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1986 MADONNA "Shanghai Surprise" opening day movie ad...
1986 MADONNA "Shanghai Surprise" opening day movie ad...
Item # 717697
September 23, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 23, 1986
* Early MADONNA w/ Sean Penn advertisement
* Singer - songwriter - actress - model
* Shanghai Surprise opening day film
* Adventure comedy movie - George Harrison
Page 59 has a 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "SHANGHAI SURPRISE" in New York City.
Madonna's main residence at the time was in East Village, Manhattan which is right next door to Greenwich Village, so this publication was probably the closest to where she was living at the time. It is also documented that she used the Village Voice newspaper to find employment and housing during her early days in New York City. Rare as such.
AI notes: Madonna starred in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise alongside her then-husband Sean Penn. The movie, set in 1938 Shanghai, follows a missionary (played by Madonna) and a con man (Penn) searching for a hidden stash of opium for medical use. Produced by George Harrison, the film was widely panned by critics and became a box office flop. Despite the real-life celebrity couple's star power, the movie was criticized for poor acting, lack of chemistry, and a weak plot. It remains a notable misstep in Madonna’s early entertainment career.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete with 148 pages, tabloid size, one fold along the center, very nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive. Rare as such.
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Category: The 20th Century
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