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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   50,078 votes
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Director:
Brett Ratner
Writers (WGA):
Ross LaManna (story)
Jim Kouf (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 September 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action. more
Plot:
Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
These two have the best chemistry of two people on film in a long time!! more (286 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jackie Chan ... Lee

Chris Tucker ... Carter

Tom Wilkinson ... Griffin / Juntao

Tzi Ma ... Consul Han
Mark Rolston ... Agent Russ

Rex Linn ... Agent Whitney
Elizabeth Peña ... Johnson

Chris Penn ... Clive

Philip Baker Hall ... Captain Diel

Ken Leung ... Sang
Robert Littman ... First Caucasian
Michael Chow ... Dinner Guest
Julia Hsu ... Soo Yung

Kai Lennox ... Cop at Diner

Larry Sullivan ... Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Hora do Rush (Brazil) [pt]
Bitirim ikili (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Gas do daske (Serbia) [sr]
Heure limite (Canada: French title) [fr]
Hora de Ponta (Portugal) [pt]
Hora punta (Spain) [es]
Ora de vârf (Romania) [ro]
Rankka pari (Finland) [fi]
Rush Hour (France) [fr]
Rush Hour (Germany) [de]
Rush Hour - Due mine vaganti (Italy) [it]
Rush Hour - Rankka pari (Finland) [fi]
Una pareja explosiva (Argentina) [es]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language.
Runtime:
98 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Elizabeth Peña played a prank on Brett Ratner in which she appeared on the set wearing nothing but her character's bomb squad vest. According to Peņa, she thought Ratner would laugh and howl but instead he was extremely nervous and embarrassed. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: There is a Vietnamese flag inside the consul's home when it is clear that Consul Han represents China more
Quotes:
Carter: First Class, I like this, this is tight.
Steward: Can I take your jacket, sir?
Carter: My jacket? No, no, you can take this bag though.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shot Caller: From Videos to Features (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Surfin' USA more

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18 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
These two have the best chemistry of two people on film in a long time!!, 30 June 1999
9/10
Author: Adriane Simo (adriane7@mindspring.com) from chandler, az

Wonderful film! Lots of laughs and action. These two have the best chemistry I have seen in a long time. Chris Tucker is hilarious, and Jackie Chan always entertains. This film delivers in every way!! Rent today...

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