Rush Hour 3 (2007)

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Jeff Nathanson, Ross LaManna (characters)

Stars:

Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Max von Sydow

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Max von Sydow	...	Reynard
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Kenji
Yvan Attal	...	George
Yûki Kudô	...	Dragon Lady
Noémie Lenoir	...	Genevieve (as Noemie Lenoir)
Jingchu Zhang	...	Soo Yung (as Zhang Jingchu)
Tzi Ma	...	Ambassador Han
Dana Ivey	...	Sister Agnes
Henry O	...	Master Yu (as Henry O.)
Mia Tyler	...	Marsha
Michael Chow	...	Chinese Foreign Minister
David Niven Jr.	...	British Foreign Minister
Oanh Nguyen	...	Mi

Storyline

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother. But their race will take them across the city, from the depths of the Paris underground to the breathtaking heights of the Eiffel Tower, as they fight to outrun the world's most deadly criminals and save the day.

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Plot Keywords:

triad | ambassador | assassination | chinese | punched in the face | 

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Taglines:

The Rush Is On!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [fr] New Line Cinema [us]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English French Japanese Mandarin Latin

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gas do daske 3

Filming Locations:

Craven Estate - 430 Madeline Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,731,998 (UK) (10 August 2007)

Gross:

$140,080,850 (USA) (2 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Arthur Sarkissian Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brett Ratner also tried to add basketball player Yao Ming to the cast, but the offer was declined. Ratner said he wanted to create a scene with Yao Ming similar to that of the scene with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was also a basketball player, in The Game of Death, starring Bruce Lee.

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Goofs

When going into the restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, it is not possible for a taxi to drop you off at the door - there is no traffic allowed under the tower.

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Quotes

Chief Inspector Lee: You know nothing about me!
Kenji: I do know that you don't have a wife or kids, you have nothing, just like me!
Detective James Carter: I wouldn't say nothing. He has me his brother from another mother.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes from the film play during the end credits.

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Connections

References Shrek the Third (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Who Made the Tater Salad"
Written by Salaam Remi
Performed by Salaam Remi and Vincent Henry
Produced by SALAAMREMI.COM

User Reviews

More violent slapstick fun with Chris and Jackie

Director Brett Ratner returns to his element, offering a third fun, funny, and violent slapstick installment in the Rush Hour series.Rush Hour 3 sees Inspector Lee and Detective Carter back together again, trying to save the lives of a Chinese ambassador who may be on the brink of cracking open a massive organized crime syndicate called the Triads, the ambassador's daughter, and a woman with a very dangerous secret. The biggest problem, however, is the return of somebody from Lee's past with the potential to derail the otherwise stalwart Inspector. Most of this takes place in Paris, providing a different setting and a few opportunities to exploit cultural stereotypes that are new to the series.

The film is jam-packed with the wild, mildly provocative humor the series is known for, and the silly but entertaining martial-arts slapstick that is Mr. Chan's trademark. Chris Tucker gives his best performance in the series, delivering a lot of comic punch and playing a nice complement to Chan's sombre and serious Inspector Lee.

Rush Hour 3 delivers exactly what fans of the series look for - a simple linear action-thriller liberally decorated with a lot of cleverly written comedy and the amazing physical performance of Jackie Chan. It is better than many of Ratner's recent efforts, and a worthy entry in one of the very few comedy series I have enjoyed.