Oliney	Stunts
Chris Oswald	Stunts
Bernie Pock	Stunts
Spiro Razatos	Stunts
Walt Robles	Stunts
Bill M Ryusaki	Stunts
Bill Saito	Stunts
Felix Silla	Stunts
Jim Wilkey	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Marshall Schlom	Script Supervisor
Ira Stanley Rosenstein	Location Manager
Barbara Spitz	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Shama Habibullah	Production Manager - production manager 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Tom Mack	Assistant Director
Gordon A Webb	Unit Production Manager
Joyce Upson-Webb	Script Supervisor - script supervisor 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Dena Vincent	Production Coordinator - production coordinator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Yeti Jindal	Location Manager - location manager 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill	Assistant Director
W Alexander Ellis	Assistant Director
Hans Beimler	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Jeff Rafner	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Ajit Kumar	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Arish Fyzee	Assistant Director - assistant 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Stanley Brossette	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Pamela Bentkowski	Foley Editor - foley editor supervisor
Greg Agalsoff	Boom Operator
Jim Alexander	Sound Mixer
Robert J Litt	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Ronald A Jacobs	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Juno J Ellis	ADR Editor - ADR editor supervisor
John Paul Fasal	Sound Effects - special sound effects creation
Jay Kamen	ADR Editor
Cecelia Hall	Sound Editor - sound editor supervisor
Gregg Landaker	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Gary Wright	Foley Editor
Gary Thread	Boom Operator
Elliot Tyson	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Marshall Winn	Sound Editor
Kimberly Harris	Sound Editor
Julia Evershade	Sound Editor
Mike Dobie	Sound Editor
Judee Gustafson	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Mark Pappas	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Visual Effects	Credit
Cliff Wenger	Special Effects Supervisor
Ken Ralston	Visual Effects Supervisor
Danny Gill	Special Effects
Randal M Dutra	Visual Effects - demon designer and sculptor
Pamela Easley	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Ellen Lichtwardt	Animation Supervisor
Jack Mongovan	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Michael Pangrazio	Matte Painter - matte artist
Tom St Amand	Animator - go motion animation
Mark Noel	Special Effects
Sean Joyce	Matte Painter - matte artist
William R Beck	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Barbara Brennan	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Rob Burton	Animator - animation camera operator
Laurie Vermont	Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
John Knoll	Animator - animation camera operator
Joanne Hafner	Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Caroleen Green	Matte Painter - matte artist
Michael Fulmer	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Eric Roberts	Special Effects
Gintar Repecka	Special Effects
Ira Keeler	Visual Effects - modelmaker
John A Armstrong	Animator
Gordon Baker	Animator
Victoria Lewis	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Nick Stern	Animator
Claudia Mullaly	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Wesley Seeds	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Sean Turner	Animator
Chuck Wiley	Visual Effects - modelmaker
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Susan V Kalinowski	Hair - hairstyles
Eddie Marks	Costume Supervisor
Shari Feldman	Costumes - key costumer
Wayne Finkelman	Costume Designer
Ken Chase	Makeup - makeup design
Namita Chukherburti	Wardrobe - wardrobe 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Ken Chase	Makeup - makeup creation
Jim Lapidus	Costumes - key costumer
Allen Payne	Hair - hairstyles 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Mushtaque Shaikh	Hair - hairstyles 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Chuck Velasco	Costumes - costumer
Steve LaPorte	Makeup - key makeup
Antonio Martinez	Costumes - costumer
John Rizzo	Makeup - makeup 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Mushtaque Shaikh	Makeup - makeup 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Patricia Trbovich	Costumes - costumer 2nd unit (2nd Unit)

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