Rush Hour (1998 Film)

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Rush Hour
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brett Ratner
Produced by	Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman Arthur M. Sarkissian
Screenplay by	Jim Kouf Ross LaManna
Story by	Ross LaManna
Starring	Jackie Chan Chris Tucker Tom Wilkinson Chris Penn Elizabeth Peña
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg
Edited by	Mark Helfrich
Production companies	Roger Birnbaum Productions
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	98 minutes
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$75 million
Box office	$296.3 million

Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched cops who must rescue the Chinese consul's kidnapped daughter. Released on September 18, 1998, the film grossed over $244 million worldwide. The film's success led to two sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007).

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Box Office 3.2 Critical reception 4 Sequels 5 Music 6 Awards 7 Home media 7.1 VHS 7.2 DVD 7.3 UMD 7.4 Blu-ray 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

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• Jackie Chan as Detective Inspector Lee
• Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter
• Tom Wilkinson as Thomas Griffin / Juntao
• Tzi Ma as Consul Solon Han
• Ken Leung as Sang
• Elizabeth Peña as Detective Tania Johnson
• Mark Rolston as FBI Special Agent Warren Russ
• Rex Linn as FBI Agent Dan Whitney
• Chris Penn as Clive Cobb
• Philip Baker Hall as Captain William Diel
• Julia Hsu as Soo Yung Han
• John Hawkes as Stucky
• Clifton Powell as Luke
• Barry Shabaka Henley as Bobby

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[edit] Music

Main article: Rush Hour (soundtrack)

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[edit] See also

• Buddy cop film
• List of films set in Hong Kong
• List of films set in Los Angeles
• Rush Hour 2
• Rush Hour 3
• Jackie Chan filmography

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