Rush Hour
The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.
1998
Rated
PG-13
98
minutes
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed By:
Brett Ratner
Starring:
Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Penn, Tzi Ma, Ken Leung
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.
Language
English
Release Date
September 18, 1998
Budget
$33,000,000
Revenue
$244,721,064
Cast
Jackie Chan
Lee
Chris Tucker
Carter
Tom Wilkinson
Griffin / Juntao
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
John Hawkes
Stucky
Gene LeBell
Taxi Driver
Wayne A. King
Cigaweed Man
Kevin L. Jackson
Pool Player
Manny Perry
Bartender
Ronald D. Brown
Pool Hall Doorman
Clifton Powell
Luke
Matthew Barry
Market Clerk
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
Chan Man-Ching
Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man
Sumiko Chan
Japanese Tourist
Ken Lo
Juntao's Man
Stuart W. Yee
Juntao's Man
Nicky Li Chung-Chi
Juntao's Man
Andy Cheng
Juntao's Man
Christine Ng
Flight Attendant #1
Frances Fong
Socialite
Robert Kotecki
Convention Center Agent
Mike Ashley
Male Flight Attendant
Ada Tai
Flight Attendant #2
Arlene Tai
Flight Attendant #3
Nina Ameri
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Stephen Blackehart
SWAT Captain (uncredited)
Michael Finuoli
Ticket Giver (uncredited)
Victoria Genisce
Police Officer (uncredited)
Sarah Krasner
FBI Agent (uncredited)
James Lew
Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
Mars
Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
Jody Millard
Police Officer (uncredited)
Deirdre O'Brien
Blonde Tourist (uncredited)
Norman D. Wilson
Card Player (uncredited)
Kwan Yung
Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
Johnny Cheung Wa
Paco Yick Tin-Hung
Show Full Crew
Directing
Brett Ratner
Director
Terry Leonard
Second Unit Director
David Cass Jr.
Second Assistant Director
James M. Freitag
First Assistant Director
Haley McLane
Script Supervisor
Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung
Assistant Director
Eric Oliver
Second Second Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Matthew Barry
Casting
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Wayne Morris
Unit Production Manager
Wayne Morris
Associate Producer
James M. Freitag
Associate Producer
Leon Dudevoir
Co-Executive Producer
Mimi N. McGreal
Assistant Production Coordinator
Art Schaefer
Co-Producer
Nancy Green-Keyes
Casting
Mark J. Levenstein
Production Accountant
Arthur M. Sarkissian
Producer
Jay Stern
Executive Producer
Jody Levin
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Judy Blinick
First Assistant Accountant
Dianne Ketchum Friedgen
Location Manager
Cosgrove Vincent Norstadt
Casting Assistant
J. Marc Strachan
Location Manager
Valerie Mickaelian Kucera
Production Coordinator
Sound
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
David Kern
Sound Effects Editor
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Nancy MacLeod
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Weber
Foley Mixer
John Kwiatkowski
Dialogue Editor
Tim Chau
Sound Designer
Tim Chau
Supervising Sound Editor
Jim Brookshire
Dialogue Editor
Doug Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Michele Perrone
Supervising ADR Editor
Jeanette Browning
ADR Recordist
Tom E. Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald J. Malouf
Supervising Sound Editor
Donald J. Malouf
Sound Designer
Linda Folk
ADR Editor
Kim H. Ornitz
Sound Mixer
Nils C. Jensen
Sound Effects Editor
Albert Gasser
Dialogue Editor
Ivan Johnson
Sound Recordist
Happy Walters
Music Supervisor
Gary A. Theard
Boom Operator
Ira Hearshen
Music
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Ann L. Thornberg
First Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Mccroskey
Music Editor
Carmen Hocson Baker
First Assistant Sound Editor
Philip J. Slattery
Apprentice Sound Editor
Andy D'Addario
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camera
Adam Greenberg
Director of Photography
Mike Benson
Second Unit Director of Photography
Bob Marshak
Still Photographer
William D. Barber
"A" Camera Operator
Rodney Veto
Best Boy Grip
Colin Anderson
"B" Camera Operator
Colin Anderson
Steadicam Operator
Alan Shultz
Dolly Grip
Charles John Bukey
Key Grip
Shai Greenberg
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Michael D. Weldon
First Assistant "A" Camera
Thomas J. Ruffner
Best Boy Grip
Paul Santoni
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Alan Cohen
First Assistant "B" Camera
Lisa Bonaccorso
Camera Loader
Art
Ritchie Kremer
Property Master
Mark Vena
Storyboard Artist
Robb Wilson King
Production Design
Patte Strong-Lord
Set Designer
Jeff Ozimek
Set Designer
Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Frankie Beau Lombardo
Set Dresser
Thomas Fichter
Art Direction
Lance Lombardo
Set Decoration
Nathan Polatin
Location Scout
Ron Patterson
Assistant Property Master
Amy Martin
Art Department Coordinator
George Atamian
Set Dresser
Bohnie Avanzino
Title Designer
Dean B. Katz
Leadman
Vartan 'V.T.' Tashjian
Set Dresser
Kevin Conlin
Construction Coordinator
Ara Darakjian
Set Dresser
Gary Ledyard
Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up
Larry Waggoner
Key Hair Stylist
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Cathy Crandall
Assistant Costume Designer
Lance Lombardo
Set Dressing Artist
Rebecca Alling
Makeup Artist
Kim Messina
Hairstylist
Melanie Hughes
Key Makeup Artist
Melanie Hughes
Makeup Artist
Joanetta Stowers
Makeup Artist
Paul H. Lopez
Costume Supervisor
Paul Anthony Morris
Hairstylist
Editing
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Mark Helfrich
Editor
Mike Milliken
Color Timer
Chris Jackson
Assistant Editor
Laura Steiger
Assistant Editor
Douglas Kunin
Assistant Editor
Michael Mahoney
Assistant Editor
Crew
Jackie Chan
Stunt Coordinator
Keith Woulard
Stunts
Tim Trella
Stunts
Mark Hicks
Stunts
Mark Hicks
Stunt Double
Al Goto
Stunts
Troy Brown
Stunts
Matt Leonard
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Andy Cheng
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Troy Robinson
Stunts
Eugene Collier
Stunts
Joni Avery
Stunts
Nicky Li Chung-Chi
Stunt Coordinator
Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Stunt Coordinator
Alan D. Purwin
Pilot
Bronwyn Preston
Unit Publicist
Vincent Montefusco
Special Effects Coordinator
Diana Kaufman
Post Production Supervisor
Margaret L. Schlaifer
Studio Teacher
Lighting
Gary Brostrom
Rigging Grip
Frank Scheidbach
Rigging Gaffer
Robert Jason
Chief Lighting Technician
Raymond Michels
Rigging Grip
Visual Effects