USA: HONG KONG'S MOST FAMOUS MARTIAL ARTS EXPORT JACKIE CHAN SEES CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE PLAYING A COWBOY IN HIS NEW FILM 'SHANGHAI NOON'

Record ID: 389618

  • Title: USA: HONG KONG'S MOST FAMOUS MARTIAL ARTS EXPORT JACKIE CHAN SEES CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE PLAYING A COWBOY IN HIS NEW FILM 'SHANGHAI NOON'
  • Date: 22nd May 2000
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 22) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) JACKIE CHAN SAYING OF "COWBOY CAMP," First, I was scared of horses. I had to learn how to ride horses for one and a half months. The, when I ride horse, it hurts when you walk, it really like this, for like eight hours a day. Then, after, I find out, I have a bruise here, the blood from the je
  • Embargoed: 6th June 2000 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVADD5PWNX7M3FMVCOXR4POM2E38
  • Story Text: Hong Kong's most famous martial arts export Jackie Chan saw a childhood dream come true on Tuesday, May 23 in Los Angeles when he attended the World Premiere of his new action/comedy "Shanghai Noon," in which he gets to play a cowboy.
    According to Chan, ever since he was five years old, he's wanted to be a cowboy. Now, after his blockbuster film "Rush Hour" guaranteed his long sought-after star power in Hollywood, an idea Chan has been kicking around for the past decade has finally become "Shanghai Noon."
    Chan plays Chinese Imperial Guard Chon Wang, who comes to America in the 1800's to rescue the beautiful Princess Pei Pei, played by "Ally McBeal" co-star Lucy Liu. The princess has been kidnapped, and Chon's only ally in his mission is abumbling outlaw he doesn't trust named Roy O'Bannon.
    Owen Wilson, most recently seen in "The Haunting" and "Armageddon," plays O'Bannon, who gets involved with the rescue plot only when he learns there's a trunk full of gold involved.
    For the actors, preparing for the film meant attending a so-called "cowboy camp" where they learned how to ride horses Old West style and become proficient with old fashioned six-shooter pistols. Although Chan had to overcome a fear of horses, he picked up many of the skills quite easily.
    Unfortunately, the same didn't go for Wilson, who never was able to build a good relationship with his mount.
    Co-star Lucy Liu also picked up some new skills during production, including a crash course in martial arts taught by the master Jackie Chan himself. She gets to show off her newfound talents in the film's climactic fight sequence.
    "Shanghai Noon" is the directorial debut of Tom Dey, a respected director of television commercials.
    The film opens in theaters throughout the United States on Friday, May 26.
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