Shanghai Noon Page #6

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Tom Dey
Production: Buena Vista Internationa
  1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG-13
Year:
2000
110 min
Website
1,205 Views


I grab the gold,

You marry the princess.

We both hang Fong and call it a day.

Mission accomplished.

Well, well.

Nice to see

we're all churchgoers.

Son of a b*tch !

With my own guns !

Sweet, ain't it ?

[ Chuckles ]

How about that ?

It's a Mexican standoff.

Only we ain't got

no Mexicans.

[ Speaking Chinese ]

- [ Gunshot ]

- No !

Princess Pei Pei !

[Gunfire Continues]

[ Exhales ]

- I hit you ?

-[Van Cleef] No.

But you're gettin'

really close.

You've almost killed me,

like, 1 7 times already.

Eighteen, nineteen, twenty !

You're on fire today !

[ Panting ]

[ Gasps ]

[Gunfire Continues]

[Shouting In Chinese]

[ Screams ]

How do you survive

out here ?

What's that supposed to mean ? These

aren't my-- These guns are really weird.

[ Gasps ]

[ Clicking ]

Oh, man.

[ Speaking Chinese ]

- [ Groans ]

- Stay low !

[ Speaking Chinese ]

[ Screams ]

[ Screaming ]

Maybe we should let bygones be bygones.

You got off some good shots.

I got off some good ones.

Let's call it a tie.

What's the matter, O'Bannon ?

Out of bullets ?

No, I got one left.

Tell you what I'll do.

I'll take out

all my bullets but one.

And that way, we'll be even.

How's that ?

Okay.

That sounds fair.

You'd do that for me ?

Oh, yeah.

[Shells Clattering]

You bet I would.

[ Bell Tolling ]

[ Yelling ]

- [ Groaning ]

-[Bell Tolling]

We come out on three.

I know,

but-but let me count.

Fight with honor.

Okay.

Fight with-- Okay.

One !

Two !

Two and a half!

Two and seven-eights !

Three !

[ Yelling ]

[ Yelling ]

How the hell did that happen ?

It's a miracle.

I am invincible.

Roy !

Invincible !

[ Groaning ]

[ Yelling ]

[ Groaning ]

- Now it's time for you to die.

- Adios, partner.

[ Groaning ]

[ Both Panting ]

Wow.

[ Speaking Chinese ]

Roy !

He took the gold.

[Coin Clinks]

Is that all you care about

is the gold ?

[ Sighs ]

Shame on you.

There's more to life than money.

I hope you learn that one day.

What happened ?

What ? Nothing, nothing.

I just killed him. How'd you do ?

- How ?

- What do you mean, how ?

I shot him with my gun.

Come on.

Tell me the truth.

It was unbelievable. You missed

a miracle. I had one bullet left.

He had, like, a million left.

He lied to me and told me

that he only had one too.

But-But when--

But when he--

- She's staying ?

- Yes.

- Can I stand ?

-[Chuckles] Yes.

- [ Gunshot ]

- [ Gasps ]

Reach for the sky,

O'Bannon !

That's my line. He stole my gang,

he's stealing my lines.

- That's unbelievable.

- Roy ! Roy !

- Get back !

- Stop, stop. It's Wallace.

Hey, Roy,

we know you been moonlightin' on us with

that old yellow fella from the train !

You guys, you stay here.

This isn't your battle.

-[Wallace Continues Shouting]

- No, we stick together.

We are partners.

That's beautiful.

You go out the back door.

- No.

- Don't worry, Princess.

I promise you,

I will see you again.

That which you have promised...

you must perform.

-[Gunfire Continues]

- [ Speaking Chinese ]

- Get out of the way !

- Why ?

- Come on !

- Why ? What are you--

- What are you doing ? Are you crazy ?

- No, John, stop, stop.

They can't touch me. Something happened

back there. It was a miracle.

- There's no way--

-[Wallace] Hey, smart-ass !

Do you hear me ?

Time's up, O'Bannon !

It's the end of the line !

- We can take these guys.

Yep, we can take them.

-[Gunfire]

[Wallace] Are you comin' out

or ain't you ?

Gun.

You really are

the Shanghai Kid.

Nice riding with you,

partner.

We go out on three.

I count.

No, I count.

We'll both count.

[ Together ]

One, two, three !

[ Yelling ]

[Gunfire]

[ Yelling, Whooping ]

- Indians ! Look out !

- No ! My family ! My family !

- Friends. Brothers !

-[Wallace] Roy !

I gotta tell ya, we always

figured you for a dumb sh*t, but, uh,

we was thinkin' maybe you wanna

come back and rejoin the gang.

- So, uh, what do you say ?

- Yeah, what do you say ?

I think I'm just

gonna wing it.

All right.

-And you are goin ' to jail.

- That works too.

[Cheering, Whooping]

How, kimosabe !

How, kimosabe !

[Fireworks Exploding]

Oh, it's nice to be

standing here next to you.

I don't think I've ever gotten

a chance to Thank you for--

for saving us

so many times.

I wish you could understand what--

I feel like there's this gap between us.

It's like, I'm a cowboy,

you're an Indian.

You say "wampum,"

I say " money."

At a certain point,

I just think--

Shut up, Roy.

You talk too much.

Did-Did--

She just--

[ Horn Blaring ]

[O'Bannon] There she is, right

on time, carrying a big, fat payroll.

- Oh.

-[Horse Snorts ]

I don't know if I'll ever

get used to this one.

Don't worry.

You'll get used to it.

I can guarantee you, we won't get half

as many girls being lawmen.

I know we're spoken for,

but--

You never know what's gonna

happen in a relationship.

I gotta get rid of my outlaw name.

That's not gonna work any more.

Really ?

What would you call yourself ?

I don't know. I mean,

my real name's Wyatt Earp, but--

Earp ? That's a terrible name

for a cowboy.

- Why ?

- Bad.

- Really ?

- Bad!

-And John Wayne's a great cowboy name ?

- Roy, look.

There they are.

Yep. Look at those amateurs.

That's my move !

Come on, Roy.

Let's go say " howdy."

Let's go !

Hyah ! Hyah !

- Yee-haw !

- Yee-haw !

[ Whinnying ]

- Yee-haw !

- Yee-haw !

[Man] Scene up.

That which you have promised...

- you must perform.

-[Telephone Rings ]

- Hello.

-[Crew Laughing]

He was part of your

" rushimiant--"

What ? Regiment.

[Wilson] He's one of your bandits.

He's one of your--

He's one of your--

He was part of your regiment

of "dentists."

Bandits. Dentists ?

-[Glass Shattering]

- Wow ! Sh*t !

He didn't teeth brush

this morning.

- What is this thing ?

- No !

[Crew Laughing]

You can't do stunts,

man.

- Because I'm gonna be a cowboy, baby

-[ Groans ]

- What's this princess like ?

-[Bubbles Surfacing]

[Crew Laughing]

I got air bubbles

coming out of my thing.

Uno mas, please.

- Uno mas --

-[Crew Laughing]

Thanks, Fido.

[ Together ]

One, two, three !

- [ Yelling ]

- Sh*t !

- Thank you so much, Princess.

You're so good.

- [ Laughing ]

Princess !

Oh, I love you so much.

[O'Bannon] I'm talking to you!

Turn around!

Ask me if I give a sh*t.

I might walk a little funny

but my walk is me

I might stutter when I talk

but I say what I see

I don't agree with every other

little thing that's proven

I do a lot of things

that I shouldn't be doin '

I ruin everything

you might've had in mind

I'm a consistent, belligerent

solidified mind

Rhinestone freak

Suburban style

I ain't got no money

And I got no car

I might make par

if it don't take much

I gotta ride very far

'cause I ride on luck

I stay pretty stuck

in a rut like I should

And I do it for the love

of everything's that's still good

I don't know why I come here

But I know I'll never leave

It's the only place

I wanna be

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Miles Millar

Miles Millar (born 1967) is a British screenwriter and producer. Miles is best known for co-developing and writing the long-running Superman prequel television series Smallville, alongside his writing partner Alfred Gough. more…

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