Rush Hour (1998) movie poster

Rush Hour (1998)

"The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West."
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๐Ÿ‘ 90%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 62% (RT: 62%, MC: 61) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
1h 37m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (5,533 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
61
Cast
Chris Tucker as Carter
Tom Wilkinson as Griffin
Philip Baker Hall as Captain Diel
Chris Penn as Clive
Mark Rolston as Agent Russ
Tzi Ma as Consul Han
Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it based on 5,533 votes. Critics scored it lower at 62%, but audiences disagreed.
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. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Brett Ratner's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
  • Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
  • The incredible score for Rush Hour was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Audience Consensus

Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy action comedy directed by Brett Ratner. Jackie Chan stars as Detective Inspector Lee of the Hong Kong Police Force, who travels to Los Angeles after the kidnapping of the Chinese Consul's daughter, and Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter of the LAPD, a motor-mouthed, self-promoting cop assigned to keep Lee out of the FBI's way. The mismatched pair โ€” Lee, disciplined and precise; Carter, loud and improvisational โ€” must overcome their cultural differences and language barriers to rescue the girl from a criminal mastermind.

Rush Hour was the film that brought Jackie Chan to mainstream American success after years of Hong Kong superstardom, and the pairing with Chris Tucker was inspired โ€” Tucker's nonstop verbal energy against Chan's physical comedy created a buddy dynamic that audiences found irresistible. The outtakes during the end credits, showing Chan and Tucker cracking each other up during blown takes, became as beloved as the film itself. Rush Hour earned $244 million worldwide on a $33 million budget and launched a franchise.

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