Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (characters)
Jeff Nathanson (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Get Ready For A Second Rush!

Plot:

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Vacation | Triad | Gang | Boat

Awards:

10 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chief Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker	...	Detective James Carter
John Lone	...	Ricky Tan
Ziyi Zhang	...	Hu Li (as Zhang Ziyi)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Isabella Molina
Alan King	...	Steven Reign
Harris Yulin	...	Agent Sterling
Kenneth Tsang	...	Captain Chin
Lisa LoCicero	...	Receptionist
Mei Melançon	...	Girl in Car (as Meiling Melancon)
Maggie Q	...	Girl in Car
Patricia Chan	...	Club Hostess
Gelbert Coloma	...	Karaoke Singer
Lucy Lin	...	Heaven on Earth Hostess
Cindy Lu	...	Heaven on Earth Hostess #2
Wing Sang Pang	...	Suit Salesman
Ling Wong Mei	...	Chicken Lady
William Tuen	...	Carter's Cab Driver
Shawn Peretz	...	United Flight Attendant
Audrey Quock	...	Kenny's Wife
Ernie Reyes Jr.	...	Zing
Jeremy Piven	...	Versace Salesman
Verena Mei	...	Red Dragon Waitress
Joel McKinnon Miller	...	Tex
Angela Little	...	Tex's Girlfriend
Julia Schultz	...	Tex's Girlfriend
Saul Rubinek	...	Red Dragon Box Man
Gianni Russo	...	Red Dragon Pit Boss
James J. Ghang	...	Red Dragon Stickman
Michael Chow	...	Gambler
Teresa Lin	...	Gambler
Tanya Newbould	...	Gambler
Matthew Barry	...	Gambler (as Matt Barry)
James C. Duke	...	Gambler (as James Duke)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Anweis	...	Masseuse (uncredited)
Melissa Biggs	...	Model #1 (uncredited)
Tai Li Bond	...	Heaven on Earth Hostess (uncredited)
Don Cheadle	...	Kenny (uncredited)
Andy Cheng	...	Hu Li's assistant (uncredited)
Tom Sean Foley	...	Casino Stunt (uncredited)
Constance Hsu	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
James Lew	...	Triad Gangster (uncredited)
Roger Lim	...	Triad Gangster (uncredited)
Mars	...	Extra (uncredited)
Kathryn Melton	...	Office Assistant (uncredited)
Cynthia Pinot	...	High Roller Girl (uncredited)
Nicholas Rich	...	Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ivan Shaw	...	Triad Gangster (uncredited)
Lina So	...	Cashier (uncredited)
Reggi Danielle Sweat	...	High Roller Girl (uncredited)
Felicia Tang	...	High Roller Girl (uncredited)
Michael A. Tessiero	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Jodi Lynn Thomas	...	High Roller Girl (uncredited)
Juting Tsang	...	Heaven on Earth Host (uncredited)
Natasha Yi	...	Heaven on Earth Host (uncredited)

Directed by
Brett Ratner

Writing credits (WGA)
Ross LaManna		(characters)
Jeff Nathanson		(written by)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Andrew Z. Davis	....	executive producer
Michael De Luca	....	executive producer
Leon Dudevoir	....	co-executive producer
Toby Emmerich	....	executive producer
James M. Freitag	....	associate producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	producer
Darryl Jones	....	associate producer
Arthur M. Sarkissian	....	producer (as Arthur Sarkissian)
Jay Stern	....	producer
Charles Wang	....	supervising producer: Hong Kong

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Helfrich
Robert K. Lambert

Casting by
Matthew Barry
Nancy Green-Keyes

Production Design by
Terence Marsh

Art Direction by
Andrew Max Cahn
Second Chan
William Cruse
James E. Tocci

Set Decoration by
Lance Lombardo		(as Lance J. Lombardo)
Rick Simpson

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Kathleen Crawford	....	makeup artist
René Dashiell Kerby	....	makeup artist (as Rene Dashiell)
Tarra D. Day	....	assistant makeup artist
Amy L. Disarro	....	makeup artist
Kim M. Ferry	....	hair stylist
Voni Hinkle	....	key hair stylist
Melanie Hughes	....	key makeup artist
Deborah Humphries	....	makeup artist
Robin McWilliams	....	hair stylist
Paul Anthony Morris	....	hair stylist: Mr. Tucker
Shari Perry	....	key hair stylist
Joanetta Stowers	....	makeup artist: Mr. Tucker (as Joanetta Stevenson Stowers)
Carme Tenuta	....	makeup artist
Kristina Vogel	....	assistant makeup artist
Gigi Williams	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Wan Allen	....	production supervisor
William Bowling	....	unit manager
Pauline Chan	....	production manager
JoAnn Perritano	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Cass Jr.	....	second assistant director
Thomas Coe	....	additional second second assistant director (as T. Coe)
Mathew Dunne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam Ben Frank	....	second second assistant director: second unit
James M. Freitag	....	first assistant director (as Jamie Freitag)
Jamie Marshall	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jonathan McGarry	....	second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
Matt Pexa	....	dga trainee (as Matt J. Pexa)
Paul Schmitz	....	additional second second assistant director
Robert Schroer	....	second second assistant director (as Robert D. Schroer)

Art Department
E.C. Chen	....	set designer
Larry Clark	....	paint supervisor
Ronald Cox	....	propmaker gangboss
Brandee Dell'Aringa	....	assistant art director
Neil Gahm	....	propmaker
Linda Griffis	....	art department coordinator
Randal R. Groves	....	foreman
James Hiett	....	set lighting designer
James Highgate	....	lighting design
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Peter Jameson	....	construction mill foreman
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint forman
Charles Kern	....	painter
Beatriz Kerti	....	assistant art director
Jim Krase	....	foreman
Mark Maloof	....	painter gangboss
Richard McConnell	....	carpenter
Gary Metzen	....	painter
Amanda Moss Serino	....	additional set decorator
Luigi Mugavero	....	set dresser
Aaron Newton	....	propmaker
Kari J. Nowell	....	assistant property master: Las Vegas
Frank Piercy	....	paint foreman
Mark Poll	....	set designer
Graham Robertson	....	graphic designer
Steve Roll	....	carpenter
Lee Ross	....	on-set scenic
John A. Scott III	....	lead man
Mike Sunga	....	leadman
Viva Wang	....	set designer
Gregory R. Wolf	....	assistant property master
Mak Chi Chung	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	locations foreman (uncredited)
Carl Robarge	....	molder/caster (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	co-supervising sound editor
Jim Brookshire	....	supervising dialogue editor
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom E. Dahl	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl)
Rickley W. Dumm	....	first assistant sound editor
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Linda Folk	....	dialogue editor
Kimberly Harris	....	supervising adr editor
Kimberly Harris	....	supervising sound editor
Cindy Jo Hinkleman	....	assistant sound editor (as Cindy Jo 'CJ' Hinkleman)
Doug Jackson	....	foley editor
Doug Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Stephen Janisz	....	adr editor
Stephen Janisz	....	dialogue editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	co-supervising sound editor
David Kern	....	foley editor
David Kern	....	sound effects editor
Jason King	....	foley editor
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Steve Kohler	....	dubbing recordist
Nancy MacLeod	....	foley editor
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound effects editor
David Marcus	....	assistant sound editor
William Munroe	....	utility sound
Piero Mura	....	foley editor
Piero Mura	....	sound effects editor
Kim H. Ornitz	....	production sound mixer
Douglas Parker	....	assistant sound editor
Monique Salvato	....	adr assistant
Monique Salvato	....	assistant sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	adr editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue editor (as Victoria Sampson)
Mychal Smith	....	boom operator
Bruce Tanis	....	foley editor
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Robert Troy	....	adr editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Dean A. Zupancic	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Dean Zupancic)
David Abrahamsen	....	sound (uncredited)
Bud Raymond	....	sound utility (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David J. Barker	....	special effects technician
Richard Bissetti	....	special effects technician (as R. Michael Bissetti)
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects assistant
James Camomile	....	special effects powder foreman (as James D. Camomile)
James Camomile	....	special effects technician
Tom Ceglia	....	special effects assistant
Andre G. Ellingson	....	special effects coordinator (as Andre Ellingson)
John W. Fisher	....	special effects assistant
Bruce Y. Kuroyama	....	special effects powder foreman
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects consultant (as Mike Meinardus)
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects buyer/assistant
Richard Terry Tjelmeland	....	special effects assistant (as R. Terry Tjelmeland)
Douglas D. Ziegler	....	special effects assistant (as Douglas David Ziegler)
Douglas D. Ziegler	....	special effects technician
Chuck Khoury	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Matthew Adams	....	digital artist
Jonathan Alvord	....	Avid editor
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Joe Dubs	....	digital artist (as Joseph Dubs)
Giovanni Dulay	....	production assistant
Dennis Hoffman	....	head of production: Cinesite
Arkay Hur	....	digital artist
John Joyce	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	miniature supervisor: Cinema Production Services
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Jennifer Lee	....	miniature producer: Cinema Production Services
David Lingenfelser	....	digital effects supervisor
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor
Sophia Lo	....	digital paint and roto: Cinesite
Ramona Martinez	....	digital artist
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects director of photography
Valerie McMahon	....	digital artist
Serena Rainbow Naramore	....	digital painter (as Serena Naramore)
Serena Rainbow Naramore	....	rotoscope supervisor (as Serena Naramore)
Ian O'Connor	....	pyro effects: Cinema Production Services
Corinne Pooler	....	digital paint supervisor
Mike Sullo	....	visual effects producer
Ken Swenson	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Toby Wilkins	....	Inferno artist: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant (uncredited)
Kevin LaNeave	....	video editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Tsuyoshi Abe	....	stunts
Mary Albee	....	stunts
Bradley James Allan	....	stunts
Paul Andreovski	....	stunts
Brian Avery	....	utility stunts
Ted Barba	....	stunt rigger
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (as Bruce Barbour)
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunt rigger (as Richard Blackwell)
Eddie Braun	....	co-stunt coordinator
Andy Cheng	....	stunts (as Kai Chung 'Andy' Cheng)
Arnold Chon	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Tom Sean Foley	....	stunts (as Tom Foley)
Al Goto	....	stunts
Dick Hancock	....	stunt rigger (as Richard Hancock)
Mark Hicks	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Muhammed Ali Kesici	....	action coordinator
Samuel Le	....	stunt performer (as Xuyen 'Sammy' Valdivia)
James Lew	....	stunts
Chung Chi Li	....	stunts (as Chung Chi 'Nicky' Li)
Michael Li	....	stunts
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunts (as Kurt Lott)
Alex Madison	....	stunts (as Gail Monian)
Ed McDermott II	....	precision driver coordinator
Gary Morgan	....	stunts
Michiko Nishiwaki	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator
Victory Palmisano	....	stunts
Hyun Jin Park	....	stunts
Simon Rhee	....	stunts
Scotty Richards	....	precision driving coordinator (as Scott Richards)
James Ryan	....	utility stunts
Jen Sung	....	stunts (as Jen-Sung Outterbridege)
Mark Vanselow	....	stunt rigger
P.J. Wagner	....	stunts (as PJ Wagner Ziker)
Cord Walker	....	stunt rigger
Michael Weis	....	stunt rigger (as Mike Weis)
Wai-Fai Wong	....	stunts (as Wai Fai Wong)
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts
Gang Wu	....	stunts
Ron Yuan	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Greg Anderson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted Barba	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jackie Chan	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Jackie Chan	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mark Hicks	....	stunt double: Chris Tucker (uncredited)
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts (uncredited)
Svetla Krasteva	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Keung-Kuen Lai	....	stunts (uncredited)
Will Leong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roger Lim	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Lo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kurt D. Lott	....	key stunt rigger (uncredited)
Alex Madison	....	stunt double: Roselyn Sanchez (uncredited)
Mars	....	stunts (uncredited)
Buck McDancer	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Moio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (uncredited)
Don Thai Theerathada	....	stunts (uncredited)
Billy Wong	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Rich Artman	....	grip
Melanie Banders	....	film loader
Chris Bangma	....	technician: Libra remote head
Gary A. Beaird	....	second key grip (as Gary 'Bullet' Beaird Jr.)
Lee Blasingame	....	assistant camera
Pat Blymyer	....	gaffer
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip
Tom Cox	....	camera operator: second unit
James 'Spud' Danicic	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Mark Davison	....	camera operator
Graham Futerfas	....	electrician
Peter Geraghty	....	assistant camera
Alan Gitlin	....	assistant camera
Oscar Gomez	....	best boy rigging grip
Pål Bugge Haagenrud	....	additional camera operator (as Paul Haagenrud)
Dean Head	....	additional photographer: Hong Kong
Dean Head	....	director of photography: second unit, Hong Kong
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator: second unit
Jeremy Launais	....	gaffer: second unit
Marc Marino	....	rigging electrician
Tim Marshall	....	best boy electric
Wayne Marshall	....	electrician
Richard Masino	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Ralph Mendoza	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Greg Mitchell	....	24 frame video operator
J. Michael Muro	....	camera operator (as James Muro)
J. Michael Muro	....	steadicam operator (as James Muro)
Jon Philion	....	technician: Libra remote head
Ryan Pilon	....	assistant camera: second unit
Rick Pratt	....	rigging key grip
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician
Jim Shelton	....	key grip
Mike Simko	....	grip
Bing Sokolsky	....	director of photography: second unit
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Adam Sudtell	....	grip
Monte Swann	....	video playback supervisor
Roger Wall	....	assistant camera
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera
Andy Young	....	rigging grip
Jason Zakrzewski	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Ted Caloroso	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judy Cook	....	extras casting
Theresa Lucero	....	casting assistant
Cosgrove Vincent Norstadt	....	casting associate (as Christopher Johnson)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Javier Arrieta	....	costumer
Mari Grimaud	....	costume supervisor
Mitzi Haralson	....	costumer
Monica Haynes-Nino	....	set costumer: second unit (as Monica Haynes)
Mary C. Lane	....	costume supervisor: Hong Kong
Mary Jo McGrath	....	costume coordinator
Michael A. Russell	....	set costumer
Maria Tortu	....	assistant costume designer (as Marietta Tortu)
Julia Van Vliet	....	costume shopper
Tim Wilson	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Judith Babcock	....	post-production assistant
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Peggy Eghbalian	....	assistant editor
Meredith Gold	....	assistant film editor
Chris Jackson	....	additional editor
Cynthia Ludwig	....	assistant editor
Stephanie Olah	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer
Laura Steiger	....	first assistant editor
Oliver Streuli	....	apprentice editor
Jayson Wall	....	post-production assistant
Ronald White	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Robert Bayless	....	assistant music editor (as Bob Bayless)
Gustavo Borner	....	score mixer
Bob Bowen	....	music coordinator
Peter Doell	....	score recordist
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Ruy Folguera	....	additional orchestrator
Ruy Folguera	....	electronic music programmer
Dan Garde	....	additional music editor
Darrell Hall	....	music editor
Ira Hearshen	....	orchestrator
Charles Martin Inouye	....	additional music editor
Charles Martin Inouye	....	preview music editor
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Ryan Schifrin	....	score consultant
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician
Jean Demery	....	general music supervisor (uncredited)
Lalo Schifrin	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation
Mark Dobrogowski	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Ted Moser	....	transportation coordinator
Terry R. Owens	....	production driver
Shaun Ryan	....	production driver
Chad Wadsworth	....	driver
Jay E. Vigil	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Guy Adan	....	unit publicist
Noby Arden	....	acrobat
Rodney Barnes	....	executive assistant: Mr. Tucker (as Rodney P. Barnes)
Tricia Barrett	....	assistant accountant
Anthony Blanding	....	assistant: Mr. Ratner (as Anthony L. Blanding)
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
Tami Cassell	....	adr loop group
Anita S. Chang	....	executive assistant: Mr. Ratner
Jessica Chavez	....	assistant: Mr. Glickman
Jennifer Conroy	....	production coordinator
Dawn Todd Curfman	....	production coordinator: Hong Kong (as Dawn Todd)
Wong Oi Ping Dorothy	....	assistant: Mr. Chan
Roger Eastham	....	marine coordinator: Hong Kong
Richard Fontenot	....	location assistant
Josh Gallegos	....	office production assistant
Richie Gaona	....	circus coordinator
John Grendon	....	marine coordinator: Hong Kong
Chobi Gyorgy	....	acrobat
Hide	....	production assistant
Lora Hingst	....	location assistant: Las Vegas
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Ingrid Hoffman	....	acrobat
Glenn Soo Hoo	....	stand-in: Mr. Chan (as Glenn Soohoo)
Carole Humphreys	....	assistant payroll
Matthew Humphreys	....	accounting clerk
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout
Patrick Ingram	....	production assistant
Sharre Jacoby	....	producer: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment
Eliot Johnson	....	assistant: Mr. Sarkissian
Mark Benton Johnson	....	location manager
Wayne Johnson	....	stand-in: Mr. Tucker
Marc A. Klutznick	....	assistant production coordinator
Svetla Krasteva	....	acrobat
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr.	....	assistant to producer
Roger Lim	....	stand-in: Mr. Chan
James Lin	....	assistant location manager
Harry Lu	....	armorer
Marybeth Martin-Eck	....	first assistant accountant
Andrew Matthews	....	financial consultant
Melanie Miller	....	clearance coordinator
Jennifer Mosley	....	office production assistant
Stefanie Naifeh	....	acrobat
Cindy Nevins	....	payroll accountant
Leslie Park	....	script supervisor
Keith Potter	....	set production assistant
Rachel E. Prentiss	....	production accountant
Alex Rodriguez	....	assistant: Mr. Ratner
Bianca Sapetto	....	acrobat
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Mary Small	....	catering
K.D. Smith	....	accounting assistant
David Steiman	....	assistant to director
Kim Stretch	....	accounting assistant
Tony Swatton	....	sword maker
Dan Talbott	....	production assistant: Las Vegas second unit
Marlena Thomas	....	executive assistant to Mr. Birnbaum
Adan Torres	....	second unit assistant
Arron Turnbull	....	production secretary
Christine Vanloo	....	acrobat (as Christine Van Loo)
Troy Waters	....	assistant marine coordinator
Evan Wender	....	assistant: Mr. Sarkissian
Diana C. Weng	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Chan
Jeff Baer	....	condor operator (uncredited)
Rachel Knobelman	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Lau	....	adr actor (uncredited)
Adam Martinez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
John Siedenburg	....	chef (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• Roger Birnbaum Productions
• Salon Films

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2001) (UK) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Aurum Producciones (2001) (Spain) (DVD)
• Channel U (2007) (Singapore) (TV)
• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
• Eagle Pictures
• Golden Scene (Hong Kong)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• New Line Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinema Production Services (miniatures)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects) (as Cinesite)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording (as Buena Vista Sound Studios)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  dailies printing
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  film processing
• Crashcam  cameras protected by
• Cyber F/X Inc.  sculptor: dragon
• Cygnet Video  24 frame video playback
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe Labs)
• Def Jam Recordings  soundtrack
• Def Soul  soundtrack published by
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Eclipse Catering  catering
• Frank Capp Enterprises  music contractor
• Hayen Music Services  music preparation
• Hiett Designs of Las Vegas  neon provided by (as James Hiett Designs)
• Howard Anderson Company, The  digital opticals
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Leonetti Company  production equipment
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Project-T  soundtrack (Japan)
• Salon Films  production services: Hong Kong
• Signet Sound Studio  score mixed at (as Signet Sound Studios, Hollywood)
• Sony Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as Sony Pictures Scoring Stage)
• Spacecam Systems  aerial footage: Hong Kong
• Studio @ NWE  main and end titles designed by (as The Studio at New Wave Entertainment)
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Varèse Sarabande  original score recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and some sexual material

Runtime:

90 min | Sweden:94 min | Spain:86 min

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Chris Penn was initially to reprise his role of Clive from the first film.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Lee and Carter arrive at the Yau Ma Tei Police Station while inside the station the signs say Central Police Station - two different areas of Hong Kong.

Quotes:

James Carter:[after guy falls off bamboo] Oh Hell No!

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Tian Mi Mi

fantastic fun

I've seen this film a few times now and it always makes me laugh. It's a great blend of action and comedy, and Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker seem to work really well together because they act total opposites and play really well off each other.

The plot's fairly basic with the standard sort of Hong Kong police story about drugs and revenge, but the two fish out of water characters (Chan in LA and Tucker in HK) just make it really enjoyable. The fight scenes are pretty cool (I really liked the one with the locker doors in the casino) and Tucker's jokes with that high pitched voice are just really funny.

It's just a really fun action-comedy movie that is really enjoyable. Can't ask for more than that.