Rush Hour
Brief Synopsis
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As the FBI scrambles to save the life of the kidnapped daughter of the Chinese Consul, the diplomat hires trusted Hong Kong police detective Lee to find the girl. Unwilling to have their investigation invaded by a meddling outsider, the FBI assigns a rogue LAPD detective to keep Detective Lee away from the case at any cost. Carter, the detective, covertly embarks on a one-man crusade to solve the case, having first distracted Lee. Within hours, Carter realises he has greatly underestimated his Hong Kong counterpart, who has seen through his ruse, given Carter the slip, and landed in the middle of the FBI's investigation. Both excluded by the FBI, these two cops from very different worlds must join forces to save the young girl.
Cast & Crew
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Brett Ratner
Director
Jackie Chan
Detective Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker
Detective James Carter
Tom Wilkinson
Griffin/Juntao
Christopher Penn
Clive
Elizabeth Peña
Tania Johnson
Film Details
Also Known As
Hora punta
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; CAST Security, Inc.; Cast & Crew Entertainment Services; Central Casting, Inc.; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Cis Hollywood; Def Jam; Def Jam Recordings,A Devision Of UMG Recordings, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; E Films; For Stars Catering; Hollywood Rental Company Inc; Howard Anderson Company; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Kona Cutting; New Line Cinema; New Line International; New Wave Entertainment; Newman Scoring Stage; Night Lights By Bebee Inc.; Optical Illusions Inc; Panavision, Ltd.; Salon Films; Video Images; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE); Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Contender Entertainment; Gaga Communications (Parent); Metropolitan Filmexport; Myndform; New Line Cinema; New Line Home Entertainment; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Paradiso Entertainment; Rialto Films; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Videocine; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Hong Kong; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
As the FBI scrambles to save the life of the kidnapped daughter of the Chinese Consul, the diplomat hires trusted Hong Kong police detective Lee to find the girl. Unwilling to have their investigation invaded by a meddling outsider, the FBI assigns a rogue LAPD detective to keep Detective Lee away from the case at any cost. Carter, the detective, covertly embarks on a one-man crusade to solve the case, having first distracted Lee. Within hours, Carter realises he has greatly underestimated his Hong Kong counterpart, who has seen through his ruse, given Carter the slip, and landed in the middle of the FBI's investigation. Both excluded by the FBI, these two cops from very different worlds must join forces to save the young girl.
Director
Brett Ratner
Director
Cast
Jackie Chan
Detective Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker
Detective James Carter
Tom Wilkinson
Griffin/Juntao
Christopher Penn
Clive
Elizabeth Peña
Tania Johnson
Philip B. Hall
Captain Diel
Rex Linn
Agent Whitney
Ken Leung
Sang
Robert Littman
Caucasian No 1
Michael Chow
Dinner Guest
Julia Hsu
Soo Yung
Kai Lennox
1st Cop At Dinner
Yan Lin
Consul Secretary
Roger Fan
Soo Yung'S Bodyguard
George Kee Cheung
Soo Yung'S Driver
Lucy Lin
Exposition Official
Mark Rolston
Agent Russ
Jason Davis
Kid At Theatre
John Hawkes
Stucky
Jean Lebell
Taxi Driver
Wayne A King
Cigaweed Man
Manny Perry
Bartender
Kevin Lamont Jackson
Pool Player
Ronald D Brown
Pool Hall Doorman
Clifton Powell
Luke
Matt Barry
Market Clerk
Stanley Desantis
Fbi Gate Guard No 1
Dan Martin
Fbi Gate Guard No 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
Sumiko Chan
Japanese Tourist
Man Ching Chan
Japanese Tourist; One Of Juntao'S Men
Ken Lo
Stuart Yee
One Of Juntao'S Men
Chung-chi Li
Andy Cheng
One Of Juntao'S Men
Christine Ng Wing Mei
Flight Attendant No 1
Frances Fong
Socialite
Robert Kotecki
Convention Center Agent
Mike Ashley
Male Flight Attendant
Ada Tai
Flight Attendant No 2
Arlene Tai
Flight Attendant No 3
Larry Sullivan
Dean Katz
Leadman
Tzi Ma
Matthew Barry
Kevin Jackson
Jason Davis
Crew
Thomas A. Curran
Grip
Jan H. Aaris
Additional Special Effects
Rebecca Alling
Makeup Artist
H. Leah Amir
Production Assistant
Colin Anderson
"B" Camera Operator/Steadicam
Jim Anderson
Special Effects Production Assistant
Mark Andrews
Song ("How Deep Is Your Love")
Tony Anthony
Compositor (Optical Illusions)
Tony Anthony
Visual Effects
George C Atamian
Set Dresser
Henry Audette
Driver
Joe Bachelor
Scenic Artist
Carmen Baker
1st Assistant Sound Editor
Reid Baker
Compositor (Optical Illusions)
Hedy P Balani
Driver
Kelly Balfe
Other
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
William D Barber
"A" Camera Operator
Rodney P Barnes
Set Security
Matt Barry
Casting
Matthew Barry
Casting
Kevin Beard
Production Assistant
Adrian Belew
Song ("Fantasy")
Michael A Benson
Director Of Photography (2nd Unit), Director Of Photography (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Melanie Bermudez
Assistant Accountant
Chuck Berry
Song ("Surfin' Usa")
James Biehahn
Driver
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Michael Blankenship
Props Maker Foreman
Judith Blinick
1st Assistant Accountant
Lisa Bonaccorso
Camera Loader
Eddie Braun
Terry Leonard'S Assistant Stunt Coordinator (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Jim Brookshire
Dialogue Editor
Gary A Brostrom
Rigging Grip
Paul Broucek
Music Executive
James Brown
Song Performer ("Night Train")
Troy Brown
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Jeanette Browning
Adr Recordist
Charles John Bukey
Key Grip
Reid Burns
Effects Producer (Optical Illusions)
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter (Kona Cutting)
Brian Burrows
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Hal Burton
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Dana Bushkin
Production Assistant
Charley Cabrera
Art Department Production Assistant
Warren Campbell
Song ("How Deep Is Your Love")
Julian Cantherley
Production Assistant (Hong Kong Unit)
Tom Cantrell
Electrician
Frank Capp
Music Contractor
Mariah Carey
Special Thanks
Mariah Carey
Song
Mariah Carey
Song Perfomer ("Fantasy")
Michael J Carlson
Carpenter
Pat Carman
Other
T K Carter
Dialogue Coach (For Chris Tucker)
Harry Wayne Casey
Song ("Get Down Tonight")
David S Cass
2nd Assistant Director; 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Chris Chan
Casting Coordinator (Hong Kong Unit)
Darryl Chan
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Frankie Chan
Special Thanks
Jackie Chan
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Chan
Camera Operator (Hong Kong Unit)
Steve Chan
Sound Mixer
Willie Chan
Special Thanks
Anita S. Chang
Assistant (To Brett Ratner)
Tim Chau
Sound Design & Supervising Sound Editor
Andy Cheng
Assistant Stunt Coordinator (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
William Cheng
1st Assistant Director (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Chung Tak Cheung
Swing Gang (Hong Kong Unit)
Lau Hon Cheung
Special Effects (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Cheng Ping Chi
Swing Gang (Hong Kong Unit)
Yolan Chinag
Production Assistant (Hong Kong Unit)
Ken Chiu
Art Director (Hong Kong Unit)
Ken Chiu
Art Decorator (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Peter Chu
Location Manager (Hong Kong Unit)
Wai Wah Chung
Property Master (Hong Kong Unit)
Samuel M. Cobb
Set Medic
Martin Coblenz
Transportation Coordinator
Alan B Cohen
"B" Camera 1st Assistant
Eugene Collier
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Chuck Comisky
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kevin Conlin
Other
Gene Cooper
Sculptor
Joe Couch
Carpenter
Ric Cousins
Song ("How Deep Is Your Love")
Cathy Crandall
Assistant Costume Designer
Steve Cropper
Song ("Hip Hug-Her")
Phil Culotta
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Andy D'addario
Re-Recording Mixer
Bruce D'aragon
"B" Camera 1st Assistant (2nd Unit)
Tom Dahl
Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Daigle
Other
Ara Darakjian
Set Dresser
David D Darling
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
C Marie Davis
Executive Producer (Cis Hollywood)
Kelly Mitchell Davis
Set Costumer
Sharen Davis
Costume Designer
Greg P Dennison
Additional Special Effects
Steve Desantis
Other
Vincent A Desantis
Props Maker Foreman
Alan Disder
1st Assistant Camera (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Alyss Dixson
Special Thanks
Charles E Dolan
Additional Special Effects
Max Doudsmit
Special Assistant
Linda Drake
Other
Leon Dudevoir
Co-Executive Producer
Wayne L. Duncan
Grip
Donald Dunn
Song
Brad Edmunston
"A" Camera 2nd Assistant (2nd Unit)
Erik Ellner
Production Attorney
David Elton
On-Set Dresser
Glenn Enzen
Driver
Jori Espinosa
2nd Assistant Accountant
Ho Kwok Fai
Electrician (Hong Kong Unit)
Skip Fairlee
Driver
John A Fearn
Driver
Marvin Felton
Special Effects
Thomas Fichter
Art Director
Richard Finch
Song ("Get Down Tonight")
Dave Flanigan
Driver
Ruy Folguera
Electronic Music Programming
Linda Folk
Adr Editor
Jimmy Forrest
Song ("Night Train")
Chris Frantz
Song ("Fantasy")
Maurice Freeman
Production Assistant
Jamie Freitag
Associate Producer
Jamie Freitag
1st Assistant Director
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Irene Chau Pik Fun
Production Manager (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Albert Gasser
Dialogue Editor
Stuart H Gates
Labor Foreman
Larry Gaynor
Digital Rotoscoping & Paint (Cis Hollywood)
Eric Giese
Labor Foreman
Emily Glatter
In-House Production Coordinator
Dave Glavin
Driver
Diane Glavin
Driver
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Gary Goldstein
Digital Rotoscoping & Paint (Cis Hollywood)
Al Goto
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Rich Green
Foley Coordinator
Adam Greenberg
Director Of Photography
Shai Greenberg
"A" Camera 2nd Assistant
Kris Gregg
Compositor (Optical Illusions)
Dewey Gene Grigg
Additional Special Effects
Robert Grime
Craft Service
Thomas Guide
Special Thanks
Charles Hackett
Driver
Dave Hall
Song ("Fantasy")
Richard Hansen
Other
Janice Hayen
Music Copyist
Ira Hearshen
Original Music
Isabell Heimerdinger
Compositor (Optical Illusions)
Mark Helfrich
Editor
Mark A Hicks
Chris Tucker'S Stunt Double (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Earnest Ho
2nd Assistant Camera (Hong Kong Unit)
Patrick Ho
2nd Assistant Camera (Hong Kong Unit)
Jeff House
Other
Melanie Hughes-weaver
Key Makeup Artist
Stanley Hung
Camera Operator (Hong Kong Unit)
Mike Hutmacher
Driver
Marc Hyman
Screenplay
Jeff Imada
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Tim Imre
General Labor Foreman
Alan Jackson
Song ("Hip Hug-Her")
Chris Jackson
Assistant Editor
Doug Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Jackson
Song Performer ("Another Part Of Me")
Michael Jackson
Special Thanks
Michael Jackson
Song
Robert E Jason
Chief Lighting Technician
Chris Jasper
Song ("Fight The Power")
Nils C Jensen
Sound Effects Editor
Frankie Jimenez
Best Boy Electrician
Christopher Michael Johnson
Casting Assistant
Ivan Johnson
Other
Pops Johnson
Driver
Wayne Johnson
Chris Tucker'S Stand-In And Photo Double
Troy Johnston
Chris Tucker'S Costumer
Booker T. Jones
Song ("Hip Hug-Her")
Gary Jones
Music Supervisor
Dr. Ken Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor (Cis Hollywood)
Rick Joseph
Assistant (To Arthur Sarkissian)
Chan Ching Kan
Swing Gang (Hong Kong Unit)
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Diana Kaufman
Post-Production Supervisor
Mark S. Kaufman
Music Clearance Executive
Peter Kelly
Compositor (Optical Illusions)
Lawrence Kennedy
Dialogue Coach (For Chris Tucker)
David Kern
Sound Effects Editor
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Dianne Ketchum
Location Manager
Nancy Green Keyes
Casting
Willie Chan Chee Kheong
Production Consultant (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Dennis W King
Additional Special Effects
Robb Wilson King
Production Designer
Wayne A King
Stunts (Hong Kong Stunt Team)
Chan Heung Kong
Gaffer (Additional Hong Kong Unit)
Jim Kouf
Screenwriter
Ritchie Kremer
Property Master
Richard Kucera
Driver
Film Details
Also Known As
Hora punta
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; CAST Security, Inc.; Cast & Crew Entertainment Services; Central Casting, Inc.; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Cis Hollywood; Def Jam; Def Jam Recordings,A Devision Of UMG Recordings, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; E Films; For Stars Catering; Hollywood Rental Company Inc; Howard Anderson Company; J L Fisher Inc; J.L. Fisher, Inc.; Kona Cutting; New Line Cinema; New Line International; New Wave Entertainment; Newman Scoring Stage; Night Lights By Bebee Inc.; Optical Illusions Inc; Panavision, Ltd.; Salon Films; Video Images; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE RELEASING/NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE); Alliance Releasing; Alliance Releasing; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Contender Entertainment; Gaga Communications (Parent); Metropolitan Filmexport; Myndform; New Line Cinema; New Line Home Entertainment; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Paradiso Entertainment; Rialto Films; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Videocine; Village Roadshow Limited; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Hong Kong; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 18, 1998
Released in United States on Video January 26, 1999
Project was originally in development at Hollywood Pictures and then Touchstone Pictures.
Completed shooting March 8, 1998.
Began shooting December 1, 1997.
Released in United States Fall September 18, 1998
Released in United States on Video January 26, 1999
