The Golden Child

About The Golden Child

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.

Michael Ritchie's The Golden Child is a 1986 comedy film. It runs 94 minutes and was released in December 1986.

Its themes are missing person, evil, dark fantasy, and anti hero.

Eddie Murphy takes the lead as Chandler Jarrell, Charles Dance as Sardo Numspa, Charlotte Lewis as Kee Nang, and J.L. Reate as The Golden Child. The screenplay is by Dennis Feldman. Produced by Eddie Murphy Productions.

Hereditary, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, and Lee Cronin's The Mummy make useful companions to The Golden Child, all filed under demon and ritual. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 1,232 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.