Golden Needles

Golden Needles
US film poster
Directed by	Robert Clouse
Written by	S. Lee Pogostin Sylvia Schneble
Produced by	Fred Weintraub Paul Heller
Starring	Joe Don Baker Elizabeth Ashley Ann Sothern Jim Kelly Burgess Meredith Roy Chiao
Cinematography	Gilbert Hubbs
Edited by	Michael Kahn
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Production company	Sequoia Pictures
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	July 17, 1974 (1974-07-17)(United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	under $1 million [1] [2]
Box office	HK$ 18.00 [3] $1,000,000 (US, Canada) [4]

Golden Needles (also released under the title The Chase for the Golden Needles) is a 1974 American action/adventure film starring Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann Sothern, Jim Kelly, Burgess Meredith, and Roy Chiao. The film was directed by Robert Clouse and shot on location in Hong Kong.

Plot

A legendary statue has seven gold needles inserted in it, and an adult man will become a sexual superman when the needles are placed in the same position in his body. A colorful group of characters is all in on the hunt for the mysterious statue.

Cast

• Joe Don Baker as Dan
• Elizabeth Ashley as Felicity
• Ann Sothern as Fenzie
• Jim Kelly as Jeff
• Burgess Meredith as Winters

Soundtrack

The soundtrack, composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin, was released on Music Box Records label (website).

See also

• List of American films of 1974

References

1. Mark McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures, McFarland, 1996 p. 292
2. Aljean Harmetz (4 Aug 1974). "The dime-store way to make movies-and money". The New York Times. p. 202.
3. Golden Needles at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
4. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 301. ISBN   9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada

External links

• Golden Needles at IMDb
• Golden Needles at the TCM Movie Database