Rush Hour
Director:
Brett Ratner
Writers (WGA):
Ross LaManna (story)
Jim Kouf (screenplay) …
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Release Date:
18 September 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Thriller | Crime more
Tagline:
Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action. more
Plot:
Hongkong, the last night of British rulership. Detective Inspector Lee, close friend to Consul Han Solon, manages to prevent precious pieces of China’s history being smuggled out of the country. Two years later – Consul Han is living in Los Angeles with his family – Crime Lord Juntao takes revenge on him by abducting his young daughter Soo Yung. Han does not trust the FBI to do a good job and has Lee flown in from Hongkong to assist them. But the FBI officials do not want any help from outside and officially request help from LAPD, who are glad to get rid of Detective James Carter for a while, a big-mouthed work-alone cop who just can’t be cool enough. His assignment is to keep Lee as far away from trouble as possible. But Carter and Lee don’t like being put aside in that way and start working the case on their own
When kidnappers grab a Chinese official’s daughter, Hong Kong chief inspector Lee (Chan) is all over the case until LAPD detective James Carter (Tucker) gets in his way. Cultures clash until these unlikely partners realize they both want to nail the crooks. Between Lee’s high-flying kicks and Carter’s rapid-fire wit, the bad guys won’t know what hit them!
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