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SHANGHAI KNIGHTS (2003) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| 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. Chon's sister, Lin, has the same idea, and uncovers a worldwide conspiracy to murder the royal family but almost no one will believe her. With the help of a kindly Scotland Yard Inspector and a 10-year-old street urchin, the acrobatic Chon gives Victorian Britian a kick in the pants as he attempts to avenge his father's death and keep the romance-minded Roy away from his sister. Hilarious escapades and hair-raising adventure await our heroes, as they do for Big Ben, Madame Toussaud's, and the Convent Gardens what they did for the Old West. |
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| Jackie Chan (Chon Wang), Owen Wilson (Roy O'Bannon), Aaron Johnson (Charlie), Tom Fisher (Artie Doyle), Aidan Gillen (Rathbone), Fann Wong (Chon Lin), Donnie Yen (Wu Chan), Oliver Cotton (Jack the Ripper), Alison King (Prostitute), Gemma Jones (Queen Victoria), Constantine Gregory (The Mayor), Jonathan Harvey (Fagin #1), Richard Hass (Street Preacher), Anna-Louise Plowman (Debutante), Georgina Chapman (Debutante), John Owens (Server), Richard Bremmer (Master at Arms), Kim Chan (Chon Wang's Father), Eric Meyers (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), Tom Wu (Lead Boxer Liu), Vincent Wang (Imperial Guard), Charlie Hawkins (Newspaper Boy), Gerald Whelan (Rathbone Guard), Rene Hajek (Rathbone Guard), David Listvan (Palance Guard with Rifle), Karel Urban (Quartet). |
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A ROYAL KICK IN THE ARSE. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: David Dobkin.
WRITERS: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
PRODUCERS: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: David Minkowski and Matthew Stillman.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Stephanie Austin, Jackie Chan, Willie Chan, Edward McDonnell and Solon So.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Randy Edelman.
DISTRIBUTOR: Touchstone Pictures. |
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QUOTES |
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Roy O'Bannon: This country blows. |
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Roy O'Bannon: [at Scotland Yard] This isn't a yard! It's a JAIL! |
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Chon Wang: I just saved you.
Chon Lin: You were late! |
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FACTS |
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Roy O'Bannon: Hey you lost one war this way don't make the same mistake twice. |
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RELEASE DATE: February 7th, 2003 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: July 1st, 2003 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $19.6 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $60.4 million (USA)
BUDGET: $50 million (USA)
PRODUCTION DATES: February 2002 -- June 2002
- This film marks the first on-screen battle between Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, who both have had success in Hong Kong but never fought each other on screen.
- 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.
- When Roy is fantasizing about his future family life, he mentions his kids' names as "Vera, Chuck, and Dave." These are the names of the children in Paul McCartney's fantasy from the Beatles' song, "When I'm Sixty-Four".
- There are several references to Sherlock Holmes in this movie. One of them is that the "bad guy" is named Lord Rathbone. Basil Rathbone was one of the first actors to play Sherlock Holmes in a movie. |
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[why Chon should sleep with the woman for money]
Roy O'Bannon: Think about your sister in London.
Chon Wang: What?!!? |
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Roy O'Bannon: I'd love some spotted dick! |
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Roy O'Bannon: I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. My back was hurting, like there was a knife there. |
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Roy O'Bannon: That's a terrible name for a detective. Sherlock Holmes? |
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Roy O'Bannon: Just break it open!
Chon Wang: No. I have to have patience, and when I open it, I'll be ready to read the message.
Roy O'Bannon: Oh, c'mon, Confucius, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard! |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"Grating. That's the best way to describe this flat follow-up to Shanghai Noon." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone |
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"There isn't a minute of Shanghai Knights that didn't have me grinning." -- Charles Taylor, Salon.com |
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"Grand undemanding entertainment." -- Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News |
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"Knights will surely find an enthusiastic following before it gets to video." -- Claudia Puig, USA Today |
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"Like an Abbott & Costello comedy, Shanghai Knights is truly dumb, sometimes inconsistent, but awfully funny." -- Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper |
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"Even more fun than the 2000 original." -- Lou Lumenick, New York Post |
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