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ActionComedyCrime

Rush Hour

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

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.

Release Date : 1998-09-18

Language :CantoneseMandarinEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Roger Birnbaum ProductionsNew Line CinemaCaravan Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Rush Hour 1

Cast

Jackie Chan

Character Name : Lee

Original Name : 成龍

Gender : Male

Chris Tucker

Character Name : Carter

Original Name : Chris Tucker

Gender : Male

Tom Wilkinson

Character Name : Griffin

Original Name : Tom Wilkinson

Gender : Male

Philip Baker Hall

Character Name : Captain Diel

Original Name : Philip Baker Hall

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Peña

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Elizabeth Peña

Gender : Female

Chris Penn

Character Name : Clive

Original Name : Chris Penn

Gender : Male

Mark Rolston

Character Name : Agent Russ

Original Name : Mark Rolston

Gender : Male

Tzi Ma

Character Name : Consul Han

Original Name : Tzi Ma

Gender : Male

Rex Linn

Character Name : Agent Whitney

Original Name : Rex Linn

Gender : Male

Ken Leung

Character Name : Sang

Original Name : Ken Leung

Gender : Male

Robert Littman

Character Name : First Caucasien

Original Name : Robert Littman

Gender : Male

Michael Chow

Character Name : Diner Guest

Original Name : Michael Chow

Gender : Male

Julia Hsu

Character Name : Soo Yung

Original Name : Julia Hsu

Gender : Female

Kai Lennox

Character Name : Cop at Diner

Original Name : Kai Lennox

Gender : Male

Larry Sullivan

Character Name : Cop at Diner

Original Name : Larry Sullivan

Gender : Male

Yang Lin

Character Name : Consul Secretary

Original Name : Yang Lin

Gender : Female

Roger Fan

Character Name : Soo Yung's Bodyguard

Original Name : Roger Fan

Gender : Male

George Cheung

Character Name : Soo Yung's Driver

Original Name : 張佐治

Gender : Male

Lucy Lin

Character Name : Exposition Official

Original Name : Lucy Lin

Gender : Female

Jason Davis

Character Name : Kid at Theatre

Original Name : Jason Davis

Gender : Male

John Hawkes

Character Name : Stucky

Original Name : John Hawkes

Gender : Male

Gene LeBell

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Gene LeBell

Gender : Male

Wayne A. King

Character Name : Cigaweed Man

Original Name : Wayne A. King

Gender : Male

Kevin L. Jackson

Character Name : Pool Player

Original Name : Kevin L. Jackson

Gender : Male

Manny Perry

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Manny Perry

Gender : Male

Ronald D. Brown

Character Name : Pool Hall Doorman

Original Name : Ronald D. Brown

Gender : Male

Clifton Powell

Character Name : Luke

Original Name : Clifton Powell

Gender : Male

Matthew Barry

Character Name : Market Clerk

Original Name : Matthew Barry

Gender : Male

Stanley DeSantis

Character Name : FBI Gate Guard #1

Original Name : Stanley DeSantis

Gender : Male

Dan Martin

Character Name : FBI Gate Guard #2

Original Name : Dan Martin

Gender : Male

Kevin Lowe

Character Name : Another Agent

Original Name : Kevin Lowe

Gender : Male

Billy Devlin

Character Name : FBI Agent at Building

Original Name : Billy Devlin

Gender : Male

Tommy Bush

Character Name : Bomb Practice Sergeant

Original Name : Tommy Bush

Gender : Male

Barry Shabaka Henley

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Barry Shabaka Henley

Gender : Male

Albert Wong

Character Name : Chin

Original Name : Albert Wong

Gender : Male

Ai Wan

Character Name : Foo Chow Hostess

Original Name : Ai Wan

Gender : Female

Lydia Look

Character Name : Foo CHow Waitress

Original Name : Lydia Look

Gender : Female

Chan Man-Ching

Character Name : Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man

Original Name : 陳文清

Gender : Male

Sumiko Chan

Character Name : Japanese Tourist

Original Name : Sumiko Chan

Gender : Female

Ken Lo Wai-Kwong

Character Name : Juntao's Man

Original Name : 盧惠光

Gender : Male

Stuart W. Yee

Character Name : Juntao's Man

Original Name : Stuart W. Yee

Gender : Male

Nicky Li Chung-Chi

Character Name : Juntao's Man

Original Name : 李忠志

Gender : Male

Andy Cheng

Character Name : Juntao's Man

Original Name : Andy Cheng

Gender : Male

Christine Ng Wing-Mei

Character Name : Flight Attendant #1

Original Name : Christine Ng

Gender : Female

Frances Fong

Character Name : Socialite

Original Name : Frances Fong

Gender : Female

Robert Kotecki

Character Name : Convention Center Agent

Original Name : Robert Kotecki

Gender : Male

Mike Ashley

Character Name : Male Flight Attendant

Original Name : Mike Ashley

Gender : Male

Ada Tai

Character Name : Flight Attendant #2

Original Name : Ada Tai

Gender : Female

Arlene Tai

Character Name : Flight Attendant #3

Original Name : Arlene Tai

Gender : Female

Nina Ameri

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Nina Ameri

Gender : Female

Stephen Blackehart

Character Name : SWAT Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Blackehart

Gender : Male

Michael Finuoli

Character Name : Ticket Giver (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Finuoli

Gender : Male

Victoria Genisce

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Victoria Genisce

Gender : Female

Sarah Krasner

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Sarah Krasner

Gender : Female

James Lew

Character Name : Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)

Original Name : James Lew

Gender : Male

Mars

Character Name : Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)

Original Name : 蔣榮發

Gender : Male

Jody Millard

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jody Millard

Gender : Male

Norman D. Wilson

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Norman D. Wilson

Gender : Male

Kwan Yung

Character Name : Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)

Original Name : 關勇

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Ibraheem...

@Ibraheem...

2021-06-23

A Jackie's Chan movie. Expect a mix between action and comedy, add Chris's Carter character, and you'll have a movie that you'll always laugh at no matter how many times you have seen it before. The whole three parts of it are worth watching.

G

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Maybe the most overrated buddy cop movie of all time. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

G

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

OK, heavy bias here, but I'm just going to come out and say that Chan and Tucker should have stopped after this one. Rush Hour was funny, Rush Hour 2 and especially 3 where horrible. Really it's like Lethal Weapon, or, in fact, it's like just about any buddy cop movie where the duo is salt and pepper and entirely mismatched. And those movies are usually always fun in any action or comedy genre... except when it comes to the ones with the dogs. So you have the chemistry with a solid cultural and language barrier ala Red Heat. The difference is that this amps up the comedy to, honestly, to a point that is utterly hysterical. Especially given the clear chemistry between Chan and Tucker. The timing is great and the out takes are even better. It's a hysterical pleasure to watch... ... just stay away from the sequels because, honestly, I don't know what happened there.