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:

Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action.

Plot:

Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | FBI | Friend | Trust | Illegal Gambling

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Tom Wilkinson	...	Thomas Griffin / Juntao
Tzi Ma	...	Consul Han
Mark Rolston	...	Agent Warren Russ
Rex Linn	...	Agent Daniel Whitney
Elizabeth Peña	...	Johnson
Chris Penn	...	Clive Card
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.)

Also Known As:

A Hora do Rush (Brazil) [pt]
Alexisfairoi detective (Greece) [el]
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]

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

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | 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:

380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Chris Tucker improvised much of his dialogue as he normally does in his films.

Goofs:

Factual errors: There is a Vietnamese flag inside the consul's home when it is clear that Consul Han represents China

Quotes:

Carter: I don't want no partner, I don't need no partner and I ain't never gonna have no partner. Did Kojak have a partner?
Tania Johnson: Yeah the fat guy.
Carter: Well he wasn't ever with him. Did Columbo have a partner?
Tania Johnson: Captain Diel ordered me to go with you on that bust because you needed bomb squad back up but once again you screwed me and you screwed yourself.

Movie Connections:

References "Columbo: Murder by the Book (#1.1)" (1971)

Soundtrack:

Night Train

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.