Rush Hour

Rush Hour

98 mins | Crime, Comedy, Action | Sept. 18, 1998

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

98 mins | Crime, Comedy, Action | Sept. 18, 1998

Rush Hour
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers New Line Cinema, Caravan Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions
Original title Rush Hour
Directors Eric Oliver, David Cass Jr., Haley McLane, James M. Freitag, Brett Ratner, Terry Leonard
Writers Ross LaManna, Jim Kouf

Cast

Jackie Chan

as Lee

Chris Tucker

as Carter

Tom Wilkinson

as Griffin / Juntao

Philip Baker Hall

as Captain Diel

Elizabeth Peña

as Johnson

Chris Penn

as Clive

Mark Rolston

as Agent Russ

Tzi Ma

as Consul Han

Rex Linn

as Agent Whitney

Ken Leung

as Sang

Robert Littman

as First Caucasien

Michael Chow

as Diner Guest

Julia Hsu

as Soo Yung

Kai Lennox

as Cop at Diner

Larry Sullivan

as Cop at Diner

Yang Lin

as Consul Secretary

Roger Fan

as Soo Yung's Bodyguard

George Cheung

as Soo Yung's Driver

Lucy Lin

as Exposition Official

Jason Davis

as Kid at Theatre

John Hawkes

as Stucky

Gene LeBell

as Taxi Driver

Wayne A. King

as Cigaweed Man

Kevin L. Jackson

as Pool Player

Manny Perry

as Bartender

Ronald D. Brown

as Pool Hall Doorman

Clifton Powell

as Luke

Matthew Barry

as Market Clerk

Stanley DeSantis

as FBI Gate Guard #1

Dan Martin

as FBI Gate Guard #2

Kevin Lowe

as Another Agent

Billy Devlin

as FBI Agent at Building

Tommy Bush

as Bomb Practice Sergeant

Albert Wong

as Chin

Ai Wan

as Foo Chow Hostess

Lydia Look

as Foo CHow Waitress

Chan Man-Ching

as Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man

Sumiko Chan

as Japanese Tourist

Ken Lo

as Juntao's Man

Stuart Yee

as Juntao's Man

Nicky Li Chung-Chi

as Juntao's Man

Andy Cheng

as Juntao's Man

Christine Ng Wing-Mei

as Flight Attendant #1

Frances Fong

as Socialite

Robert Kotecki

as Convention Center Agent

Mike Ashley

as Male Flight Attendant

Ada Tai

as Flight Attendant #2

Arlene Tai

as Flight Attendant #3

Nina Ameri

as FBI Agent (uncredited)

Stephen Blackehart

as SWAT Captain (uncredited)

Michael Finuoli

as Ticket Giver (uncredited)

Victoria Genisce

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Sarah Krasner

as FBI Agent (uncredited)

James Lew

as Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)

Mars

as Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)

Jody Millard

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Deirdre O'Brien

as Blonde Tourist (uncredited)

Norman D. Wilson

as Card Player (uncredited)

Kwan Yung

as Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)