Shanghai Noon (2000)

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.

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers:

Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O'Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grandeur. Together, the two forge onto one misadventure after another.

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Plot Keywords:

princess | chinese | rescue | traitor | 19th century | 

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Taglines:

The Classic Western Gets A Kick In The Pants.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English Mandarin Sioux Spanish

Release Date:

26 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shanghai Kid

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,901 (Finland) (10 November 2000)

Gross:

ESP 240,216,009 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Curtis Armstrong filmed scenes in the role of Bulldog Drummond, but those scenes were deleted before the movie was released.

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Goofs

During fight in the bell tower, safety net visible at bottom of the frame.

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Quotes

Roy O'Bannon: I am invincible...

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes from the filming of the movie.

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Connections

Referenced in Shanghai Poon (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Blackjack Rag"
Performed by Keith Nichols

User Reviews

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.