Rush Hour
- Release Date
- September 18, 1998
- Director
- Brett Ratner
- Cast
- Ken Leung , Jackie Chan , Tom Wilkinson , Tzi Ma , Robert Littman , Michael Chow
- Runtime
- 98
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- Ross LaManna , Jim Kouf
- Tagline
- The fastest hands in the east meets the biggest mouth in the west
Summary
Jackie Chan is Inspector Lee, a Hong Kong Detective who helps confiscate millions of dollars worth of stolen Chinese artifacts from Crime Lord Juntao. Seeking revenge, Juntao kidnaps the eleven year old daughter of the Chinese consul when he moves to America. Chan is sent as a diplomatic advisor and finds himself paired up with a Los Angeles cop (Chris Tucker) - a man who works alone, and wants to stay that way.
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