After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
| Directing | Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Writing | Dennis Feldman | Screenplay |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Music |
| Camera | Donald E. Thorin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Production | Edward S. Feldman | Producer |
| Production | Robert D. Wachs | Producer |
| Production | Charles R. Meeker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Tienken | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Phil Tippett | Visual Effects |
| Production | Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Art | Lynda Paradise | Art Direction |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne A. Finkelman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Chase | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Karen Chase | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Gordon A. Webb | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Emmitt-Leon O'Neill | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Pamela Easley | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Michael Gershman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rob Hahn | Camera Operator |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Production Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Marshall Schlom | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve LaPorte | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan V. Kalinowski | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eddie Marks | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Lighting | James F. Boyle | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Ira S. Rosenstein | Location Manager |
| Art | Cameron Birnie | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Art | Judy Cammer | Set Designer |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Craig Pinkard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Chuck Waters | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Mickey Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Ronald Jacobs | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kimberly Harris | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Julia Evershade | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Dobie | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Christopher Rouse | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jay Kamen | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Pamela Bentkowski | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Gary Wright | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Carson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michel Colombier | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Robbie Buchanan | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Albert Woodbury | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Bruce W. Talamon | Still Photographer |
| Art | Linda Bond | Prop Designer |
| Crew | Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Crew | Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Larry Holt | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Leong | Stunts |
| Crew | Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Crew | Matt McColm | Stunts |
| Crew | Ray Bickel | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Cadiente | Stunts |
| Crew | Simone Boisseree | Stunts |
| Crew | Larry Duran | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob K. Cummings | Stunts |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Phil Chong | Stunts |
| Crew | Emil Farkas | Stunts |
| Crew | George Fisher | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Finnegan | Stunts |
| Crew | Len Glascow | Stunts |
| Crew | David LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Orwin C. Harvey | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Crew | Pat McGroarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Morgan | Stunts |
| Crew | Lonnie Parkinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Crew | Karen Price | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Robles | Stunts |
| Crew | Vernon Rieta | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Crew | Felix Silla | Stunts |
| Crew | Kimberly L. Ryusaki | Stunts |
| Crew | John Sherrod | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Wilkey | Stunts |
| Crew | Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon | Stunts |
| Crew | Cris Thomas-Palomino | Stunts |
| Crew | Elizabeth Barrington | Stunts |
