Rush Hour
“The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.”
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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Part of Rush Hour Collection
4 films
Cast
60 people
Jackie Chan
Lee
Known for
The Karate Kid
Shanghai Noon
Chris Tucker
Carter
Known for
The Fifth Element
Silver Linings Playbook
Tom Wilkinson
Griffin
Known for
Batman Begins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Philip Baker Hall
Captain Diel
Known for
Bruce Almighty
Magnolia
Elizabeth Peña
Johnson
Known for
The Incredibles
Jacob's Ladder
Chris Penn
Clive
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Footloose
Mark Rolston
Agent Russ
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Saw VI
Tzi Ma
Consul Han
Known for
Arrival
Mulan
Rex Linn
Agent Whitney
Known for
CSI: Miami
Better Call Saul
Ken Leung
Sang
Known for
Lost
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Robert Littman
First Caucasien
Also in
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Martial Law
Michael Chow
Diner Guest
Known for
You Only Live Twice
Lethal Weapon 4
Brett Ratner Director · Jim Kouf Screenplay Ross LaManna Screenplay
Worldwide gross $245M · Budget $33M · United States release September 18, 1998
Box office
Budget
$33,000,000
Worldwide gross
$244,721,064
Gross vs. budget
7.4×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Arthur Sarkissian Productions
Production
Roger Birnbaum Productions
Production
Salon Films
Production
United States · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English
Release dates
Canada · September 18, 1998
Theatrical
United States · September 18, 1998
Theatrical
Australia
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 8, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
France
January 27, 1999 · Theatrical
October 18, 2025 · TV · RTL9
May 26, 2026 · TV · 6ter
September 9, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
December 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
February 4, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
January 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 18, 1998 · Theatrical
November 16, 2002 · TV · Studio 23
Portugal
February 26, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 30, 1998 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
October 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 16, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical · Originally 15; downgraded on video
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