Rush Hour (1998)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (story)
Jim Kouf (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action.

Plot:

Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | FBI | Friend | Trust | Racial Slur

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Ken Leung	...	Sang
Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Tom Wilkinson	...	Griffin / Juntao
Tzi Ma	...	Consul Han
Robert Littman	...	First Caucasian
Michael Chow	...	Dinner Guest
Julia Hsu	...	Soo Yung
Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Chris Penn	...	Clive
Kai Lennox	...	Cop at Diner
Larry Sullivan	...	Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
Yang Lin	...	Consul Secretary (as Yan Ling)
Roger Fan	...	Soo Yung's Bodyguard
George Cheung	...	Soo Yung's Driver
Lucy Lin	...	Exposition Official
Rex Linn	...	Agent Whitney
Mark Rolston	...	Agent Russ
Elizabeth Peña	...	Johnson
Philip Baker Hall	...	Captain Diel
Jason Davis	...	Kid at Theatre
John Hawkes	...	Stucky
Gene LeBell	...	Taxi Driver (as Jean Lebell)
Wayne King	...	Cigaweed Man (as Wayne A. King)
Manny Perry	...	Bartender
Kevin L. Jackson	...	Pool Player (as Kevin Jackson)
Ronald D. Brown	...	Pool Hall Doorman
Clifton Powell	...	Luke
Matthew Barry	...	Market Clerk (as Matt Barry)
Stanley DeSantis	...	FBI Gate Guard #1
Dan Martin	...	FBI Gate Guard #2
Kevin Lowe	...	Another Agent
Billy Devlin	...	FBI Agent at Building
Tommy Bush	...	Bomb Practice Sergeant
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Bobby
Albert Wong	...	Chin
Ai Wan	...	Foo Chow Hostess
Lydia Look	...	Foo Chow Waitress
Sumiko Chan	...	Japanese Tourist
Chan Man Ching	...	Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man (as Man Ching Chan)
Ken Lo	...	Juntao's Man (as Kenneth Houi Kang Low)
Stuart W. Yee	...	Juntao's Man (as Stuart Yee)
Chung Chi Li	...	Juntao's Man (as Nicky Chung Chi Li)
Andy Cheng	...	Juntao's Man (as Andy Kai Chung Cheng)
Christine Ng	...	Flight Attendant #1 (as Christine Ng Wing Mei)
Frances Fong	...	Socialite
Robert Kotecki	...	Convention Center Agent
Mike Ashley	...	Male Fight Attendant
Ada Tai	...	Flight Attendant #2
Arlene Tai	...	Flight Attendant #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nina Ameri	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Stephen Blackehart	...	SWAT Captain (uncredited)
Victoria Genisce	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
David Leung	...	Juntao's Men (In Hong Kong) (uncredited)
Mars	...	Juntao's man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
Jody Millard	...	Police Officer #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Brett Ratner

Writing credits (WGA)
Ross LaManna		(story)
Jim Kouf		(screenplay) and
Ross LaManna		(screenplay)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Leon Dudevoir	....	co-executive producer
James M. Freitag	....	associate producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	producer
Wayne Morris	....	associate producer
Arthur M. Sarkissian	....	producer (as Artur Sarkissian)
Art Schaeffer	....	co-producer (as Art Schaefer)
Jay Stern	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ira Hearshen
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg

Film Editing by
Mark Helfrich

Casting by
Matthew Barry
Nancy Green-Keyes

Production Design by
Robb Wilson King

Art Direction by
Thomas Fichter

Set Decoration by
Lance Lombardo

Costume Design by
Sharen Davis

Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling	....	makeup artist
Amy L. Disarro	....	makeup artist
Melanie Hughes	....	key makeup artist
Kim Messina	....	hair stylist (as Kimi Messina)
Myke Michaels	....	key makeup artist
Paul Anthony Morris	....	hair stylist: Mr. Tucker
Joanetta Stowers	....	makeup artist: Mr. Tucker (as Joanetta Stevenson-Stowers)
Brandon Waggoner	....	hair stylist
Larry Waggoner	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Diana Kaufman	....	post-production supervisor
Wayne Morris	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Cass Jr.	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David S. Cass Jr.)
David Cass Jr.	....	second assistant director (as David S. Cass Jr.)
William Cheng	....	first assistant director: additional unit, Hong Kong
James M. Freitag	....	first assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director
Michael Neumann	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Eric Oliver	....	second assistant director: second unit
Eric Oliver	....	second second assistant director
Ken Siu	....	assistant director: Hong Kong

Art Department
Richard F. Anderson	....	assistant property master
George Atamian	....	set dresser
Joe Bachelor	....	scenic artist
Charley Cabrera	....	art department production assistant
Kevin Conlin	....	construction coordinator
Steven DeSantis	....	stage foreman
Vincent DeSantis	....	propmaker foreman
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Dean B. Katz	....	lead person
Ritchie Kremer	....	property master
Brandy Mancinelli-DeSantis	....	painter
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	plaster foreman
Amy Martin	....	art department coordinator
Garry McEvoy	....	stand-by painter
Dennis Miyamoto	....	construction accountant
Jeff Ozimek	....	set designer
Ron Patterson	....	assistant property master
Patte Strong-Lord	....	set designer (as Patte Strong)
Mark Vena	....	storyboard artist (as Maric Vena)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	first assistant sound editor (as Carmen Hocson Baker)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Jim Brookshire	....	dialogue editor
Jeanette Browning	....	adr recordist (as Jeannette Browning)
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl)
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Albert Gasser	....	dialogue editor
Rich Green	....	foley coordinator
Dick Hansen	....	cable person (as Richard Hansen)
Doug Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound effects editor
Ivan Johnson	....	sound recordist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
David Kern	....	sound effects editor
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Anne Laing	....	assistant adr editor
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound effects editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	sound designer
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Kim H. Ornitz	....	production sound mixer
Michele Perrone	....	supervising adr editor
Neil Porter	....	pdl (as Neal Porter)
Philip J. Slattery	....	apprentice sound editor (as Philip Slattery)
Chris Sparkes	....	pdl
Gary A. Theard	....	boom operator
Ann L. Thornberg	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott Weber	....	foley mixer
David Ylizaliturri	....	digital layback

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	additional special effects (as Jan H. Aaris)
Jim Anderson	....	special effects production assistant
Lau Hon Cheung	....	special effects: Hong Kong
Greg Dennison	....	additional special effects (as Greg P. Dennison)
Charles E. Dolan	....	additional special effects
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects foreman
Marvin Felton	....	special effects
Gene Grigg	....	additional special effects (as Dewey Gene Grigg)
Dennis King	....	special effects coordinator: additional effects (as Dennis W. King)
Ken MacInnes	....	additional special effects (as Kenneth MacInnes)
Kenneth Macinnes	....	additional special effects
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects supervisor
Dale Newkirk	....	special effects
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects
William Plant	....	production supervisor: The Production Plant
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	additional special effects
Ken Tarallo	....	special effects
Beecher Tomlinson	....	special effects foreman (as Beecher J. Tomlinson)
Michael Wilmot	....	additional special effects

Visual Effects by
Tony Anthony	....	compositor: Optical Illusions
Reid Baker	....	compositor: Optical Illusions
Reid Burns	....	effects producer: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Chuck Comisky	....	visual effects supervisor
C. Marie Davis	....	visual effects executive producer: CIS Hollywood
Linda Drake	....	visual effects supervisor: Wildcat Digital Effects
Larry Gaynor	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Gary Goldstein	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Kristopher Gregg	....	compositor: Optical Illusions (as Kris Gregg)
Isabell Heimerdinger	....	compositor: Optical Illusions
Michael Hofstein	....	visual effects cinematographer
Kenneth Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood (as Dr. Ken Jones)
Pete Kelley	....	compositor: Optical Illusions
Mark Kolpack	....	visual effects supervisor: PERFX, INC.
Dawn Llewellyn	....	visual effects editor: CIS Hollywood
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects supervisor: Optical Illusions
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Danny Mudgett	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Gregory Oehler	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood
William Plant	....	production supervisor: The Production Plant
Ricardo Torres	....	lead digital compositor: The Production Plant
Andrew Tucker	....	compositing supervisor: The Production Plant
Dan A. Walker	....	digital artist: Optical Illusion

Stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Eddie Braun	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Mr. Leonard
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
Darryl Chan	....	stunts
Jackie Chan	....	stunt coordinator
Andy Cheng	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Andy Kai Chung Cheng)
Chan Man Ching	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
David D. Darling	....	stunts (as Dave Darling)
Jared S. Eddo	....	utility stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Mark Hicks	....	stunt double: Mr. Tucker
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Muhammed Ali Kesici	....	action coordinator
Wayne King	....	stunts
Malosi Leonard	....	stunts
Matt Leonard	....	stunts
Terry Leonard	....	stunt coordinator
Will Leong	....	stunts
James Lew	....	stunts
Chung Chi Li	....	stunt coordinator: Hong Kong Stunt Team (as Nicky Chung Chi Li)
David Loitz	....	precision driver
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt double: Chris Tucker
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Sam Maloof	....	stunts
Jane Oshita	....	stunt double: Julia Hsu
Anthony T. Pennello	....	stunts (as Tony Pinello)
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Kerry Rossall	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
William Washington	....	stunts
Big Daddy Wayne	....	stunts
George P. Wilbur	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Danny Wong	....	stunts
Ming-Sing Wong	....	stunt coordinator (as Sam Wong)
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Kevin Beard	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Mars	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Smith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tim Werner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert Wong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Young	....	precision driver coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Colin Anderson	....	Steadicam operator
Colin Anderson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
William D. Barber	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: additional unit, Hong Kong
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: second unit
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	camera loader: "c" camera second assistant
Gary Brostrom	....	rigging grip
Charles John Bukey	....	key grip
Alan Cohen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Shai Greenberg	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Jason	....	gaffer
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.	....	best boy electric
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Jerry Marshall	....	video assist operator
Raymond Michels	....	rigging grip
Daisuke Dice Miyake	....	grip
Craig Price	....	grip
Thomas J. Ruffner	....	best boy grip
Paul Santoni	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Frank Scheidbach	....	rigging gaffer
Alan Shultz	....	dolly grip
Alfred E. Smithey	....	best boy rigging grip
Jimi Udel	....	rigging grip
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	additional camera operator
Rodney Veto	....	best boy grip
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Danny Wynands	....	motorcycle camera action trax

Casting Department
Cosgrove Vincent Norstadt	....	casting assistant (as Christopher Johnson)
Steve Spiker	....	extras casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cathy Crandall	....	assistant costume designer
Troy Johnson	....	costumer: Mr. Tucker
Paul Lopez	....	costume supervisor
Gregory B. Peña	....	set costumer
Loring I. Spicer	....	key set costumer
Catherine Peña	....	wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant
Chris Jackson	....	assistant editor
Douglas Kunin	....	assistant editor
Jody Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Michael Mahoney	....	assistant editor
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Stephanie Olah	....	post-production coordinator
Laura Steiger	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Paul Broucek	....	music executive
Dannyelle Bryant	....	chief assistant to music director
Frank Capp	....	music contractor
Ruy Folguera	....	music programmer: electronic music
Janice Hayen	....	music copyist
Ira Hearshen	....	orchestrator
Gary Jones	....	music supervisor
Mark Kaufman	....	music clearance executive
Jon Kull	....	additional orchestrator (as John Kull)
Steve Mccroskey	....	music editor
Jonathan McHugh	....	soundtrack executive
John Richards	....	score mixer
Chris Ridenhour	....	assistant music preparation
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Patrick Russ	....	additional orchestrator
Lalo Schifrin	....	conductor
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs
Happy Walters	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Phil Balani	....	driver generator operator
Martin Coblenz	....	transportation coordinator
Hal Lary	....	transportation captain
Bill Young	....	precision driver coordinator

Other crew
H. Leah Amir	....	production assistant
Bohnie Avanzino	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Kelly Balfe	....	production secretary
Rodney P. Barnes	....	set security
Kevin Beard	....	set production assistant
Judy Blinick	....	first assistant accountant
T.K. Carter	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Tucker
Sam M. Cobb	....	set medic
Jori Espinosa	....	second assistant accountant
Dianne Ketchum Friedgen	....	location manager (as Dianne Ketchum)
Emily Glatter	....	in-house production coordinator
Michelle Gold	....	on-set production assistant
Wayne Johnson	....	photo double: Mr. Tucker
Wayne Johnson	....	stand-in: Mr. Tucker
Rick Joseph	....	assistant: Arthur Sarkissian
Lawrence Kennedy	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Tucker
Valerie Mickaelian Kucera	....	production coordinator
Mark Levenstein	....	production accountant (as Mark J. Levenstein)
Chung Chi Li	....	assistant martial arts director: additional Hong Kong unit (as Li Chung Chi)
Grace Liu	....	production assistant
Mimi N. McGreal	....	assistant production coordinator
Mimi N. McGreal	....	production coordinator: second unit
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor
Mike Piccirillo	....	office production assistant
Nathan Polatin	....	location scout
Bronwyn Preston	....	unit publicist
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Joshua Ravetch	....	production resources
Chuck Rousseau	....	armorer
Nina Saxon	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Margaret L. Schlaifer	....	studio teacher
Christopher Senger	....	voice-over
J. Marc Strachan	....	location manager (as John Marcus Strachan)
Beth Theriac	....	locations office coordinator (as Elizabeth A. Theriac)
Craig W. van Gundy	....	assistant location manager
Diana C. Weng	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Chan
Robert Wong	....	photo double: Mr. Chan
Robert Wong	....	stand-in: Mr. Chan
Ted Yoshida	....	production assistant
Jonathan Persky	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Bradley James Allan	....	special thanks
Jackie Chan Stunt Team	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• Roger Birnbaum Productions

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Vitória Filmes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (1999) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• EDKO Film (199?) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• GAGA Humax (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Aurum Producciones (2000) (Spain) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Toho Company (1999) (Japan) (DVD)
• Toho Company (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)
• Optical Illusions (visual effects composition)
• The Production Plant (visual effects)
• Wildcat Digital Effects (wire removal)

Other Companies

• Absolute Rentals  post-production rentals
• BeBee  night lights
• Bill Young's Precision Driving Team  precision driving
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Cine Art Laboratory  thanks
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color and prints
• Def Jam Recordings  soundtrack published by
• EFilm  digital film scanning
• EFilm  laser film recording
• Filmtech Camera Services  thanks
• Filmtech Lighting Services  thanks
• Filmtech Props Services  thanks
• Hollywood Rental Company  grip and electric equipment
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals (as Howard Anderson Co.)
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  music recorded at (as The Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox)
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Salon Films  thanks
• Studio @ NWE  main and end title design (as New Wave Entertainment)
• Video Image  video playback

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language.

Runtime:

98 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Elizabeth Peña played a prank on Brett Ratner in which she appeared on the set wearing nothing but her character's bomb squad vest. According to Peña, she thought Ratner would laugh and howl but instead he was extremely nervous and embarrassed.

Goofs:

Continuity: On his approach to Chief Inspector Lee's, Detective James Carter's Corvette has chrome wheels, and in the following shot of Lee opening his front door to Carter, the Corvette has black wheels.

Quotes:

Carter: This is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama's ashamed of me. She tells everybody I'm a drug dealer.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Surfin' USA

Chris Tucker at his best!

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, the best comedic duo since Lethal Weapon bring us Rush Hour. A classic action movie that brings great action as well as awesome comedy that makes you laugh every minute. Chris Tucker has always been one of my favorite comedians, even before I saw Rush Hour, so it was great to see him in Rush Hour. I know a lot of people find him annoying, but I thought he was just so funny. He showed off his talents in Rush Hour. Not only him, but this is the film that is making Jackie Chan into a world wide super star. His stunts are simply incredible. Rush Hour is one of those very fun action/comedy movies that I'm sure you'll enjoy if you love movies like Lethal Weapon or 48 Hours. The story was just pure entertainment and really kept me on the edge.

Lee is a body guard to the Chinese ambassador and is also a close friend, he also is a teacher to his daughter, Soo Yong. The ambassador goes to the United States with his daughter, but she is kidnapped by an evil man of the Chinese Consol. They want 50 million dollars in return, but the ambassador thinks that Lee should be involved, so he sends for him, but the F.B.I. doesn't want him near the case. So they hire L.A.P.D. screw up, James Carter, to babysit him. But together, the fastest hands in the east meets the fastest mouth in the west, they must learn to work together despite their complete opposite personalities and get the girl back.

Rush Hour is a guaranteed classic down the lines somewhere, I'm sure. It's already spawned a sequel and it's been a success. Chris and Jackie are such a great team, I was really impressed with their chemistry. My favorite scene is where Lee plays "War" by Edwin Starr in Carter's car, and he doesn't know how to say the lyrics correctly, and Carter shows him some moves, it was such a classic scene that brought me down to the floor laughing. I highly recommend Rush Hour, it's all in good fun and it'll give you more than a few good laughs.

8/10