Question 1

Why did Jackie Chan refuse to use a real horseshoe in a fight scene?

Accepted Answer

According to the commentary, Jackie Chan refused to strike stuntmen with a real horseshoe because it was too dangerous, even though a fake one was too light for the scene.

Question 2

What real-life background does Brandon Merrill have, and what's unique about her movie role?

Accepted Answer

Brandon Merrill, who plays Jackie Chan's horse-riding Native American wife, is a real-life rodeo champion, and as of June 2022, this remains her only movie role.

Question 3

What homage did the director intend for a drunken hotel scene that didn't make it into the film?

Accepted Answer

Director Tom Dey hoped to include a drunken kung fu scene as an homage to 'The Legend of Drunken Master' but had no time to choreograph it, so he showed Chon blowing bubbles instead.

Question 4

What is the name of the Native American character played by Brandon Merrill, and how is it revealed?

Accepted Answer

The Native American girl played by Brandon Merrill is never named in the movie, but the credits list her character name as Falling Leaves.

Question 5

What unlikely partnership forms in the American West to rescue a kidnapped princess?

Accepted Answer

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, teams up with outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon in Nevada to try and spring Princess Pei Pei from her imprisonment.

Question 6

Why did Jackie Chan refuse to use a real horseshoe in a fight scene?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Chan refused to strike stuntmen with a real horseshoe because he considered it too dangerous, as noted in the commentary.

Question 7

What real-life background does Brandon Merrill have, and what is unique about her movie role?

Accepted Answer

Brandon Merrill is a real-life rodeo champion, and as of June 2022, her role as Jackie Chan's horse-riding Native American wife is her only movie role.

Question 8

What is the English translation of the drinking game song featured in the movie?

Accepted Answer

The English translation is: 'One crab with eight feet, painted horns - what a big crab./ Blinking eyes, shrinking head,/ crawling, crawling everywhere./ Two and Two, who should drink?/ Three and three, who drink first?/ Five and Five, who should drink?/ Two and two, you drink first.'

Question 9

What homage did director Tom Dey intend for a drunken scene, and what was used instead?

Accepted Answer

Director Tom Dey hoped to include a drunken kung fu scene as an homage to 'The Legend of Drunken Master' but had no time, so he showed Chon blowing bubbles from his mouth, mimicking Wong Fei-hung.

Question 10

What is the basic plot of 'Shanghai Noon'?

Accepted Answer

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, follows Princess Pei Pei after she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City to America, teaming up with outlaw Roy O'Bannon in Nevada to rescue her.

Shanghai Noon

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