Rush Hour 2 (2001 Film)
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| Rush Hour 2 | |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Brett Ratner |
| Produced by | Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman Arthur Sarkissian Jay Stern |
| Written by | Jeff Nathanson |
| Based on | Characters created by Ross LaManna |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Chris Tucker John Lone Alan King Roselyn Sánchez Harris Yulin Zhang Ziyi |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Mark Helfrich Robert K. Lambert |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date |  August 3, 2001
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| Running time | 90 min |
| Country | United States Hong Kong |
| Language | English Cantonese Mandarin |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $347,425,832 |
Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts buddy action comedy film and the sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour. Shifting the primary location from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, the film follows characters Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and James Carter (Chris Tucker) involved in a counterfeit scam involving the Triad.
Rush Hour 2 was released on August 3 and surpassed its predecessor, earning $347,325,902 in total. It became the 5th highest grossing domestic film of 2001 and is the highest grossing martial arts film.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Cast
- Jackie Chan as Chief Inspector Lee
- Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter
- Roselyn Sánchez as USSS Agent Isabella Molina
- John Lone as Ricky Tan
- Alan King as Steven Reign
- Harris Yulin as USSS Special Agent-in-Charge Sterling
- Zhang Ziyi as Hu Li
- Kenneth Tsang as Captain Chin
- Don Cheadle as Kenny
- Joel McKinnon Miller as Tex
Don Cheadle portrays Kenny, Carter's informant who owns an underground gambling den. Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek, and Gianni Russo have cameo appearances as a Versace salesman, casino box man and pit boss respectively.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
[edit] Awards and nominations
Rush Hour 2 earned a total of 27 award nominations and 10 wins, including an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, a Teen Choice Award for Film-Choice Actor, Comedy, and 3 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor for Tucker, Favorite Male Action Hero for Chan, and Favorite Movie.
[edit] Sequel
[edit] Soundtrack
- Main article: Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack)
A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on July 31, 2001 by Hollywood Records and Epic Records. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
