Rush Hour
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Rush Hour (1998)

12
04/12/1998 (GB)
Action, Comedy, Crime
1h 37m

The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.

Overview

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

  • Brett RatnerDirector
  • Ross LaMannaScreenplay
  • Jim KoufScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $33,000,000

  • Revenue

    $244,721,064

Keywords

  • martial arts
  • fbi
  • two man army
  • chinese mafia
  • cop
  • los angeles, california
  • east asian lead
  • buddy cop
  • consul
  • crime lord
  • art treasures
  • child kidnapping
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • action hero
  • hilarious
  • amused

Top Billed Cast

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Lee

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker

Carter

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Griffin

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Captain Diel

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Johnson

Chris Penn

Chris Penn

Clive

Mark Rolston

Mark Rolston

Agent Russ

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Consul Han

Rex Linn

Rex Linn

Agent Whitney

Ken Leung

Ken Leung

Sang

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