Golden Gate (film)
Appearance
Golden Gate | |
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Directed by | John Madden |
Written by | David Henry Hwang |
Produced by | Michael Brandman |
Starring | |
Edited by | Sean Barton |
Music by | Elliot Goldenthal |
Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company American Playhouse Theatrical Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $395,105 (USA)[1] |
Golden Gate is a 1994 American drama film produced by American Playhouse. Set in San Francisco, California, it tells the story of a 1950s G-Man (played by Matt Dillon) who ends up in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Communist prosecutions, which leads him to become involved with a young Chinese American woman (played by Joan Chen) whose father he helped to put in prison. The film also features Bruno Kirby and Tzi Ma. The film is directed by John Madden and written by Asian American dramatist David Henry Hwang.
The film is available on videocassette and DVD.[2]
Cast
- Matt Dillon as Agent Kevin David Walker
- Joan Chen as Marilyn Song
- Bruno Kirby as Agent Ron Pirelli
- Teri Polo as Cynthia
- Tzi Ma as Chen Jung Song
- Keone Young as Benny Ying
Notes
- Filmed between December 7, 1992 and February 9, 1993 in San Francisco with additional scenes at UC Berkeley.
Year-end lists
- Top 10 worst (alphabetical order, not ranked) – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer[3]
- Top 10 worst (not ranked) – Dan Webster, The Spokesman-Review[4]
See also
External links
References
- ^ Golden Gate at Box Office Mojo
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BYRIN2
- ^ Arnold, William (December 30, 1994). "'94 Movies: Best and Worst". Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Final ed.). p. 20.
- ^ Webster, Dan (January 1, 1995). "In Year of Disappointments, Some Movies Still Delivered". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane ed.). p. 2.
Categories:
- 1994 films
- 1994 drama films
- American drama films
- American independent films
- American films
- Chinese-American films
- English-language films
- Films directed by John Madden
- Films set in the 1950s
- Films set in San Francisco
- Films shot in San Francisco
- Films scored by Elliot Goldenthal
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company films
- 1994 independent films
- Independent drama film stubs