Shanghai Noon
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Shanghai Noon | |
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Directed by | Tom Dey |
Written by | Alfred Gough Miles Millar |
Produced by | Roger Birnbaum Gary Barber Jonathan Glickman |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Spyglass Entertainment Birnbaum/Barber Productions Jackie Chan Films Limited |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | United States Hong Kong |
Language | English |
Budget | $55 million |
Box office | $99.3 million[1] |
Shanghai Noon is a 2000
. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success.The film, set in Nevada and other parts of the
It was partially filmed in the Canadian Badlands, near Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, near Exshaw, Alberta, and also near Cochrane, Alberta.
A sequel, Shanghai Knights, was released in 2003, with David Dobkin as director.
Plot
In 1881, Chon Wang – a
Wang finds Roy and demands to know the direction to
In Carson City, Roy discovers that both he and Wang are wanted by Lo Fong's ally
The next day, the Imperial Guards bring gold to the Carson City Mission church to ransom Pei-Pei from Lo Fong, but the exchange is complicated by the appearance of Wang and Roy. Wang tells his fellow guards he will not allow them to take the princess against her wishes. As the guards and Lo Fong fight, Van Cleef arrives and engages Roy in a gunfight. Roy survives unscathed, and shoots Van Cleef through his sheriff's star, killing him. Wang fights the Imperial Guards as Lo Fong chases Pei-Pei through the rafters of the church, but Wang convinces his guards to let him go to Pei-Pei’s aid instead. Wang and Lo Fong reach the bell tower, and Pei-Pei is wounded. Wang dismantles the bell, causing the ropes to strangle Lo Fong to death. The Imperial Guards agree to let Pei-Pei remain in Nevada, and reward Wang and Roy with the ransom gold.
Wallace and his gang arrive at the church, and demand that Roy and Wang come out and fight, but find themselves surrounded by the Sioux. At a Chinese cultural celebration, Roy shares a passionate kiss with Falling Leaves while Pei-Pei embraces Wang. Wang and Roy, who reveals his real name to be Wyatt Earp, become sheriffs and ride off after a new band of train robbers.
Cast
- Jackie Chan as Chon Wang
- Owen Wilson as Roy O'Bannon
- Lucy Liu as Princess Pei-Pei
- Roger Yuan as Lo Fong
- Walton Goggins as Wallace
- Xander Berkeley as Marshal Nathan Van Cleef
- Jason Connery as Calvin Andrews Fong's agent
- Brandon Merrill as Indian Wife / Falling Leaves[a]
- Rafael Baez as Vasquez
- P. Adrien Dorval as Blue
- Kate Luyben as Fifi
- Simon R. Bakeras Little Feather
- Henry O as Royal Interpreter
- Yu Rongguang as Imperial Guard Rong Guang Yu
- Eric Chen as Imperial Guard Eric Chi Cheng Chen
- Yuen Biao as Saloon Fighter (uncredited)
Production
In August 1998, it was announced Spyglass Entertainment had begun development on an untitled feature set to star Jackie Chan written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar[3] With the success of Rush Hour, Spyglass formally greenlit the film under its new title of Shanghai Noon.[4]
Reception
Box office
Produced at a budget of $55 million, the film grossed $99,274,467 worldwide.[1] The film opened in third place at the US box office grossing $19.6 million in its opening weekend behind Dinosaur and Mission: Impossible 2 and went on to gross $56.9 million.[5][1] It opened at number one in Hong Kong with an opening week gross of $1.2 million.[6]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80%, based on 135 reviews with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's consensus reads: "Although the plot is really nothing to brag about, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson work well together. The cinematography looks great, and Jackie delivers a hilarious performance. This is an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser."[7] On Metacritic, it has a score of 77 out of 100 based on 30 reviews.[8] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+-to-F scale.[9]
Joe Leydon of Variety gave Shanghai Noon a favorable review, characterizing it as "Fast, furious and, quite often, very, very funny."[10] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote: "If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one."[11]
Sequel
A sequel, Shanghai Knights, was released on February 7, 2003.
See also
- The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
- Red Sun
- The Stranger and the Gunfighter
- Jackie Chan filmography
- List of martial arts films
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Shanghai Noon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- Touchstone Home Video. Event occurs at 32:12–32:28
- ^ "Mouse looks at Spyglass". Variety. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Chan to ride again in 'Noon'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Domestic 2000 Weekend 21". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Scott, Mary (June 16, 2000). "Shanghai Noon eclipses Hong Kong box office". Screen International. p. 23.
- ^ "Shanghai Noon". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ "Shanghai Noon". Metacritic.
- ^ "Cinemascore". Archived from the original on December 20, 2018.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (May 22, 2000). "Shanghai Noon". Variety.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (May 26, 2000). "Shanghai Noon Movie Review & Film Summary (2000)". www.rogerebert.com.
External links
- Shanghai Noon at IMDb
- Shanghai Noon at Metacritic
- Shanghai Noon at Rotten Tomatoes
- Shanghai Noon at AllMovie