Rush Hour
Rush Hour
“ The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West. ”
CINEMA1998-09-18
RegionUS
Runtime97 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director布雷特·拉特纳
KEYWORDS
martial artsfbitwo man armychinese mafiacoplos angelescaliforniaeast asian leadbuddy copconsulcrime lordart treasureschild kidnappingduringcreditsstingeraction herohilarious
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The Rush Hour movie collection contains three martial arts/action-comedy films directed by Brett Ratner. The main plot centers around two police detectives: a Chinese police inspector (Jackie Chan) and an American LAPD detective (Chris Tucker) who can't seem to avoid misadventures involving menacing crime figures. Distributed by New Line Cinema.
