Rush Hour (1998)
Director:
Brett Ratner
Tagline:
« Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action. »
Actors:
Sang
Lee
Griffin
Consul Han
First Caucasian
Rating:
(332’335 votes)
(332’335 votes)
Quotes:
« Lee: Whassup, my nigga?
»
« Bartender: What did you just say?
»
« Lee: Whassup, my nigga.
»
« Carter: This is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in all the free world. My own mama's ashamed of me. She tells everybody I'm a drug dealer.
»
[meeting Lee at the airport]
« Carter: Please tell me you speak English. I'm Detective Carter. Do you speaka any English? Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
»
[Lee just smiles]
« Carter: I cannot believe this shit! First I get a bullshit assignment, now Mr. Rice-a-Roni don't even speak American. C'mon, man, my ride over here. Put your bag in the back.
»
[Lee pauses]
« Carter: Put your bag in the back!
»
[Lee hands the bag to Carter]
« Carter: No, no, no, you put your own shit in the back! I'm not a skycap!
»
Trailer:
Rush Hour
Runtime:98 minutes
Plots:
A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul’s kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.
Cultures clash and tempers flares as the two cops named Detective Inspector Lee a Hong Kong Detective and Detective James Carter LAPD, a big-mouthed work-alone Los Angeles cop who are from different worlds discovers one thing in common: they can’t stand each other. With time running out, they must join forces to catch the criminals and save the eleven-year-old Chinese girl of the Chinese consul named Soo Yung.
When a group of ruthless criminals kidnaps the daughter of the Chinese consul in Los Angeles, her father turns to an old friend to aid the FBI in their investigation. Instead, Inspector Lee, an ace Hong Kong Police detective, quickly realises that the bureau isn’t thrilled about outsiders getting in their way. So, to keep Lee on a short leash, they pair him up with motor-mouthed LAPD Detective James Carter. Of course, neither is pleased with the arrangement. And the question remains. Can this mismatched duo put aside their differences and crack the case before it is too late?
