Rush Hour (1998 film)

Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy action comedy film, directed by Brett Ratner. It stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. It was released on September 18, 1998. The film has two sequels, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3.
==Plot==
When a Chinese diplomat's daughter is kidnapped in Los Angeles, he calls in Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) to assist the FBI with the case. But the FBI doesn't want anything to do with Lee, and they dump him off on the LAPD, who assign wisecracking Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) to watch over him. Although Lee and Carter can't stand each other, they choose to work together to solve the case on their own when they figure out they've been ditched by both the FBI and police.
==Cast==
*Jackie Chan as Detective Inspector Lee
*Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter
*Tom Wilkinson as Thomas Griffin/Juntao
*Tzi Ma as Consul Solon Han
*Ken Leung as Sang
*Elizabeth Peña as Detective Tania Johnson
*Mark Rolston as FBI Special Agent In Charge Warren Russ
*Rex Linn as FBI Agent Dan Whitney
*Chris Penn as Clive Cobb
*Philip Baker Hall as Captain William Diel
*Julia Hsu as Soo Yung Han
*John Hawkes as Stucky
*Clifton Powell as Luke
*Barry Shabaka Henley as Bobby
==Video==
Rush Hour (1998) Official Trailer - Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker Movie HD
Category:1998 films
Category:1990s films
Category:American films
Category:American action comedy films
Category:Martial arts films
Category:English-language films
Category:Buddy films
Category:Films about abduction
Category:Martial arts comedy films
Category:Police detective films
Category:New Line Cinema films
Category:Films set in Los Angeles, California
Category:Films set in Hong Kong
Category:Films set in 1997
Category:Film scores by Lalo Schifrin
Category:Films directed by Brett Ratner
Category:Films produced by Roger Birnbaum
Category:Films with asian companies and co-production
Category:Rated PG-13
Category:Blockbusters
Category:Rated TV-14