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Unexpected Standoff Without Participants
Marshal Nathan Van Cleef
How about that? It's a Mexican standoff. Only we ain't got no Mexicans.
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Miscommunication Between Friends in Shanghai Noon
Chon Wang
See! I told you!
Roy O'Bannon
No, you said "wet shirt don't break," not "piss shirt bend bar"!
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Sick Prisoner Ruse Discussed by Characters
Chon Wang
I got an idea: why don't I pretend I'm sick, and then you can attack the guard when they come in?
Roy O'Bannon
Oh, you mean the sick prisoner routine? Does that still work in China? Cause here it's sorta been done to death.
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Changing an Outlaw Identity
Roy O'Bannon
Now I'm gonna have to get rid of my outlaw name, it just won't work anymore. My real name's Wyatt Earp.
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A Stylish Cowboy Look
Roy O'Bannon
There, sort of a rakish angle.
[adjusting Chon's cowboy hat]
Chon Wang
How do I look?
Roy O'Bannon
I think you look great! I think you look like a real cowboy. Very dapper - red bandana.
Roy O'Bannon
Roy O'Bannon.
Chon Wang
My name is Chon Wang.
[shaking his hands]
Roy O'Bannon
John Wayne?
Chon Wang
Chon Wang.
Roy O'Bannon
That's a terrible cowboy name!
Chon Wang
Why?
Roy O'Brannon
No, come on. That's not gonna work. That's horrible; that's so bad! And so's the ponytail!
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A Tense Encounter in the Wild West
Roy
Did I hit you yet?
Van Cleef
Nope. But you're getting really close.
[lighting a cigar]
Van Cleef
How do you survive out here?
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Princess Pei Pei's Humorous Observation on Marriage
Princess Pei Pei
Father, is this my husband-to-be? He's a toad. If the emperor is so fond of him, why doesn't he marry him?
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Casual Conversation After a Serious Event
Chon Wang
What happened?
Roy O'Bannon
Oh, nothing. I just killed him, how'd you do?
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Dynamite Exchange and Role Assignment
Roy O'Bannon
Here, give me the dynamite.
Roy O'Bannon
No. No. You stay here! You don't get to do it.
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Perspective on Cultural Differences
Medicine Man
Don't worry, it could be worse - he could be a white guy.
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The Importance of Honor in Battle
Chon Wang
Fight with honor. You will win.
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Men Are Not Piñatas
Roy O'Bannon
Come on. We're men, we're not piñatas!
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A Challenge to Overcome Doubts
Roy O'Bannon
Well, best of luck to you. Guess this is what your people call "sayonara." Looks like Fido's giving you some problems there. You want me to, uh, give you a hand?
Chon Wang
No, I can do it.
Roy O'Bannon
*Sure* you can. H-How is a greenhorn like you gonna make it to Carson City and rescue this princess?
Roy O'Bannon
Stop, stop, stop, stop. I can't take it anymore. Watch me do it.
Roy O'Bannon
You get it like this and you put it up high.
Roy O'Bannon
See, it'll drift back when you're riding.
Roy O'Bannon
All right, I'll do it.
Chon Wang
Do what?
Roy O'Bannon
Take you to Carson City, help you rescue Princess Pee Pee.
Chon Wang
Pei Pei! You do not care about the princess.
Roy O'Bannon
You don't know me very well, do you? Tell you one thing: I hate to think of an innocent member of Chinese nobility suffering, I'll tell you that.
Roy O'Bannon
You people believe in Karma over there, right? Well, I've been thinking... there must be a reason why we keep running into each other. Now I've ridden with some terrible men, just people I couldn't trust, but when I look at you, there's something different about you. And I can see it, I can see it in your eyes. It's what the Indians call... chipichawa.
Chon Wang
What's that?
Roy O'Bannon
Chipichawa is nobility. And you have it, in spades. You got yourself a partner, and this has nothing to do with gold, okay?
Roy O'Bannon
Shake on it.
Chon Wang
Why are you spitting in your hand?
Roy O'Bannon
Well, it's, uh, customary to seal the deal. Come on, let's go.
Roy O'Bannon
No, you-
Roy O'Bannon
This is going to be a long journey.
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Powerful Substance in Shanghai Noon
Medicine Man
This is some pretty powerful shit.
[on Peace Pipe]
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Cultural Misunderstanding in Shanghai Noon
Roy O'Bannon
The Shanghai kid. This is terrible!
Chon Wang
I know. I'm not from Shanghai.
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Combat Skills and Unpredictable Attitude
Roy O'Bannon
I don't know karate, but I know kar-azy, and I will use it!
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Loss of Winging It Privileges
Wallace
I was just winging it!
Roy O'Bannon
What? No! That's not how we wing it! You've lost your "winging it" privileges!
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Miscommunication and Toothpicks in Shanghai Noon
Chon Wang
You gave me bad directions!
Roy O'Bannon
No, I gave you wrong directions.
Roy O'Bannon
Want your toothpicks back?
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Conflict Over Values and Priorities
Chon Wong
He took the gold.
Roy O'Bannon
Is that all you care about, the gold? Shame on you.
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Cultural Differences and Misunderstandings in Shanghai Noon
Roy O'Bannon
Ooooh... who's the pretty lady?
Chon Wang
That's my wife!
Roy O'Bannon
How long you been in this country?
Chon Wang
Four days.
Roy O'Bannon
Nice work.
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