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   Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard and starring then-newlyweds Sean Penn and Madonna. The screenplay was adapted by John Kohn and Robert Bentley from Tony Kenrick's 1978 novel Faraday's Flowers.

2. uk.news.yahoo.com › shanghai-surprise-35-story'Shanghai Surprise' at 35: The story behind the infamous ...

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   Sep 3, 2021 · The former Beatle’s movie shingle, Handmade Films, was the company behind one of 1986’s biggest cinematic hopes — Shanghai Surprise — an international period caper starring the biggest...

3. www.dailymail.co.uk › news › article-1173287The real Empire of the Sun: JG Ballard on how his Shanghai ...

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   Apr 24, 2009 · It was an enthralling war film - based on the childhood adventures in a Japanese prison camp of author JG Ballard, who died this week. But, as his actual memoirs reveal, the full story was even...

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4. thenetline.com › the-surprise-visit-a-true-storyIs The Surprise Visit a true story? The movie ... - TheNetline

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   Nov 27, 2023 · The Surprise Visit is loosely based on a true crime. Serah Henesey, one of the film’s writers, based the narrative on a break-in attempt at her husband’s family’s home. However, the movie’s creators embellished the story to make it more entertaining.

5. www.the-solute.com › the-pleasures-and-perils-ofThe Pleasures and Perils of SHANGHAI SURPRISE | The-Solute

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   Sep 15, 2014 · Shanghai Surprise was based on Tony Kenrick’s 1978 novel Faraday’s Flowers (which I haven’t read), and perhaps the scene plays better in the book: it certainly feels like something from a steamy potboiler. In the film, Sean Penn doesn’t have Sean Connery’s aura of sexual dominance, and mostly looks embarrassed to be there.

6. thecinemaholic.com › the-surprise-visit-true-storyThe Surprise Visit (2022): What is the True Story Behind the ...

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   Jan 15, 2024 · The Surprise Visit is Inspired by Real Events. The writers of ‘The Surprise Visit,’ Nathan Cowles, Andrew Fein, and Serah Henesey, drew inspiration from a true story connected to Serah Henesey’s husband, Nathan Cowles’ family homestead, which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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   Is Shanghai Surprise based on a true story?

   • Shanghai Surprise is a 1986 adventure comedy film directed by Jim Goddard and starring then-newlyweds Sean Penn and Madonna. The screenplay was adapted by John Kohn and Robert Bentley from Tony Kenrick's 1978 novel Faraday's Flowers.

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   Was 'the surprise visit' based on a true story?

   • The writers of ‘The Surprise Visit,’ Nathan Cowles, Andrew Fein, and Serah Henesey, drew inspiration from a true story connected to Serah Henesey’s husband, Nathan Cowles’ family homestead, which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

   The Surprise Visit (2022): What is the True Story Behind the Film?

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   Is Shanghai Surprise a good movie?

   • Shanghai Surprise currently holds a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, indicating generally negative responses. Bill Cosford of The Miami Herald, granting it 1 star out of 4, wrote, "In Shanghai Surprise, as you may have heard, almost everything is just a bit off.

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   Is saw based on a true story?

   • Though the filmmakers chose not to reveal which true story the movie is referencing, a little digging and you’ll discover that one of the co-writers who also appears in the film, Serah Henessey (the Saw franchise), and her husband embellished the true details of a crime that actually occurred. There is a lot to love about this movie.

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8. morbidlybeautiful.com › movie-night-surprise-visitMovie Night: The Surprise Visit (2022) - Morbidly Beautiful

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   Apr 4, 2022 · The Surprise Visit (2022) is supposedly based on a true story. Though the filmmakers chose not to reveal which true story the movie is referencing, a little digging and you’ll discover that one of the co-writers who also appears in the film, Serah Henessey (the Saw franchise), and her husband embellished the true details of a crime that ...