History Trivia / ShanghaiNoon

** After Roy's holdup, Chon tries to stop the train before hitting a dead end. Filmed in homage to Creator/BusterKeaton's ''Film/TheGeneral'', it got cut because [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it ultimately didn't advance the plot]]. The shot of the train's bell almost landing on top of Chon was meant to foreshadow [[spoiler:Lo Fong's death]].

** Roy is off to fight [[Series/QueerAsFolk a sissy]] lord.

* DevelopmentHell: The third movie, ''Shanghai Dawn'', was confirmed in pre-production in the early '00s but fell out of the news soon after. Jackie Chan still says 'It's in the talks', however. There was a burst of activity in [[http://movieweb.com/shanghai-3-dawn-movie-owen-wilson-jackie-chan/ recent news]] in 2016, but nothing came of it.

* DevelopmentHell: The third movie, ''Shanghai Dawn'', was confirmed in pre-production in the early '00s but fell out of the news soon after. Jackie Chan still says 'It's in the talks', however.
** Given the [[http://movieweb.com/shanghai-3-dawn-movie-owen-wilson-jackie-chan/ recent news]] in 2016, it seems likely that the third film is set to be SavedFromDevelopmentHell.

** Chon Wang's American name is Creator/JohnWayne. The name "John Wayne" is briefly seen in ''Film/RushHour'' when James Carter takes Lee (also played by Creator/JackieChan) to Chinatown.
*** In addition, a scene in ''Rush Hour'' is dedicated to Lee (Jackie's character) fighting off goons while defending the artifacts around him from being broken, and the goons attempt to use it against him by deliberately trying to break them. In ''Knights'', it's Chon who messes up antiques while fighting.

* StarMakingRole: For Owen Wilson

** A whole sequence where Chon's fellow Chinese guards are discovered by a conman named Bulldog Drummond, played by Curtis Armstrong, who tries to showcase them to audiences. When they realize what's happening, he gets beaten and they take his wagon, which they used to travel to the church. [[HumiliationConga Drummond is subsequently mugged by Wallace and the gang]], who reveals where the guards are going, which explains how they show up there in the end.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Apparently, even before his stint as a conniving schemer in the [[Series/GameOfThrones land of Westeros]], Creator/AidanGillen had a knack for plotting in the name of grandeur.
* StarMakingRole: Owen Wilson

* RetroactiveRecognition: Apparently, even before his stint as a conniving schemer in the [[Series/GameOfThrones land of Westeros]], [[Creator/AidanGillen]] had a knack for plotting in the name of grandeur.

** Chon Wang's American name is John Wayne. The name "John Wayne" is briefly seen in ''Film/RushHour'' when James Carter takes Lee (also played by Creator/JackieChan) to Chinatown.

** Roy is off to fight [[QueerAsFolk a sissy]] lord.

* HeyItsThatGuy!: Singaporeans may recognize Lin from the second movie as actress Fann Wong.
** There's also Creator/JackieChan, Owen Wilson, and Creator/LucyLiu. And Creator/DonnieYen in the second movie.
** And Literature/BridgetJones' mom is Queen Victoria.
** [[Series/GameOfThrones Littlefinger]] is apparently 10th in line to the British throne.
** There isn't a cowboy named Film/{{Shane}} in "Noon", but there is [[Series/TheShield Shane]] as a cowboy.
** Chon's deputy in ''Knights'' is voice actor MattHill.
** Roy nearly gets killed by [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer's boss.]]
** In the UK, Jason Connery gets a much higher billing.
** The young Charlie Chaplin is really [[Film/KickAss kickass.]]
** [[Film/LethalWeapon4 Uncle Benny]] is Chon's father.
** The doctor from IronMonkey is TheDragon.

** There isn't a cowboy named Film/{{Shane}} in "Noon", but there is [[TheShield Shane]] as a cowboy.

** [[LethalWeapon Uncle Benny]] is Chon's father.

** Chon Wang's American name is John Wayne. The name "John Wayne" is briefly seen in Film/RushHour when James Carter takes Lee (also played by Creator/JackieChan) to Chinatown.

** Chon Wang's American name is John Wayne. The name "John Wayne" was briefly seen in Film/RushHour when James Carter took Lee (also played by Jackie Chan) to Chinatown.
** [[JackieChan "You could do your own stunts!"]]

* DeletedScene: ''Noon'' had several deleted scenes.
** After Roy's holdup, Chon trying to stop the train before hitting a dead end. Filmed in homage to Creator/BusterKeaton's ''TheGeneral'', it got cut because [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it ultimately didn't advance the plot]]. The shot of the train's bell almost landing on top of Chon was meant to foreshadow [[spoiler:Lo Fong's death]].

** Chon and Roy handing out the gold to all the Chinese train workers, and the fate of the Chinese guards: deciding to stay to start the first Chinese restaurant in America. Contained a CallBack / [[BookEnds Book End]] to the "Take your hand off me..." gag when Chon realizes Roy snuck a few pieces for himself.

** There's also Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, and Lucy Liu. And Donnie Yen in the second movie.

** There isn't a cowboy named {{Shane}} in "Noon", but there is [[TheShield Shane]] as a cowboy.

** The young Charlie Chaplin is really [[{{Film/Kick-Ass}} kickass.]]

** After Roy's holdup, Chon trying to stop the train before hitting a dead end. Filmed in homage to Creator/BusterKeaton's ''TheGeneral'', it got cut because [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it ultimately didn't advance the plot]]. The shot of the train's bell almost Chon was meant to foreshadow [[spoiler:Lo Fong's death]].

** Chon and Roy handing out the gold to all the Chinese train workers, and the fate of the Chinese guards: deciding to stay to start the first Chinese restaurant in America. Contained a CallBack / BookEnd to the "Take your hand off me..." gag when Chon realizes Roy snuck a few pieces for himself.

** Roy accidentally walking in on Falling Leaves, Chon's American Indian wife, while she's bathing in a stream.
** A whole sequence where Chon's fellow guards are discovered by a conman named Bulldog Drummond, played by Curtis Armstrong, who tries to showcase them to audiences. When they realize what's happening, he gets beaten and they take his wagon, which they used to travel to the church. [[HumiliationConga Drummond is subsequently mugged by Wallace and the gang]], who reveals where the guards are going, which explains how they show up there in the end.
** Chon and Roy handing out the gold to all the Chinese train workers, and the fate of the Chinese guards: deciding to stay to start the first Chinese restaurant in America.