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On This Day August 29 1986 – Shanghai Surprise Premiered in Theaters

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On This Day August 29 1986 – Shanghai Surprise Premiered in Theaters.

On this day August 29 1986, Shanghai Surprise premiered in theaters. Starring Madonna and Sean Penn, the adventure comedy was set in 1930s China and followed a missionary and a fortune hunter as they searched for a hidden cache of opium to use for medical relief efforts.

The film was heavily marketed due to the real life marriage of its stars, but despite the attention, it struggled critically and...
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