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Rush Hour 2

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001)
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Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
224K
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POPULARITY
3,779
416
    • Brett Ratner
    • Ross LaManna(characters)
    • Jeff Nathanson
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Chris Tucker
    • John Lone
    • Brett Ratner
    • Ross LaManna(characters)
    • Jeff Nathanson
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Chris Tucker
    • John Lone
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    • 437User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Lee
    Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    • Carter
    John Lone
    John Lone
    • Ricky Tan
    Ziyi Zhang
    Ziyi Zhang
    • Hu Li
    • (as Zhang Ziyi)
    Roselyn Sanchez
    Roselyn Sanchez
    • Isabella Molina
    Alan King
    Alan King
    • Steven Reign
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Agent Sterling
    Kenneth Tsang
    Kenneth Tsang
    • Captain Chin
    Lisa LoCicero
    Lisa LoCicero
    • Receptionist
    Meiling Melançon
    Meiling Melançon
    • Girl in Car
    • (as Meiling Melancon)
    Maggie Q
    Maggie Q
    • Girl in Car
    Patricia Chan
    • Club Hostess
    Gelbert Coloma
    Gelbert Coloma
    • Karaoke Singer
    Lucy Lin
    • Heaven on Earth Hostess
    Cindy Lu
    Cindy Lu
    • Heaven on Earth Hostess #2
    Wing Sang Pang
    • Suit Salesman
    • (as Pang Wing Sang)
    Mei Ling Wong
    • Chicken Lady
    William Wai-Lun Duen
    William Wai-Lun Duen
    • Carter's Cab Driver
    • (as William Tuen)
      • Brett Ratner
      • Ross LaManna(characters)
      • Jeff Nathanson
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    • Trivia
      The scene where Carter and Lee are running down the street naked in Hong Kong was an actual take. Production could not block the street off for the shoot.
    • Goofs
      When Carter is in the club singing and invites all the ladies up onto stage with him they are all wearing sequined dresses. When Lee runs out, the women around Carter are wearing beige/tan tops. In the next scene, their dresses revert to the nice dresses again.
    • Quotes

      James Carter: Who died, Lee?

      Lee: You!

      James Carter: Detective Yu?

      Lee: Not Yu, you!

      James Carter: Who?

      Lee: You!

      James Carter: Who?

      Lee: Do you understand the words that are a-coming out of my mouth?

      James Carter: Don't nobody understand the words that are comin' out of your mouth.

    • Crazy credits
      No chickens were harmed during the making of this film.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD includes several deleted scenes:
      • a bit of banter between Carter and Lee before they enter the nightclub.
      • Carter talks to Captain Diel (Philip Baker Hall) over the phone and gets berated for doing police work in Hong Kong.
      • When Carter is wandering through the marketplace and asking for the massage parlor, he mistakenly asks an old man in Cantonese if he can spank his daughter with a ping-pong paddle.
      • Carter talks his way in to the yacht party by claiming to be the band's lead singer.
      • On the flight back to L.A., Carter loudly sings along to Stevie Wonder's "Superstition".
      • An extended version of the scene in which Carter and Lee try to get rid of the "bomb" at the hotel.
      • The original version of the scene in the truck. In this version, Carter and Lee are not tied up and they find the counterfeit money in large wooden boxes.
      • At the Red Dragon casino, Carter pulls Steven Reign aside and they exchange sarcastic remarks.
      • Different takes of Chris Tucker's ad-libbed speech to Hu Li after their fight.
      • Different takes of Chris Tucker ad-libbing the name of his "good friend" in San Juan.
      • Different takes of Jeremy Piven ad-libbing during his cameo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ludacris Feat. Nate Dogg: Area Codes (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      California Girls
      Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love

      Performed by The Beach Boys

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews437

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    Formulaic but fun!
    James Carter comes to Hong Kong for a holiday with Inspector Lee. However at the same time a bomber is striking key American targets. Carter and Lee get drawn into an investigation into a counterfeiting ring run by Ricky Tan and his new partner Hu Li. Before long their up to their necks in trouble again.

    The story doesn't matter because basically it's this - Carter talks funny to somebody while Lee is distracted, it then all kicks off and Lee does lots of fancy moves, it then moves to a different location and the pattern repeats again. Essentially that's it - but it doesn't matter, it worked the first time and it works again here. The story is better than the first film's, although the twists don't work as well as they think they do.

    The main improvement since the first movie is that there's more fighting action. In RH Jackie Chan's fighting was toned down to make room for Tucker's comedy. In RH2 Chan is allowed to have much more action and the addition of Zhang Ziyi ups the ante all the more. Tucker still gets to do his big-mouthed comedy and have plenty of banter between him and Chan, be sexual with girls and fight. It's not breaking new ground but it's quite fun.

    Chan and Tucker are very good, mainly because they're having fun and comfortable with each other. Lone adds class and menace as Ricky Tan and Sanchez adds spice as the beautiful Isabella. The best addition is Zhang Ziyi - she doesn't have any character but she can certainly move! The cast also has very funny cameos from Don Cheadle and Jeremy Piven - adding laughs and class.

    The only problem with the film is that it is so very formulaic and is just a simple crowd pleaser. Some of the banter is a few steps off racism (`I'll kick you back to Africa') and much of Tucker's ogling is borderline sexism. However it's all so very polished that you don't notice.

    Overall it's a very entertaining blockbuster. The only problem is this - the funniest bits are the outtakes, shouldn't it have been in the film?!
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    • bob the moo
    • Jan 25, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2001 (United States)
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
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    • Filming locations
      • Desert Inn - 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Roger Birnbaum Productions
      • Salon Films
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
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