- Rafael Baez as Vasquez
- P. Adrien Dorval as Blue
- Yu Rongguang as Captain Yu of the Imperial Guards
- Kate Luyben as Fifi
- Russell Badger as Sioux Chief
- Sam Simon as Chief's Sidekick
- Simon R. Baker as Little Feather
- Henry O as the Royal Interpreter
- Tseng Chang as Pei-Pei's Father
- 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. With the success of Rush Hour, Spyglass formally greenlit the film under its new title of Shanghai Noon.
Filming took place in the Canadian Badlands, near Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, near Exshaw, Alberta, and also near Cochrane, Alberta. The opening sequence was shot on-location at the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Curtis Armstrong had a role in the film, playing Bulldog Drummond, but these scenes were deleted.
Reception
Box office
Produced at a budget of $55 million, the film grossed $99,274,467 worldwide. 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.
Critical response
<!----> Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+-to-F scale.
Joe Leydon of Variety gave Shanghai Noon a favorable review, characterizing it as "Fast, furious and, quite often, very, very funny." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, writing: "If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one."
Sequel
A sequel, Shanghai Knights, was released on February 7, 2003. Chan and Wilson reprised their roles, while David Dobkin replaced Tom Dey as director.
See also
- The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
- Red Sun
- The Stranger and the Gunfighter
- Jackie Chan filmography
- List of martial arts films