Shanghai Knights (2003)

Director:

David Dobkin

Writers (WGA):

Alfred Gough (characters) &
Miles Millar (characters) ...

Release Date:

7 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Western

Tagline:

A Royal Kick In The Arse

Plot:

When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | 1880s | Flag | Fencing | City Name In Title

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 28

2:15 AM

TNT

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chon Wang
Owen Wilson	...	Roy O'Bannon
Fann Wong	...	Chon Lin
Aaron Johnson	...	Charlie Chaplin
Aidan Gillen	...	Lord Nelson Rathbone
Tom Fisher	...	Insp. Artie Doyle (as Thomas Fisher)
Donnie Yen	...	Wu Chow
Oliver Cotton	...	Jack the Ripper
Alison King	...	Prostitute
Constantine Gregory	...	The Mayor
Jonathan Harvey	...	Fagin #1
Richard Haas	...	Street Preacher
Anna-Louise Plowman	...	Debutante (as Anna Louise Plowman)
Georgina Chapman	...	Debutante
John Owens	...	Server

Also Known As:

Shanghai Noon 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Ireland:15 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Action Under Water Studios, Hertford Road, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

All Knight Productions LLC

Trivia:

Fann Wong trained for her stunts despite not having a martial arts background. She has a background in ballet, which helped to a certain extent.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Lord Rathbone addresses Queen Victoria as "Your Highness". The correct form of address is "Your Majesty" or "Ma'am", although a Lord who is tenth in line to the throne should have known this.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chon Wang's Father: You are not permitted to gaze at the Imperial Seal.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Magic Bus (The Who Matter Remix)

Surprisingly Better than the First!

This sequel is actually better and funnier than the original. It also has cooler fight scenes too. It is actually a pretty good movie. I laughed really hard in the theater. The story is about a former chinese warrior Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) who after his father gets killed by a ruthless heir of the thrown, seek vengeance on him with the help of his old partner Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) and his sister from China who told him about the death of his father. This one has actually more action and is more funny than the original by a long shot. I personally think that Shanghai Noon and Shanghai Knights are way better than the Rush Hour movies. I would say this is probably one of Jackie Chan's best movies, and his best comedy for sure. I would recommend this to fans of both Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan and Action/Comedy fans as well. Grade: B-.