Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Nathanson (written by)
Ross LaManna (characters)

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

This summer they're kicking it in Paris bigger time then ever

Plot:

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.

Plot Keywords:

Triad | Assassination | Chinese | Sibling Rivalry | Knife Throwing

Awards:

7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 26	5:45 PM	HBO
Mon. Nov. 30	6:15 PM	HBO

Cast

Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Max von Sydow	...	Reynard
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Kenji
Yvan Attal	...	George
Youki Kudoh	...	Dragon Lady
Noémie Lenoir	...	Genevieve (as Noemie Lenoir)
Jingchu Zhang	...	Soo Yung (as Zhang Jingchu)
Tzi Ma	...	Ambassador Han
Dana Ivey	...	Sister Agnes
Henry O	...	Master Yu (as Henry O.)
Mia Tyler	...	Marsha
Michael Chow	...	Chinese Foreign Minister
David Niven Jr.	...	British Foreign Minister
Oanh Nguyen	...	Mi

Also Known As:

A Hora do Rush 3 (Brazil) [pt]
Alexisfairoi detective 3 (Greece) [el]
Bitirim Ikili 3 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ful gas 3 (Slovenia) [sl]
Godziny szczytu 3 (Poland) [pl]
Heure limite 3 (Canada: French title) [fr]
Hora Punta 3 (Spain) [es]
Rush Hour 3 (Argentina) [es]
Rush hour: missione Parigi (Italy) [it]
Tipptund 3 (Estonia) [et]
Una pareja explosiva (Mexico) [es]
Una pareja explosiva 3 (Mexico) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French | Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Singapore:PG (cut) | Norway:11 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Denmark:11 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43601) | France:U | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Jackie Chan had a cracked sternum and bruises to his shins from his stunts. Watch the credits, for an outtake where Jackie throws a table backwards with his legs into himself, accidentally, at Genevieve's suite.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Carter (plus wig) steps out of the lift in the Eiffel Tower and cocks his automatic pistol, the sound produced is a second late and is recognizable as sound of a revolver being cocked

Quotes:

Detective James Carter: Lee, I'm going to kill you if we die!

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Last Night

More of the Same, but still not bad

With all the complexities of the final installments of this years trilogies, this should be a welcome change of pace. Probably the worst of the series, but really not bad. Highly predictable were as I told the people I was sitting with who was behind it all and who the accomplices were. The movie in a whole is about an hour and twenty minutes. It has pretty humorous parts throughout and some good action scenes, but in all honesty, they could have been better. The chemistry between the two leads is still there which makes these movies fun in the first place. This was an unneeded yet entertaining entry into the series, but it is basically the love child of the first two. The outtakes as usual are the best part of the film. To wrap it up, if you enjoyed the first two, you will probably enjoy this one as well. Sure, you can see everything coming from a mile away but it still makes you laugh and still entertains. Take this for what it is and you will have a good time.