Rush Hour (1998)
Rush Hour is an action/adventure comedy that stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. When the F.B.I. becomes agitated over dedicated Hong Kong Inspector (Lee) being sent to Los Angeles to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, he is forced to team up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D.detective (Tucker) to keep him front interfering. Despite the differences between the two, they'll put them aside to prove themselves and save the girl while finding themselves caught in a notorious crime lord's crosshairs.
Rush Hour
- Director
- Brett Ratner
- Release Date
- September 18, 1998
- Studio(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Cast
- Ken Leung , Chris Tucker , Tzi Ma , Tom Wilkinson , Jackie Chan , Mark Rolston , Rex Linn , Elizabeth Peña
- Writers
- Ross LaManna , Jim Kouf
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Rush Hour
- Sequel(s)
- Rush Hour 3
- Budget
- $35 million
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