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Rush Hour

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
312K
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POPULARITY
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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour (1998)
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Buddy 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
    312K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,321
    210
    • Director
      • Brett Ratner
    • Writers
      • Ross LaManna
      • Jim Kouf
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Chris Tucker
      • Ken Leung
    • 450User reviews
    • 89Critic 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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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews450

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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!
    7Analog_Devotee

    Fun!

    I love a good buddy-cop flick and it'd been quite some time since I'd seen one, so when I saw this floating around on Hulu I knew I needed to rectify passing on it for so many years. Chan and Tucker make for a great pair, and while the story here is pretty generic, it's their chemistry that keeps you glued. Come for the jokes and fun action sequences, not the story.
    0U

    Chan and Tucker, the best comedy duo

    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.
    MovieAddict2016

    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.
    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. ***

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    Storyline

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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
      • September 18, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • Japanese
      • Chinese
    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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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