Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (characters)
Jeff Nathanson (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Get Ready For A Second Rush!

Plot:

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Triad | Gang | Partner | Counterfeiting

Awards:

10 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 20

12:00 AM

TBS

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chief Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker	...	Detective James Carter
John Lone	...	Ricky Tan
Ziyi Zhang	...	Hu Li (as Zhang Ziyi)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Isabella Molina
Harris Yulin	...	Agent Sterling
Alan King	...	Steven Reign
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

Also Known As:

Rush Hour 2 (Austria) (Germany) [de]
вЮЯ-оХЙ 2 (Russia) [ru]
A Hora do Rush 2 (Brazil) [pt]
Alexisfairoi detective 2 (Greece) [el]
Bitirim ikili 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Colpo grosso al drago rosso - Rush Hour 2 (Italy) [it]
Csúcsformában 2. (Hungary) [hu]
Gas do daske 2 (Serbia) [sr]
Godziny szczytu 2 (Poland) [pl]
Heure limite 2 (Canada: French title) [fr]
Hora de Ponta 2 (Portugal) [pt]
Hora punta 2 (Spain) [es]
Ora de vârf 2 (Romania) [ro]
Rush Hour 2 (France) [fr]
Rush Hour 2 - Una pareja explosiva 2 (Venezuela) [es]
Rush Hour 2: La diversión total (Argentina) [es]
Tipptund 2 (Estonia) [et]
Una pareja explosiva 2 (Colombia) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and some sexual material.

Runtime:

90 min | Sweden:94 min | Spain:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Chep Lep Kok International Airport, Hong Kong, China

Company:

Hiett Designs of Las Vegas

Trivia:

In an interview, Brett Ratner admitted that the first part of the karaoke scene with Chris Tucker wasn't supposed to be filmed. Tucker refused to act like Michael Jackson with the cameras running. During takes, he went up as entertainment for everyone. Secretly, Ratner told the cameramen to film it but to not let Tucker notice them.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Lee and Carter arrive at the Yau Ma Tei Police Station while inside the station the signs say Central Police Station - two different areas of Hong Kong.

Quotes:

James Carter: Just tell me how the Triads gonna kill us.
Lee: They will torture us for three days.
James Carter: Okay, I can handle that.
Lee: Then they will cut off our eggrolls.
James Carter: Cut off our eggrolls? Oh hell no! We gotta get out of here! Don't give up!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shot Caller: From Videos to Features (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Tian Mi Mi

Too funny and comical!

Maybe being Jackie Chan with one of the best Asian celebrities who really make it big in Hollywood and really brought honours for us here in Asia, I knew I was in for a great time when I first watched this movie. Also when I was growing up, his movies were those which are at times on the television here.

It was like four or five years back I saw this on an projector at the school hall of my alma mater, as part of the school's post-exam activities. Really, I almost laughed myself silly as I was watching with my other peers then. Like many of us, we grew up watching Jackie's trademark kungfu moves and his amazing stunts which often made us all in awe on the movie screen.

Jackie and Chris Tucker's chemistry just clicked with each other. And watching Zhang Ziyi playing a bad girl, it was like - whoa! Watching some of the movie scenes being played out in Hong Kong somehow brought back some memories for this person who grew up watching some of those Hong Kong TV dramas (with subtitles and Mandarin dubbing) on the television here. Looking at some of those scenes, at times I wondered how really the western world will see Hong Kong. But given many knew who is Jackie (he is from Hong Kong himself actually), I knew it's a relief.

The two guys are just real funny between each other. But when it's time for those kungfu moves and the stunts, it always excite me. It's always like that.

Definitely really funny. Prepare to laugh in stitches.