Rush Hour

1998 · 1h37 · Film

Directed by Brett Ratner

Starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Penn, Mark Rolston, Tzi Ma, Rex Linn, Ken Leung

Ideal when you feel… Happy Exhausted Romantic

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Ross LaManna, Jim Kouf, Mark Vena

Music

Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography

Adam Greenberg, Mike Benson

Cast

Philip Baker Hall, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Penn, Mark Rolston, Tzi Ma, Rex Linn, Ken Leung, Robert Littman, Michael Chow

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