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 | buddy movie | crime boss | criminal investigation | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Chris Tucker said that while he was filming this movie in Hong Kong, many locals mistook him for NBA star Kobe Bryant. In the movie, while Carter (Tucker) is running up the stairs, the old woman shouts, "Move out of the way, Kobe!", to him.

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Goofs

When Lee is sitting in a car, the song "I'll be missing you" by Sean 'Diddy' Combs, starts to play on the radio. We cut away to the caller, and then back - apparently in "real time" - but now the song on the radio is almost at its end, although only 3 seconds have passed.

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Quotes

Lee: These men are Triads. The most deadly gang in China.
James Carter: You think they scare me? I'm from Los Angeles, man. We invented gangs!

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are played during the ending credits

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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) Lee saying "Stop, I am sick of your bullshit" was changed to "Stop, I am sick of your baloney."
• 2) 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."
• 3) 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

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Kickass Female Supporting Characters in Action Movies (2016)

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Soundtracks

So Flute
Written by Ludovic Navarre
Composed and Performed by St. Germain
Piano performed by Jamie Humphrey
Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

I've seen it 4 times, and it still makes me laugh!

Rush Hour 2 is one of those rare sequels that turn out to be either just as just as much if not equally more hilarious than the first. This summer, I had several opportunities to see this film and of course took those chances because I just couldn't stop laughing at this film, no matter how I knew what would happen in the next scene. It has great humor and great chemistry that we haven't seen between two actors since Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

Carter and Lee are back and starting off where the first Rush Hour left off and that's in China. Carter is expecting a dream vacation full of "mushoo's" a.k.a girls! Lee is standing in the way of that though taking on his old cases, including finding out about a counterfeit scam, and finding out who killed his father. He fools Carter several times, but together eventually team back to discover that you just "follow the rich white man" back to America and end up working undercover with the sexy Isabella Molina. But things get deeper as Lee finds out that the counterfeit scam and his father's killer might to be connected.

Rush Hour 2 is one of the funniest movies I have seen, not to mention one of the best movies of the year! I was extremely happy to see this movie and I cannot wait until the DVD! Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are just amazing and I cannot wait until the third Rush Hour release, I just know it'll be a great one!

9/10

Details

Country:

Hong Kong USA

Language:

English Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rush Hour 2

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$67,408,222, 5 August 2001

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