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Rush Hour

  • 1998
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  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
315K
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POPULARITY
1,059
49
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour (1998)
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Buddy ComedyBuddy CopMartial ArtsActionComedyCrimeThriller

A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous cr... Read allA loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.

  • Director
    • Brett Ratner
  • Writers
    • Ross LaManna
    • Jim Kouf
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Chris Tucker
    • Ken Leung
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    315K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,059
    49
    • Director
      • Brett Ratner
    • Writers
      • Ross LaManna
      • Jim Kouf
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Chris Tucker
      • Ken Leung
    • 455User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Lee
    Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    • Carter
    Ken Leung
    Ken Leung
    • Sang
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Griffin…
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • Consul Han
    Robert Littman
    • First Caucasian
    Michael Chow
    Michael Chow
    • Dinner Guest
    Julia Hsu
    Julia Hsu
    • Soo Yung
    Chris Penn
    Chris Penn
    • Clive
    Kai Lennox
    Kai Lennox
    • Cop at Diner
    Larry Sullivan
    Larry Sullivan
    • Cop at Diner
    • (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
    Yang Lin
    • Consul Secretary
    • (as Yan Lin)
    Roger Fan
    Roger Fan
    • Soo Yung's Bodyguard
    George Cheung
    George Cheung
    • Soo Yung's Driver
    Lucy Lin
    • Exposition Official
    Rex Linn
    Rex Linn
    • Agent Whitney
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Agent Russ
    Elizabeth Peña
    Elizabeth Peña
    • Johnson
    • Director
      • Brett Ratner
    • Writers
      • Ross LaManna
      • Jim Kouf
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    User reviews455

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    fernandez_1989

    A great Hollywood Comedy-Action flick

    This movie is pure comedy from the beginning to the end. You will have a good laugh thanks to Chris Tucker in his role of Carter, a clumsy LA cop. The city of Los Angeles is spectacular and is a great scenario for this entertaining movie. Jackie Chan at its best kicking asses everywhere with an outstanding humble attitude. I think Americans love Jackie Chan because he's so nice and great person.

    The main reason why I like this movie is the wonderful duo they play, constantly arguing, while walking around exciting California, USA, about everything, but in the meantime they are loyal partners. The great diversity there is in America singles out in a city like Los Angeles when we go through Chinatown. And fortunately, the movie brings us out there. Interesting cultures melt into a huge variety of ethnicities that make anything possible to happen. This is why America is so interesting and wonderful and we from abroad love her as a beautiful land.

    All in all, this is a worth-seeing Hollywood movie and probably you would like to watch it several times!
    0U

    Rush Hour

    This martial arts movie was action packed and funny. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan make a great team in this movie. Jackie Chan brings the action and Chris Tucker brings the comedy. The fight scenes are awesome and it has a great story to it. I recommend that people should see this movie if you haven't yet. You'll enjoy it.
    Special-K88

    amusing buddy film

    The Chinese Consul's daughter is kidnapped and the FBI steps in to investigate the case. The Consul doesn't trust them however, so he calls in an old friend and police inspector from Hong Kong to aid in the rescue of his daughter. Not wanting to work with outsiders, the FBI pairs him with a cocky, loudmouthed L.A. street cop who dreams of becoming a federal agent but doesn't work well with partners. The formula is tired and predictable, but it's redeemed to a surprising extent by the effective pairing of Chan and Tucker who are an ideal action-comedy duo. Lots of gimmicky action scenes and big time laughs, with the added bonus of a script that doesn't require a lot of thinking. ***
    bob the moo

    A fun addition to the buddy cop genre

    When a diplomat's daughter is kidnapped in the US, a Chinese policeman Lee is sent to help the FBI with the investigation. Not wishing his help the FBI arrange a LAPD officer Carter to keep him out of trouble. However with both Lee and Carter keen to be involved in the investigation, they set out on their own to find the girl overcoming both bad guys and cultural differences.

    This is yet another buddy cop movie where different partners must overcome their differences to solve a crime. Here the difference is the black culture and the Chinese culture. The story is very unlikely but it makes enough sense to get by, all it needs is to hang in and create lots of set pieces. Which it does - there's not as much action for Jackie Chan as I would have liked and his fight scenes feel toned down in favour of Tucker's manic comedy (this was partially reversed in RH2). This is a shame because Tucker is funny but his manic antics can get a bit irritating in large doses - it needed more of Chan.

    However it is funny and Chan does hold his own and get to show how fast he is. His fight scenes don't feel as inventive as in other films but he has a good chemistry with Tucker. The bad guys are quite characterless but it doesn't really matter as the lead duo manage to carry the film.

    Overall a good buddy cop movie that is a good vehicle for both Chan and Tucker and plays on both their strengths to good effect. However as with RH2 most of the funniest moments come in the closing outtakes, which can't be a good thing.
    7SnoopyStyle

    all about Tucker Chan team

    The young daughter of a Chinese diplomat is kidnapped. He insists that the FBI use his trusted Hong Kong detective Lee (Jackie Chan). However the FBI dumps him on LAPD detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) to babysit.

    Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker form a great team. Their chemistry is evident right away. Brett Ratner brings out all the hilarity with some culture clash humor and loudmouth Tucker.

    The story is passable. There isn't anything original going on here. It's really just an excuse for Chris Tucker to make an ass of himself, and allow Jackie Chan to do some crazy fighting moves.

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    • Trivia
      The Foo Chow is a real restaurant in Chinatown. As of August 2024, there is still a sign that states, "...Rush Hour was shot here".
    • Goofs
      The ransom of $50 million, in the denominations requested by the kidnapper, would total 2,400,000 individual bills. That amount would never fit into two suitcases. Moreover, that amount of money would weigh more than 5200 pounds.
    • Quotes

      Lee: Whassup, my nigga?

      Bartender: What did you just say?

      Lee: Whassup, my nigga.

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes from the film play during the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      When aired on television on TBS in 2001, the following alterations were made: usage of the word 'shit' was completely removed and replaced by 'stuff','it', etc., the usage of the word 'ass' was limited; The scene at the police station where Carter apologizes to Johnson for spreading rumors at Christmas about them sleeping together and Johnson is enraged, the part where Lee stops her and says that Carter was just kidding and also notices his hands are on Johnson's breasts was removed; when Johnson and Lee come to Soo Yung's aide in the van, Johnson's sentence of 'it'll blow if I take it off' was removed; many of the outtakes were removed and shortened, like Jackie Chan's "My daddy cotcha bullet by his bare hands, no bullshit." was shortened; at the beginning where Clive shows Carter some C4 in his trunk, Carter's response of 'the Iraqis can't even get this shit' was altered (by replacing 'Iraqis' with Americans and removing the word shit). Also at the beginning and endings of the commercial breaks, interviews with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and scenes from Rush Hour 2 were shown. Jackie and Chris discussed working on the movie and commenting on each other.
    • Connections
      Edited into They Crawl (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Another Part of Me
      Written by Michael Jackson

      Performed by Michael Jackson

      Courtesy of Epic Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Una pareja explosiva
    • Filming locations
      • Foo-Chow Restaurant - 949 N Hill Street, Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Roger Birnbaum Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $33,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $141,186,864
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,001,803
      • Sep 20, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $244,721,064
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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