Shanghai Knights (2003)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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

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 | 1880s | Stonehenge | Rescue | Jail

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chon Wang
Owen Wilson	...	Roy O'Bannon
Fann Wong	...	Chon Lin
Aaron Johnson	...	Charlie Chaplin
Aidan Gillen	...	Lord Nelson Rathbone
Thomas Fisher	...	Insp. Artie Doyle
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
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:
Kelly-Marie Kerr	...	Clara
David Decio	...	American Tourist (uncredited)
James Embree	...	Street Thug (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 Dvorakova	....	assistant makeup artist (as Linda Eisenhamerova)
Tania El Zahr	....	second assistant makeup artist
Aileen Seaton	....	key makeup artist
Hana Surkalova	....	hair stylist: second unit

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 Mensik	....	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
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Martin Vackar	....	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
Johan Åberg	....	composite designer: Cinesite
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
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 Iversay	....	lead artist: Cinesite (as Dag Ivarsoy)
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
Kirsty Lamb	....	digital compositor: 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
Laurie Powers	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
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
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
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 choreographer
Paul Andreovski	....	stunts
Radek Bruna	....	stunt cast
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Jiri Horky	....	stunts
Han Guan Hua	....	stunt double
Han Guan Hua	....	stunts
Dusan Hyska	....	stunts
Blanka Jarosova	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts
In Seob Lee	....	stunt double
Miroslav Lhotka	....	stunt double
Chung Chi Li	....	action co-choreographer
Jan Loukota	....	stunts
Chris Manger	....	horse master
Mars	....	stunts
Jaroslav Peterka	....	stunt coordinator
Jan Petrina	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt double: Owen Wilson
Shawn Robinson	....	utility stunts
Troy Robinson	....	utility stunts
Pavel Vokoun	....	horse master
Rudolf Vrba	....	stunts
Peter White	....	horse master
Gang Wu	....	stunt performer
Bradley James Allan	....	stunts (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
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
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
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
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe
Maria Hubackova	....	set costumer
Branislav Stredák	....	wardrobe assistant
Mark Wyndham	....	costume props
Sarka Zvolenska	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Viera Zvonarova	....	costumer: second unit

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
Jiri Kotlas	....	unit transportation coordinator
James Lockwood	....	carriage driver (as Jim Lockwood)
Pavel Voracek	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Ota Bares	....	animal handler
J.B. Benna	....	production assistant
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
James Mitchell Clyde	....	water safety
Hudson Cooley	....	assistant production coordinator
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
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
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)

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

Production Companies

• All Knight Productions LLC
• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• Jackie Chan Films Limited
• Roger Birnbaum Productions
• Spyglass Entertainment
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• 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)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Pony Canyon (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2003) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 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)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Stillking Films  production services
• Technicolor  prints
• Todd-AO Hollywood  sound re-recording services
• yU+Co.  main titles

Also Known As:

Shanghai Noon 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence and sexual content.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Ireland:15 | South Korea:12 | 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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

All Knight Productions LLC

Trivia:

Director David Dobkin had a difficult time choosing a suitable Asian actress who could do movement work, emote well and speak decent English. He then saw clips of Fann Wong's videos "Wo lai ye" (2001) and "Qing she yu bai she" (2001) and requested to audition her in London, which she did attend. She subsequently got the role and her number of scenes were increased by 30%.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Roy screams at Lin that there is a "serial killer on the loose" when speaking about Jack the Ripper. Yet the term was not coined until the late seventies by FBI agent Robert Ressler or by Dr. Robert Keppel.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

All Day And All Of The Night

fun sequel

The implied promise of a sequel is that it will give you what you got from the first movie, but that promise is often broken. Shanghai Knights is an exception, giving the audience that same mix of goofy dialogue and slapstick martial arts that made the first movie so much fun. This time the duo heads to England, allowing them to make a bunch of incredibly silly jokes about England and Sherlock Holmes and Charlie Chaplin. The movie is essentially one long wink, and if you like that sort of humor your likely to find much of it amusing. At times I thought they pushed the anachronistic dialogue a little too far, as when Owen asks the gorgeous Fann Wong if she works out, but overall it works pretty well. Chan supplies a number of very entertaining fight sequences along with his usual goofy charm and the end result feels like a more actiony version of a Hope/Crosby road movie.