High Noon 2004, The 1981 science fiction film "Outland", starring Sean Connery as a federal agent on an interplanetary mining outpost, has been compared to "High Noon" due to similarities in themes and plot. The plot for the 1987 high school comedy film Three O'Clock High was loosely based on "High Noon". A teen desperately attempts to avoid a fight with a menacing bully, set to happen at 3 o'clock. "High Noon" is referenced several times on the HBO drama series "The Sopranos". Tony Soprano cites Gary Cooper's character as the archetype of what a man should be, mentally tough and stoic.
Adelaide Kane had not yet appeared as Lolly. From March to December 2009, Kane portrayed on "Power Rangers RPM", part of the long-running "Power Rangers" franchise. In April 2010, Kane starred in the television film "Secrets of the Mountain" on NBC. In 2010, she also starred in the Hulu series "Pretty Tough", composed of 20 episodes and based on the novel by the same name written by Li Tigelaar. In 2010, Kane travelled to attend an audition for Cartoon Network's first live-action series "Unnatural History", for the role of Maggie Winnock. Italia Ricci and she were the actresses selected for the casting;