Shanghai Noon (2000)

Synopsis: When the lovely Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Liu) is kidnapped from China, the Emperor dispatches three of his most fierce and noble Imperial Guards to deliver the ransom in gold to her kidnappers in... When the lovely Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Liu) is kidnapped from China, the Emperor dispatches three of his most fierce and noble Imperial Guards to deliver the ransom in gold to her kidnappers in America's Wild West. Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) isn't among the chosen. However, he manages to tag along anyway by offering to carry the luggage for his uncle, the Interpreter.

Heading through the Nevada desert by train, the Imperial entourage is hijacked by a motley crew of would-be train robbers calling themselves the Roy O'Bannon gang. Its eponymous leader spends more time self-promoting than pulling the heist. Some quick martial arts moves by Chon mean the thieves lose the loot, but they also leave Chon alone in the desert. In the meantime, because of the bungled train robbery, Roy (Owen Wilson) has been abandoned by his former partners in crime and buried up to his neck in the desert sand. He's to be a feast for a flock of ravenous vultures, a gathering of which is already sampling the banquet.

Trekking through the wilderness, Chon serendipitously comes across the helpless Roy who begs to be extricated from his dire situation. Chon obliges by providing a set of chopsticks and suggests Roy dig himself out - no hands! Chong continues his journey and takes on a party of Crow warriors to save a small Native American boy and finds himself a hero with the boy's Sioux tribe. Fringe benefits include a peace pipe smoke-up, a horse with some bizarre habits and a beautiful wife named Falling Leaves. When Chon sets off again to rescue the princess, all but the peace pipe come with him.

An unexpected run-in with Roy in a saloon lands the two in jail. But, hearing that Chon's mission involves not only a beautiful princess but also a trunk of gold coins, Roy becomes his new best friend. Chon engineers a brilliant jail break and the unlikely partners head to Carson City where they face brawls, bordellos, treachery and plenty of what Roy calls "crazy, girlie, kick-fightin'" as East meets West in a battle for honor, royalty and a fortune in gold. [More]

Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Roger Yuan

Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Roger Yuan, Rafael Baez, Xander Berkeley, Yu Rong Guang, Jason Connery, Curtis Armstrong

Director: Tom Dey

Director: Tom Dey
Screenwriter: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Composer: Randy Edelman

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