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, Roger Birnbaum Productions
Original title Rush Hour
Directors Terry Leonard, Brett Ratner, James M. Freitag, Haley McLane, David Cass Jr., Eric Oliver
Writers Jim Kouf, Ross LaManna

Cast

Jackie Chan

as Yan Naing Lee

Chris Tucker

as James Carter

Ken Leung

as Sang

Tom Wilkinson

as Thomas Griffin

Tzi Ma

as Solon Han

Chris Penn

as Clive Cod

Robert Littman

as First Caucasien

Michael Chow

as Diner Guest

Julia Hsu

as Soo Yung

Kai Lennox

as Cop

Elizabeth Peña

as Tania Johnson

Roger Fan

as Soo Yung's Bodyguard

George Cheung

as Soo Yung's Driver

Larry Sullivan

as Cop at Diner

Rex Linn

as Agent Dan Whitney

Lucy Lin

as Exposition Official

Mark Rolston

as Agent Warren Russ

Philip Baker Hall

as Captain Diel

John Hawkes

as Stucky

Ai Wan

as Foo Chow Hostess

Tommy Bush

as Bomb Practice Sergeant

Billy Devlin

as FBI Agent at Building

Yang Lin

as Consul Secretary

Jason Davis

as Kid at Theatre

Gene LeBell

as Taxi Driver

Wayne A. King

as Cigaweed Man

Manny Perry

as Bartender

Kevin L. Jackson

as Pool Player

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

Albert Wong

as Chin

Lydia Look

as Foo CHow Waitress

Chan Man-Ching

as Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man

Ken Lo

as Juntao's Man

Stuart Yee

as Juntao's Man

Andy Cheng

as Juntao's Man

Christine Ng

as Flight Attendant #1

Frances Fong

as Socialite

Robert Kotecki

as Convention Center Agent

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)

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)

Mars

as Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)