Shanghai Noon (2000)

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers (WGA):

Miles Millar (written by) &
Alfred Gough (written by)

Release Date:

26 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Western

Tagline:

The Classic Western Gets A Kick In The Pants.

Plot:

Jackie Chan plays a Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Chinese | Rescue | Imperial Guard | China

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chon Wang
Owen Wilson	...	Roy O'Bannon
Lucy Liu	...	Princess Pei Pei
Brandon Merrill	...	Indian Wife
Roger Yuan	...	Lo Fong
Xander Berkeley	...	Van Cleef
Rongguang Yu	...	Imperial Guard (as Rong Guang Yu)
Ya Hi Cui	...	Imperial Guard (as Cui Ya Hi)
Eric Chen	...	Imperial Guard (as Eric Chi Cheng Chen)
Jason Connery	...	Andrews
Walton Goggins	...	Wallace
Adrien Dorval	...	Blue (as P. Adrien Dorval)
Rafael Báez	...	Vasquez
Stacy Grant	...	Hooker in Distress
Kate Luyben	...	Fifi

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, some drug humor, language and sensuality.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin | Sioux

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:L (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Ireland:12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (nf) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (PCA #38763) | Australia:PG | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The name of Marshall Nathan Van Cleef is a homage to Lee Van Cleef, who starred in many spaghetti westerns.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In one scene, O'Bannon tells Wang: "I don't know karate...", however, karate was unknown in the Western world prior to World War I (or later), so he wouldn't have even known what to call it.

Quotes:

Princess Pei Pei: Father, is this my husband-to-be? He's a toad. If the Emperor is so fond of him, why doesn't he marry him?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Soleil rouge (1971)

Soundtrack:

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Just fun

'Shanghai Noon' is a western-comedy starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Chan is Chon Wang (sounds like John Wayne) and Wilson is Roy O'Bannon, a perfect name for the outlaw he is. Wang is in the USA because he has to save a princess, played by Lucy Liu. He and O'Bannon have to work together, why and how is not important at all.

What is important is the fun they have together, and therefore the fun we have while watching that. We have the usual Jackie Chan martial art and this time it is combined with the very funny Owen Wilson talking. For some reason I like him in almost every movie and here he gets at least one laugh in every scene. Try not to think too much and you must be able to enjoy this movie as much as I did.