Rush Hour (1998) - The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.

Rush Hour

The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.
( Action / Comedy / Crime )

US Runtime: 97 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Sep 18, 1998 [USA]

Director:	Brett Ratner [Director]

Writers:	Jim Kouf [Screenplay] Ross LaManna [Screenplay] Ross LaManna [Story]

Producers:	Roger Birnbaum [Producer] Leon Dudevoir [Co-Executive Producer] James M. Freitag [Associate Producer] Jonathan Glickman [Producer] Wayne Morris [Associate Producer] Arthur M. Sarkissian [Producer] Art Schaefer [Co-Producer] Jay Stern [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Adam Greenberg [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Mark Helfrich [Editor]

Music Composed by	Lalo Schifrin [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Robb Wilson King [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Sharen Davis [Costume Design]

Casting by	Matthew Barry [Casting] Nancy Green-Keyes [Casting]

Production Companys:	Arthur Sarkissian Productions (US) New Line Cinema (US) Roger Birnbaum Productions (US)

Plot Summary:

A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Jackie Chan Lee Chris Tucker Carter Tom Wilkinson Griffin Philip Baker Hall Captain Diel Elizabeth Peña Johnson Chris Penn Clive Mark Rolston Agent Russ Tzi Ma Consul Han Rex Linn Agent Whitney Ken Leung Sang		Robert Littman First Caucasien Michael Chow Diner Guest Julia Hsu Soo Yung Kai Lennox Cop at Diner Larry Sullivan Cop at Diner Yang Lin Consul Secretary Roger Fan Soo Yung's Bodyguard George Cheung Soo Yung's Driver Lucy Lin Exposition Official Jason Davis Kid at Theatre

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Special Effects Department:

CIS Hollywood visual effects Optical Illusions Inc. visual effects composition		The Production Plant visual effects Wildcat Digital Effects wire removal

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

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

Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Capitol Records - 1750 N. Vine St., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA [exterior only]

Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Foo-Chow Restaurant - 937 N Hill St, Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Grauman’s Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hong Kong, China

Los Angeles, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $33,000,000
Revenue:: $244,721,064
Color Info:: Color (DeLuxe)

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