Rush Hour (1998)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (story)
Jim Kouf (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

The Fastest Hands In The East Meet The Biggest Mouth In The West.

Plot:

Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Chase Scene | California | Illegal Gambling | Car | Fall From Height

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Ken Leung	...	Sang
Jackie Chan	...	Chief Inspector Lee
Tom Wilkinson	...	Thomas Griffin / Juntao
Tzi Ma	...	Consul Han
Robert Littman	...	First Caucasian
Michael Chow	...	Diner Guest
Julia Hsu	...	Soo Yung
Chris Tucker	...	Detective James Carter
Chris Penn	...	Clive Cod
Kai Lennox	...	Cop at Diner
Larry Sullivan	...	Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
Yang Lin	...	Consul Secretary (as Yan Ling)
Roger Fan	...	Soo Yung's Bodyguard
George Cheung	...	Soo Yung's Driver
Lucy Lin	...	Exposition Official

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language.

Runtime:

97 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The afro and mustache in the photo on Detective Carter's badge were added as an afterthought in post-production.

Goofs:

Continuity: When James Carter takes the joint away from the man at the pool hall, the joint changes size.

Quotes:

Carter: Get yo big Happy Meal Ass over in the corner!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Can I Get a ..

A funny cop buddy film, with a good chemistry between Chan and Tucker

I recently saw this movie, and I was surprised at how good it was despite some of the *obnoxious* loudmouth phrases by Chris Tucker. I think he got a little too mouthy at some scenes. But other than that the movie is pretty good.

The plot is after consul Han Solon's daughter is kidnapped, a close friend of Han's, Detective Inspector Lee(Jackie Chan) is sent in to help because Han does not fully rely on the work of the FBI alone. So an LAPD officer James Carter(Chris Tucker) is sent in to help keep Lee out of trouble. It had some very good lines passed between the actors, and you could tell they were having a fun time together acting. Some of the martial arts/karate that Chan does in the film is impressive, just like in all his films, and Tucker does a good job playing the loud mouth(even if he did get out of hand sometimes). I'm going to definately see the sequel, Rush Hour 2. I would give this film 3/5 stars. It's a good movie to just rent out, or watch on tv some night.