Rush Hour (1998)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (story)
Jim Kouf (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action.

Plot:

Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | FBI | Friend | Trust | Illegal Gambling

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Tom Wilkinson	...	Thomas Griffin / Juntao
Tzi Ma	...	Consul Han
Mark Rolston	...	Agent Warren Russ
Rex Linn	...	Agent Daniel Whitney
Elizabeth Peña	...	Johnson
Chris Penn	...	Clive Card
Philip Baker Hall	...	Captain Diel
Ken Leung	...	Sang
Robert Littman	...	First Caucasian
Michael Chow	...	Dinner Guest
Julia Hsu	...	Soo Yung
Kai Lennox	...	Cop at Diner
Larry Sullivan	...	Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language.

Runtime:

98 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Eddie Murphy was offered the role of Carter, but turned it down to make Holy Man (1998) instead.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Captain Diel is telling Carter about the case he states that the Consul's little girl is ten but when Lee and Carter are at the jail talking to Clive, Lee tells Clive that the little girl is eleven. Lee is using the Chinese method of counting ages, where a person is one year old when born.

Quotes:

Carter: I'm gonna kick your ass and then I'll take your ass to jail.

Movie Connections:

Edited into They Crawl (2001)

Soundtrack:

Night Train

A great Hollywood Comedy-Action flick

This movie is pure comedy from the beginning to the end. You will have a good laugh thanks to Chris Tucker in his role of Carter, a clumsy LA cop. The city of Los Angeles is spectacular and is a great scenario for this entertaining movie. Jackie Chan at its best kicking asses everywhere with an outstanding humble attitude. The main reason why I like this movie is the wonderful duo they play, constantly arguing about everything, but in the meantime they are loyal partners. The great diversity there is in America singles out in a city like Los Angeles when we go through Chinatown. And fortunately, the movie brings us out there. Interesting cultures melt into a huge variety of ethnicities that make anything possible to happen. This is why America is so interesting and wonderful.

All in all, this is a worth-seeing Hollywood movie and probably you would like to watch it several times!