Product Details

• Actors: Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths, Philip Sayer
• Directors: Jim Goddard
• Writers: Tony Kenrick, John Kohn, Robert Bentley
• Producers: George Harrison, Denis O'Brien
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• DVD Release Date: April 10, 2007
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MRNWJC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,229 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
This adventure set in 1930's China traces the exploits of a handsome fortune hunter looking for boat fare out of the country, and a beautiful missionary looking for opium to help her patients. Stars Sean Penn and Madonna.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars poor presentation, July 29, 2003

By	K. McClurg (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Shanghai Surprise (DVD)

while 'shanghai surprise' doesn't live down to its reputation as a complete waste of celluloid, this dvd presentation leaves much to be desired. not so much as a trailer, and FULL-SCREEN presentation?!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must For The Madonna Completist!, April 17, 2007

By	Leonard Huang (Nanuet, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's hard to believe that 21 years have passed since this Madonna-Sean Penn disaster was first released. And time has not worked any wonders on this clumsily plotted, awkwardly incompetent movie. What you get with this SPECIAL EDITION release is a beautifully remastered picture with 5.1 sound, a gaggle of special features which are quite funny (one of which I'm actually on--listen for me on the fans commentary, I'm the bitchy New Yorker in the room!). It's a movie only a dedicated Madonna fan could love, and if you are one, then you simply must upgrade!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a decent film- not sure why it's so hated., October 2, 2004

By	Meghan (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shanghai Surprise (DVD)

As I sat down to watch this film, I was braced for the worst but instead found myself rather pleasantly surprised. Honestly, I'm not sure why this is considered such a terrible movie. My only real complaint is that none of the characters are particularly believable, but I'm not sure how seriously this film was ever meant to be taken. The plot, while a little weak at times, is interesting enough; the songs George Harrison wrote for the film are great; and I especially enjoyed Sean Penn's performance of Glendon Wasey. I loved the part at the end where he's making Gloria wave! I think Madonna was good too but I don't believe acting is her first talent and to be fair, she wasn't given as much to work with in this film as Sean was. All in all, it was a fairly enjoyable 93 minutes of my time.