Shanghai Noon

"The old west meets the far east."

May 26 2000 PG-13 1h 50m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

Plot

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.

Written by

Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

Directed by

Tom Dey

Production Countries

United States of America, Hong Kong

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions

Languages

Español, English

Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
140,547
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA