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George Harrison February 1986

Title: Hottest Gong In Town (The Making Of Shanghai Surprise)
Type: TV Special
Filming Location: Shepperton Studios, London, England
Filming Date: February 1986
Broadcast Date: October 7th 1986
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 00:44 Seconds
Quality: B
Source: "George Harrison Handmade" (MCP V2)
Other Sources: "George Harrison 1980-1985" (FFD Productions)
Notes: George`s latest Handmade film was the Madonna & Sean Penn disaster "Shanghai Surprise".
Apart from being the executive producer, George also wrote the theme song and the lovely ballad "Someplace Else".
Another George song, "Hottest Gong in Town" was also used in the film with George making a
cameo appearance performing it as a nightclub singer in a sleazy 1930`s Shanghai nightclub.
George`s sequence was filmed at Shepperton Studios in London in late February.

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