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Film / 1998
Rush Hour
Directed by
Brett Ratner
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.
The story
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.
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Cast
Jackie ChanLee
Chris TuckerCarter
Tom WilkinsonGriffin
Philip Baker HallCaptain Diel
Elizabeth PeñaJohnson
Chris PennClive
Mark RolstonAgent Russ
Tzi MaConsul Han
Rex LinnAgent Whitney
Ken LeungSang
Robert LittmanFirst Caucasien
Michael ChowDiner Guest
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Julia HsuSoo Yung
Kai LennoxCop at Diner
Larry SullivanCop at Diner
Yang LinConsul Secretary
Roger FanSoo Yung's Bodyguard
George CheungSoo Yung's Driver
Lucy LinExposition Official
Jason DavisKid at Theatre
John HawkesStucky
Gene LeBellTaxi Driver
Wayne A. KingCigaweed Man
Kevin L. JacksonPool Player
Manny PerryBartender
Ronald D. BrownPool Hall Doorman
Clifton PowellLuke
Matthew BarryMarket Clerk
Stanley DeSantisFBI Gate Guard #1
Dan MartinFBI Gate Guard #2
Kevin LoweAnother Agent
Billy DevlinFBI Agent at Building
Tommy BushBomb Practice Sergeant
Barry Shabaka HenleyBobby
Albert WongChin
Ai WanFoo Chow Hostess
Lydia LookFoo CHow Waitress
Chan Man-ChingJapanese Tourist / Juntao's Man
Sumiko ChanJapanese Tourist
Ken Lo Wai-KwongJuntao's Man
Stuart W. YeeJuntao's Man
Nicky Li Chung-ChiJuntao's Man
Andy ChengJuntao's Man
Christine Ng Wing-meiFlight Attendant #1
Frances FongSocialite
Robert KoteckiConvention Center Agent
Mike AshleyMale Flight Attendant
Ada TaiFlight Attendant #2
Arlene TaiFlight Attendant #3
Nina AmeriFBI Agent (uncredited)
Stephen BlackehartSWAT Captain (uncredited)
Michael FinuoliTicket Giver (uncredited)
Victoria GeniscePolice Officer (uncredited)
James LewJuntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
MarsJuntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
Jody MillardPolice Officer (uncredited)
Norman D. WilsonCard Player (uncredited)
Kwan YungJuntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
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