Rush Hour 2 (2001)

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

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Ross LaManna (characters), Jeff Nathanson

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone

10 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Chris Tucker	...	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

Storyline

It's vacation time for Det. James Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot by L.A. crime boss Steven Reign and Triad Ricky Tan, an ex-cop who played a mysterious part in the death of Det. Lee's father. Throw in a power struggle between Tan and the gorgeous but dangerous Hu Li and the boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella. Then again, it may turn up more excitement than Carter was looking for during his vacation.

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Plot Keywords:

repeat sequel | time bomb | vacation | buddy movie | hong kong | 

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Taglines:

Get Ready For A Second Rush!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

New Line

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gas do daske 2

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$67,408,222, 5 August 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$226,164,286

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$347,325,802

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Salon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special (2001), Chris Tucker quipped that he received a call from Jackson, who told Tucker he had seen this movie, and regarding the karaoke club scene where Carter sings Jackson's hit "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", informed Tucker that he was "kicking with the wrong leg". Tucker also co-starred in Michael Jackson's short movie for the song "You Rock My World", which was released a month after this movie.

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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.

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Quotes

[In Cantonese]
Lee: Where did you learn that?
Kenny: Master Ching.
Lee: Master Ching of Hong Kong?
Kenny: No, Freddy Ching on Crenshaw.
Lee: [In English] They're brothers.

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Crazy Credits

No chickens were harmed during the making of this film.

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Alternate Versions

The televised version aired on Fox, 6 May 2005 included alternate footage to replace questionable language. The new footage included:

• 1) James Carter saying "Yeah, this is my titty - I mean, yeah, this is my city"; the alternate footage changes it to "Yeah, that's right."
• 2) Ricky Tan's line "I hate that fortune cookie shit" was changed to "Where did you get that? In a fortune cookie?" This shot is noticeably changed from the original - it features an even tighter close-up of John Lone's face to the point where the film grain is very evident.

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Connections

Followed by Rush Hour 3 (2007)

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Soundtracks

Outa-Space
Written by Billy Preston and Joe Greene
Performed by Billy Preston
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Too funny and comical!

Maybe being Jackie Chan with one of the best Asian celebrities who really make it big in Hollywood and really brought honours for us here in Asia, I knew I was in for a great time when I first watched this movie. Also when I was growing up, his movies were those which are at times on the television here.

It was like four or five years back I saw this on an projector at the school hall of my alma mater, as part of the school's post-exam activities. Really, I almost laughed myself silly as I was watching with my other peers then. Like many of us, we grew up watching Jackie's trademark kungfu moves and his amazing stunts which often made us all in awe on the movie screen.

Jackie and Chris Tucker's chemistry just clicked with each other. And watching Zhang Ziyi playing a bad girl, it was like - whoa! Watching some of the movie scenes being played out in Hong Kong somehow brought back some memories for this person who grew up watching some of those Hong Kong TV dramas (with subtitles and Mandarin dubbing) on the television here. Looking at some of those scenes, at times I wondered how really the western world will see Hong Kong. But given many knew who is Jackie (he is from Hong Kong himself actually), I knew it's a relief.

The two guys are just real funny between each other. But when it's time for those kungfu moves and the stunts, it always excite me. It's always like that.

Definitely really funny. Prepare to laugh in stitches.