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.
Chelsea Kane guest star in the television series "Cracking Up", "Listen Up!", the pilot episode of "Summerland" and the 2004 direct-to-video film "Arizona Summer". In 2007, Kane starred in her first theatrical film role as Meredith Baxter Dimly, in the film "Bratz", playing the film's antagonist. She also performed two of the songs on . In 2008, she starred in the original movie, "Minutemen", as Stephanie Jameson. She also appeared in one episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place" (the episode, "The Supernatural") and she starred in the Disney Channel original film "Starstruck" (2010). She played the role of Stella Malone, the stylist