Shanghai Knights (2003)

Director:

David Dobkin

Writers (WGA):

Alfred Gough (characters) &
Miles Millar (characters) ...
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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 | Imperial Seal | Revenge | 1880s | Opium

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chon Wang
Owen Wilson	...	Roy O'Bannon
Aaron Taylor-Johnson	...	Charlie Chaplin (as Aaron Johnson)
Tom Fisher	...	Artie Doyle
Aidan Gillen	...	Rathbone
Fann Wong	...	Chon Lin
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
Richard Bremmer	...	Master at Arms
Kim Chan	...	Chon Wang's Father (as Kim S. Chan)
Gemma Jones	...	Queen Victoria
Eric Meyers	...	Front Desk Clerk
Daisy Beaumont	...	Cigarette Girl
Stephen Fisher	...	Head Waiter
Matt Hill	...	Deputy
Terry Howson	...	Shotgun
Ryan James	...	Waiter
Barry Stanton	...	Lord Chancellor
Matthew Storey	...	Fagin #2
Tom Wu	...	Lead Boxer Liu
Vincent Wang	...	Imperial Guard
Charlie G. Hawkins	...	Newspaper Boy
Gerard Whelan	...	Rathbone Guard
Rene Hajek	...	Rathbone Guard #2 (as René Hajek)
Ho Ban Le	...	Palace Guard (as Le Ho Ban)
Van Hai Bui	...	Palace Guard
Vladimír Hrbek	...	Old Man with Cane (as Vladimir Hrbek)
Jirí Mojzís	...	Old Couple, Man (as Jiri Mojzis)
Marta Andresová	...	Old Couple, Woman
David Listvan	...	Palace Guard with Rifle (as David Listván)
Petra Jezková	...	Toothless Flower Girl
Barbara Nedeljakova	...	Debutante #3 (as Barbora Nedeljáková)
Eva Ruzicka	...	Debutante #4
Hanka Scudlová	...	Cleopatra Model (as Hanka Scudlova)
Hana Jouzová	...	Harpist
Tom Klar	...	Quartet (as Tom Klár)
Jan Petrik	...	Quartet
Milolas Cech	...	Quartet (as Milolás Cech)
Karel Urban	...	Quartet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob Freeman
Bradley James Allan	...	Street Thug / Library Thug (uncredited)
Paul Andreovski	...	England Policeman / Library Thug (uncredited)
Nigel Davenport	...	Old Man (uncredited)
David Decio	...	American Tourist (uncredited)
Ray Donn	...	Villager (uncredited)
James Embree	...	Street Thug (uncredited)
Jun He	...	Boxer Swordsman (uncredited)
Kelly-Marie Kerr	...	Clara (uncredited)
Chung Chi Li	...	Boxer Swordsman (uncredited)
Mirek Lux	...	Random Guy in Pillow Fight (uncredited)
Mars	...	Torch Thug on Boat (uncredited)
Hyun Jin Park	...	Boxer Swordsman (uncredited)
Gang Wu	...	Boxer Swordsman / Torch Thug on Boat (uncredited)

Directed by
David Dobkin

Writing credits (WGA)
Alfred Gough		(characters) &
Miles Millar		(characters)
Alfred Gough		(written by) &
Miles Millar		(written by)

Produced by
Stephanie Austin	....	executive producer
Gary Barber	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Jackie Chan	....	executive producer
Willie Chan	....	executive producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	producer
Edward McDonnell	....	executive producer
David Minkowski	....	associate producer
Solon So	....	executive producer
Matthew Stillman	....	associate producer
Scott Thaler	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Adrian Biddle

Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell

Casting by
Priscilla John
Donna Morong

Production Design by
Allan Cameron

Art Direction by
Giles Masters
Tony Reading
Jaromír Svarc

Set Decoration by
Barbora Bucharova
Peter Young

Costume Design by
Anna B. Sheppard

Makeup Department
Tricia Cameron	....	key hair stylist
Fiona Connon	....	makeup artist: Mr Wilson
Linda Eisenhamerova	....	assistant makeup artist
Tania El Zahr	....	second assistant makeup artist
Aileen Seaton	....	key makeup artist
Hana Surkalova	....	hair stylist: second unit
Jeanette Redmond	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tom Benz	....	unit production manager: Alberta
Jeremy Johns	....	production supervisor: London
Tom Karnowski	....	unit production manager
Charles Rapp	....	production supervisor: Spyglass Entertainment
Gary R. Wordham	....	production supervisor
Scott Thaler	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leon Thomas Braun	....	trainee assistant director: Calgary crew
Jan Chalupa	....	third assistant director: Czech Republic
Jakub Dvorak	....	second assistant director: second unit
E.J. Foerster	....	second unit director
Helena Frankova	....	second second assistant director: Czech Republic
Lorie Gibson	....	trainee assistant director: Canada
Martina Götthansova	....	third assistant director: second unit
Ben Howarth	....	second assistant director: United Kingdom
Mirek Lux	....	first assistant director: Czech Republic
Matt Maloney	....	second assistant director: Canada (as Matthew Maloney)
Jan Mensík	....	first assistant director: second unit
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director: United Kingdom (as Chris Newman)
Martin Sebik	....	second assistant director: Czech Republic
Scott Thaler	....	first assistant director
Kym Trowell	....	third assistant director: Canada
Mike Valentine	....	second unit director: underwater unit
Lenka Wimmerová	....	third assistant director: second unit

Art Department
David Balfour	....	property master
Bara Barova	....	assistant to propmaster
Kate Biddell	....	set dresser: Alberta
Alex Cameron	....	assistant art director
Rob Cameron	....	assistant set decorator
Marketa Dankova	....	assistant set decorator
Bryony Foster	....	set decorator: second unit
James Gemmill	....	scenic artist
Pavel Hartmann	....	leadman
Robert Hill	....	chargehand stand-by
Jiri Hrubes	....	assistant to production buyer
Jan Kodera	....	leadman
Martin Kotouc	....	props
Lukas Lehoucka	....	stand-by props
Radek Lehoucka	....	property buyer
Peter Liska	....	set dresser
Jiri Macke	....	buyer
Jiri Macke	....	set dressing
Chris MacRae	....	lead dresser
Petr Marousek	....	set dresser
Marketa Puzmanova	....	art department coordinator
Mike Stallion	....	assistant art director
Michal Svoboda	....	storeman
Sophie Tarver	....	propmaker
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Martin Vackár	....	assistant art director
Jack Garwood	....	dressing props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	co-supervising sound editor
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Jim Brookshire	....	adr supervisor
Claudia Carle	....	adr recordist
Tomas Cervenka	....	second boom operator
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Linda Di Franco	....	adr editor
Linda Di Franco	....	dialogue editor
Patrick Dodd	....	additional adr editor
Simon Firsht	....	boom operator
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Linda Folk	....	dialogue editor
Petr Forejt	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Albert Gasser	....	dialogue editor
Albert Gasser	....	sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor
Randall Guth	....	first assistant sound editor
Chris Ingram	....	assistant sound editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	co-supervising sound editor
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Piero Mura	....	foley editor
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Bruce Tanis	....	foley editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Dylan Voigt	....	daily sound assistant
Ian Voigt	....	production sound mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Nick Allder	....	special effects supervisor
Kelly Coe	....	fabricator
Garry Cooper	....	special effects technician
Kevin Draycott	....	special effects floor supervisor: second unit
David Ford	....	senior special effects technician
Dan Frye	....	special effects technician
Matthew Horton	....	special effects technician
Barbora Kolarova	....	special effects coordinator
Jeremy Lovett	....	special effects mechanical supervisor (as Jem Lovett)
Wade Maurer	....	special effects technician: Canada
Petr Nusek	....	armour weapons/standby
Alan Poole	....	special effects technician: Canada
Terry Schubert	....	senior special effects technician: second unit
Roman Tudzaroff	....	senior special effects technician (as Roman Tudgaroff)
Dominic Tuohy	....	special effects floor supervisor
Jirí Vater	....	special effects technician
Leo Wieser	....	special effects supervisor: Calgary Canada

Visual Effects by
Lizzie Bentley	....	digital matte painter (as Elizabeth Bentley)
Lizzie Bentley	....	matte painter
Ali Bernard	....	digital I/O: Cinesite
Libi Bowles	....	digital I/O: Cinesite
Simon Bunker	....	digital I/O: Cinesite
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Chas Cash	....	3D animator: Cinesite
Mike Castillo	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Lee Chidwick	....	digital I/O: Cinesite
Kirsty Clark	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Kirsty Lamb)
Debra Coleman	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Laurent Cordier	....	3D animator: Cinesite
Shane Costar	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Chetan Deshmukh	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Keith Devlin	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Gavin Digby	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Harriet Donington	....	development: Cinesite
Dennis Dorney	....	digital and optical lineup: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Catherine Duncan	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
James Eggleton	....	digital I/O: Cinesite
James Eisler	....	3D animator: Cinesite
James D. Etherington	....	digital artist
Adam Gass	....	digital and optical lineup: Custom Film Effects
Gavin Graham	....	effects animator
Dan Harrod	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Simon Haslett	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Katja Hollmann	....	scanning and recording operator: Cinesite
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Dag Ivarsoy	....	lead artist: Cinesite
Lorraine Johnson	....	scanning and recording: Cinesite
Matt Johnson	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Simon Johnson	....	scanning and recording: Cinesite
Ilyas Kaduji	....	digital effects artist
Ilyas Kaduji	....	head of 3D effects
Ilyas Kaduji	....	lead 3D computer animator: Cinesite
Mathias Larserud	....	3D animator: Cinesite
Phillip Leonhardt	....	composite designer: Cinesite
John Lockwood	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Charlie Lovett	....	CG animator
Marian Mavrovic	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Jonathan Neill	....	3D animator: Cinesite
Donal Nolan	....	digital compositor
Clare Norman	....	visual effects line producer: Cinesite
Janet Ogletree	....	assistant editor: visual effects
Stuart Pearson	....	scanning and recording: Cinesite
L. Elizabeth Powers	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Laurie Powers)
Mark Richardson	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Gillian Roberts	....	development: Cinesite
Olivier Sarda	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera: Custom Film Effects
Jeremy Sawyer	....	data operator
Susan Shin George	....	producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
Alex Smith	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Sarah Soulsby	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Steve Street	....	head of 3D
Åsa Svedberg	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano	....	digital compositor (as Giuliano Dionisio Vigano')
Tara Walker	....	data operator
Karen Wand	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Dan Warder	....	digital I/O: Cinesite
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Aviv Yaron	....	2D technical director: Cinesite
Christian Zeh	....	digital compositor
Johan Åberg	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Keith Barton	....	technical services (uncredited)
Darren Christie	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Martin R. Davison	....	digital I/O (uncredited)
Paul Oakley	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Paula Pope	....	digital systems manager (uncredited)
Courtney Vanderslice	....	head of production: Cinesite (uncredited)

Stunts
Bradley James Allan	....	action co-choreographer
Paul Andreovski	....	stunts
Jackie Chan	....	action choreographer
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Jun He	....	stunts
Han Guan Hua	....	stunts (as Guanhua Han)
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
In Seob Lee	....	stunts
Chung Chi Li	....	action co-choreographer
Hyun Jin Park	....	stunts (as Jung Jin Park)
Hyun-Jin Park	....	stunts (as Hyung Jin Park)
Jaroslav Peterka	....	stunt coordinator
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt double: Owen Wilson (as Jimmy Roberts)
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Gang Wu	....	stunt performer
Hao Er Yu	....	stunts
Bradley James Allan	....	additional stunt double: Jackie Chan (uncredited)
Bradley James Allan	....	martial arts double: Donnie Yen (uncredited)
Bradley James Allan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pavel Bousek	....	stunts (uncredited)
Radek Bruna	....	stunt cast (uncredited)
Jackie Chan	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
James Embree	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jiri Horky	....	stunts (uncredited)
Han Guan Hua	....	additional stunt double: Jackie Chan (uncredited)
Dusan Hyska	....	stunts (uncredited)
Blanka Jarosova	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts (uncredited)
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunt double: Aidan Gillen (uncredited)
Ken Lo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jan Loukota	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chris Manger	....	horse master (uncredited)
Mars	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jan Petrina	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Robert	....	stunts (uncredited)
Pavel Vokoun	....	horse master (uncredited)
Rudolf Vrba	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter White	....	horse master (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Bako	....	still photographer: Canada
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller: second camera
Dean Brkic	....	key rigging gaffer
Václav Cermak	....	gaffer: second unit
Milan Chadima	....	camera operator: second unit
Karel Charvat	....	dolly grip: second unit
Kriz David	....	electrician: second unit
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Sandro Garcia	....	video assist operator
Jiri Gazda	....	key grip: second unit
Rasto Gore	....	electrician
Ivo Gresak	....	key rigging grip
Martin Grosup	....	camera operator: second unit
Harvey Harrison	....	director of photography: second unit
Ladislav Hruby	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Dave Joshi	....	digital video assist operator: Canada
Vaclav Kares	....	camera loader: second unit
Michal Krbecek	....	second assistant camera
Clive Mackey	....	assistant camera
Pat Miller	....	rigging gaffer: UK
Philip Murphy	....	grip
Stewart Nick	....	video assist operator
Miroslav Pavlik	....	camera trainee
Ben Perry	....	assistant camera
Jan Rehanzl	....	best boy grip: second unit, Czech Republic
Jaromir Sedina	....	Steadicam operator
Jaromir Sedina	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Alex Soria	....	video assist operator
Carsten Thoms	....	balloon light technician
Mike Valentine	....	underwater director of photography
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Rick Youck	....	best boy electric: Alberta

Casting Department
Faith Allbeson	....	casting assistant
Michelle Allen	....	casting: Canada
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Czech Republic
Marcy Dichter	....	extras casting
Deb Green	....	casting associate: Alberta
Jirí Hrstka	....	extras casting
Priscilla John	....	casting: UK
Jim Renteria	....	casting associate
Zdenek Vrubel	....	assistant extras casting: cashier

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Bristow	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jane Clive	....	assistant costume designer
Peter Edmonds	....	wardrobe assistant
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe
Maria Hubackova	....	set costumer
Hana Kucerova	....	costume supervisor: Czech Republic
Branislav Stredák	....	wardrobe assistant
Jitka Svecova	....	costumer
Petra Trachtmanova	....	costume assistant
Mark Wyndham	....	costume props
Sarka Zvolenska	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Viera Zvonarova	....	costumer: second unit
Edwin Francis	....	costume consultant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
James A. Brewer	....	first assistant editor
Richard Chew	....	additional editor
Peggy Eghbalian	....	assistant editor
Jeff Etcher	....	first assistant film editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Andrew Haigh	....	assistant editor
Mark Helfrich	....	additional editor
Martin Hubacek	....	assistant editor
Deidre Leonard	....	assistant editor
Nadia Naimi	....	assistant editor
Andrea Pugner	....	assistant editor (as Andrea Pugnerová)
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Elton Ahi	....	score engineer
Stuart Balcomb	....	orchestrator
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance
Randy Edelman	....	conductor
Ralph Ferraro	....	orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor (as Daryl Kell)
Mitchell Leib	....	music consultant
Scott Schirle	....	assistant music editor
Gavyn Wright	....	orchestra leader

Transportation Department
Jiri Husak	....	transportation coordinator
Václav Kocman	....	driver
Jiri Kotlas	....	unit transportation coordinator
James Lockwood	....	carriage driver (as Jim Lockwood)
Ondrej Modry	....	driver
Pavel Voracek	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Ota Bares	....	animal handler
J.B. Benna	....	production assistant
Christian Black	....	stand-in
Jessica Bouz	....	production coordinator: second unit
Sam Breckman	....	location manager
Karolina Cerna	....	accounting assistant
Vladimir Chaloupka	....	stand-in: Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan	....	action choreographer
Jeffrey Chernov	....	production executive
Hudson Cooley	....	assistant production coordinator
Steve Eckelman	....	assistant to owen wilson
Norman Edge	....	head wrangler: Calgary
Danica Fleischerova	....	assistant production coordinator (as Danica Matulayova)
Steve Fletcher	....	tutor
Stephen French	....	liaison: UK
Larry Garrison	....	unit publicist
Greg Garthe	....	assistant: Mr. Dobkin
Gary Gillingham	....	production controller
Doug Green	....	diving supervisor: underwater unit
Helen Gregory	....	assistant coordinator: London
Emma Hepple	....	horse master: London
Florenz Kee	....	personal assistant: Fann Wong
Oliver Kersey	....	set production assistant: dailies
Ali Keshavji	....	floor runner: UK
Sarka Kindlova	....	assistant accountant
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearance
Michael Lichtenegger	....	assistant production coordinator
Gary Lowe	....	assistant marine coordinator
William Loyd-Holmes	....	set runner
Markéta Maková	....	assistant location manager
James McLaren	....	production runner
Rob Meisenholder	....	first assistant accountant
James Mitchell-Clyde	....	water safety (as James Mitchell Clyde)
Pavel Mrkous	....	location manager
Tristan Murphy	....	stand-in: Thomas Fisher
Hilde Odelga	....	production coordinator
Geoff Palmer	....	helicopter pilot: Calgary
Nada Pinter	....	script supervisor
Lucie Pokorná	....	assistant: Stephanie Austin
Rebecca Rae	....	production assistant
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production counsel
Lenka Rock	....	production assistant
Stephan Rothman	....	post-production accountant
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro	....	production coordinator: UK
Petr Skvor	....	assistant location manager
Darryl Solly	....	location manager: Alberta
Roman Spacil	....	fencing coach
Roman Spacil	....	sword master
Roman Spacil	....	sword trainer
Petr Splichal	....	location manager: second unit
Jan Strasik	....	production assistant
Jiri Tichacek	....	production accountant: Czech Republic
Goran Uljanic	....	production assistant
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine coordinator (as Ransom Walrod)
Patricia A. Walrod	....	assistant marine coordinator (as Patti Walrod)
Diana C. Weng	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Chan
Lori Wyant	....	script supervisor
John Yarmchuck	....	production assistant
Chris Yen	....	assistant: Donnie Yen
Garson Yu	....	title designer
Peter Ziak	....	assistant accountant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
James O'Donnell	....	safety diver: underwater unit (uncredited)
Robert E. Phillips	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tomas Rotnagl	....	production coordinator: second unit (uncredited)
Jesse Wagler	....	production assistant: yU+Co. (uncredited)

Thanks
Christine Bergren	....	special thanks
Ashley Kravitz	....	special thanks
Billy Weber	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
• Birnbaum / Barber Productions
• Jackie Chan Films Limited (in association with)
• All Knight Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista International Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Switzerland: Italian speaking region) (theatrical) (limited)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2003) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Pony Canyon (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (animation and visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (visual effects)
• Effects Associates (special effects)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• ARRI Media  grip and remote camera equipment (as ARRI Media Grip London)
• ARRI Rental  scorpio head rental (as ARRI Rental Munich)
• Action Underwater Studios  underwater filming
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  score recorded at (as Air Studios, London)
• Background, The  loop group (as The Background)
• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Casting Collective  extras casting: UK
• Custom Film Effects  end titles and opticals
• EXTRAfilms S.r.o.  extras casting: Czech Republic
• Elstree Film & Television Studios  movie studio
• Film Laboratory Barrandov  color
• Film Laboratory Barrandov  negative processing
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• JTV Catering  catering
• L.A.B.A. S.r.l.  jewellery (as L.A.B.A. - Rome)
• L.C.P. di Pompei  footwear (as Pompei)
• MBA Costumes  tailoring and costumiers
• Matter Music  composer: additional music
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision  camera equipment serviced by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pinewood Sound  adr recording
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Rusk Studios  score mixed at (as Rusk Sound Studios)
• Sharpe Sound Studios  adr recording
• Siam Costumes International  costumer
• Stillking Films  production services
• Technicolor  prints
• Todd-AO Hollywood  sound re-recording services
• yU+Co.  main titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexual content

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Ireland:15 | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

During the fight with the ruffians, Jackie falls into a coffin. The sign on the wall behind him reads "Sowerberry". Mr. Sowerberry is the funeral Director/Mortician from the book Oliver Twist. During this scene the first four notes of the theme to "The Addams Family" are heard.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Work began on Tower Bridge in 1886, but it was not completed until 1894.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Jack Johnson (#30.14)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Magic Bus (The Who Matter Remix)

Is Jackie Chan Heading for a Lifetime Achievement Oscar?

Well, a Lifetime Achievement Oscar may be the only category that's open to the aging but impish martial arts virtuoso, Jackie Chan, whose latest series-sequel, "Shanghai Knights" is...excellent, fun, entertaining.

My kid got into Jackie Chan films a while back and we have a half-shelf of $5.99 videotapes of the young Chan. Poorly shot with howlingly funny dubbing they nonetheless catch a Kung-Fu master at the height of his considerable prowess.

Hollywood and Jackie's sincere but imperfect effort at learning English led to a series of films that are high budget such as "Rush Hour" with its sequel and "Shanghai Noon," now followed by this film. Each has a sidekick for the irrepresible Chan but "Shanghai Knights " is the first where the faithful companion is a strong character in his own right.

"Shanghai Knights" begins with the Peking (not Beijing, it's the end of the nineteenth century) murder of Chan's dad and the theft of the Imperial Seal (a device to mark documents, not a pet). Chan is a Nevada sheriff who upon learning of the homicide and theft sets off to New York City to find his pal, played formidably and with evident relish by Owen Wilson.

The duo head for London where an unending series of misadventures brings the heroes, along with Chan's gorgeous and martial arts-skilled sister (Fann Wong) into the path of such diverse characters as little Charlie Chaplin, Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Jack the Ripper and others. Of course all ends well and if the martial arts terpsichore is less breathtakingly complex than its predecessors - well, let's cut Jackie some slack.

The film is PG-13 but Wilson provides a measured but running dose of raunch aided by a bevy of scantily clad beauties. There's no doubt HE had a terrific time making the movie.

Director David Dobkin keeps the pace moving and pays humorous tribute to films and stars from the Gilded Age of the cinema. I won't spoil the amusing surprises but listen to the music as the intrepid trio (sister now a full-fledged partner) waft to and fro in a caricature of nineteenth century London. Sad to say most moviegoers won't recognize the well-executed takeoffs of some great moments in film.

As always, a special Chan treat are the outtakes before the end credits, scenes that prove making these films may not be good for the health of the no-longer-young star or his cast but they all have a blast (literally).

And here's good news for the many who will enjoy this movie. I don't know if there will be a "Rush Hour III" but last week I couldn't get within 150 feet of the venerable Yonah Schimmel's on the Lower East Side's Houston Street. Chan and crew were filming a sequel to this new release - a flunky stopping pedestrian traffic told me the title would be "Shanghai Knish!" I can't wait.

7/10.