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Rush Hour (1998) 6.9
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Reviews: 316 user | 65 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter. Director:Brett Ratner |
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Cultures clash and tempers flares as the two cops named Detective Inspector Lee a Hong Kong Detective and Detective James Carter FBI, a big-mouthed work-alone Los Angeles cop who are from different worlds discovers one thing in common: they can't stand each other. With time running out, they must join forces to catch the criminals and save the eleven-year-old Chinese girl of the Chinese consul named Soo Yung. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
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They come from different cultures. But on a case this big, they speak the same language. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
18 September 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gas do daske See more »Filming Locations:
Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$33,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$33,001,803 (USA) (18 September 1998)Gross:
$141,153,686 (USA) (19 February 1999)Company Credits
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Carter: Hang on a minute, I'll go get help!
Lee: [shouts] Carter!
Carter: Ah, I was just playin' wit ya...
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Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Performed by Edwin Starr
Courtesy of Motown Record Company L.P.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music
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When Lee shows Consul Han's card to Carter, it reveals that the Consul's first name is Solo. This is likely a subtle joke seeing that in China, a person's family name is often spoken or written preceding their individual name; meaning that the Consul's traditional name is Han Solo. See more »Goofs
Reflected in one of the blast shields during the bomb disposal training. See more »Quotes
Lee: Carter! I can't hold any more! I'm slipping!Carter: Hang on a minute, I'll go get help!
Lee: [shouts] Carter!
Carter: Ah, I was just playin' wit ya...
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Crazy Credits
Outtakes from the film play during the end credits. See more »Soundtracks
WarWritten by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Performed by Edwin Starr
Courtesy of Motown Record Company L.P.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music
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When a diplomat's daughter is kidnapped in the US, a Chinese policeman Lee is sent to help the FBI with the investigation. Not wishing his help the FBI arrange a LAPD officer Carter to keep him out of trouble. However with both Lee and Carter keen to be involved in the investigation, they set out on their own to find the girl overcoming both bad guys and cultural differences.
This is yet another buddy cop movie where different partners must overcome their differences to solve a crime. Here the difference is the black culture and the Chinese culture. The story is very unlikely but it makes enough sense to get by, all it needs is to hang in and create lots of set pieces. Which it does - there's not as much action for Jackie Chan as I would have liked and his fight scenes feel toned down in favour of Tucker's manic comedy (this was partially reversed in RH2). This is a shame because Tucker is funny but his manic antics can get a bit irritating in large doses
However it is funny and Chan does hold his own and get to show how fast he is. His fight scenes don't feel as inventive as in other films but he has a good chemistry with Tucker. The bad guys are quite characterless but it doesn't really matter as the lead duo manage to carry the film.
Overall a good buddy cop movie that is a good vehicle for both Chan and Tucker and plays on both their strengths to good effect. However as with RH2 most of the funniest moments come in the closing outtakes, which can't be a good thing.