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.
Rush Hour
“The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.”
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.
Director
Brett Ratner
Budget
33.0M
Revenue
244.7M
Status
Released
Production
New Line Cinema, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, Roger Birnbaum Productions
Cast
Jackie Chan
Lee
Chris Tucker
Carter
Tom Wilkinson
Griffin
Philip Baker Hall
Captain Diel
Elizabeth Peña
Johnson
Chris Penn
Clive
Mark Rolston
Agent Russ
Tzi Ma
Consul Han
Rex Linn
Agent Whitney
Ken Leung
Sang
Robert Littman
First Caucasien
Michael Chow
Diner Guest
Julia Hsu
Soo Yung
Kai Lennox
Cop at Diner
Larry Sullivan
Cop at Diner
Yang Lin
Consul Secretary
Roger Fan
Soo Yung's Bodyguard
George Cheung
Soo Yung's Driver
Lucy Lin
Exposition Official
Jason Davis
Kid at Theatre
John Hawkes
Stucky
Gene LeBell
Taxi Driver
Wayne A. King
Cigaweed Man
Kevin L. Jackson
Pool Player
Manny Perry
Bartender
Ronald D. Brown
Pool Hall Doorman
Clifton Powell
Luke
Matthew Barry
Market Clerk
Stanley DeSantis
FBI Gate Guard #1
Dan Martin
FBI Gate Guard #2
Kevin Lowe
Another Agent
Billy Devlin
FBI Agent at Building
Tommy Bush
Bomb Practice Sergeant
Barry Shabaka Henley
Bobby
Albert Wong
Chin
Ai Wan
Foo Chow Hostess
Lydia Look
Foo CHow Waitress
Chan Man-Ching
Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man
Sumiko Chan
Japanese Tourist
Ken Lo Wai-Kwong
Juntao's Man
Stuart W. Yee
Juntao's Man
Nicky Li Chung-Chi
Juntao's Man
Andy Cheng
Juntao's Man
Christine Ng Wing-Mei
Flight Attendant #1
Frances Fong
Socialite
Robert Kotecki
Convention Center Agent
Mike Ashley
Male Flight Attendant
Ada Tai
Flight Attendant #2
Arlene Tai
Flight Attendant #3
Nina Ameri
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Stephen Blackehart
SWAT Captain (uncredited)
Michael Finuoli
Ticket Giver (uncredited)
Victoria Genisce
Police Officer (uncredited)
James Lew
Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
Mars
Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
Jody Millard
Police Officer (uncredited)
Norman D. Wilson
Card Player (uncredited)
Kwan Yung
Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
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