Rush Hour (1998)

Regista:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (story)
Jim Kouf (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

18 settembre 1998 (USA)

Genere:

Action | Comedy | Thriller | Crime

Slogan:

The Fastest Hands In The East Meet The Biggest Mouth In The West.

Plot:

Two cops team up to get back a kidnapped daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Chase Scene | Interracial Friendship | Shot In The Face | Explosion | Fall From Height

Premi:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Chris Tucker at his best!

Cast

Ken Leung	...	Sang
Jackie Chan	...	Chief Inspector Lee
Tom Wilkinson	...	Thomas Griffin / Juntao
Tzi Ma	...	Consul Han
Robert Littman	...	First Caucasian
Michael Chow	...	Diner Guest
Julia Hsu	...	Soo Yung
Chris Tucker	...	Detective James Carter
Chris Penn	...	Clive Cod
Kai Lennox	...	Cop at Diner
Larry Sullivan	...	Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
Yang Lin	...	Consul Secretary (as Yan Ling)
Roger Fan	...	Soo Yung's Bodyguard
George Cheung	...	Soo Yung's Driver
Lucy Lin	...	Exposition Official

Alias:

Rush Hour - Due mine vaganti (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action/violence and shootings, and for language.

Durata:

97 min | Spain:93 min (DVD edition)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Cantonese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Iceland:12 | Ireland:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Luoghi delle riprese:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Curiosità:

Chris Tucker improvised much of his dialogue as he normally does in his films.

Errori:

Revealing mistakes: The United Airlines Boeing 747 is a newer model 747 (the 747-400). Yet the stairs shown in the aircraft belongs to the earlier model 747 (the 747-100 and 747-200).

Citazioni:

Carter: I'm gonna kick your ass and then I'll take your ass to jail.

Movie Connections:

Citato in Black and White (1999/I)

Colonna sonora:

Mother's Son

Chris Tucker at his best!

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, the best comedic duo since Lethal Weapon bring us Rush Hour. A classic action movie that brings great action as well as awesome comedy that makes you laugh every minute. Chris Tucker has always been one of my favorite comedians, even before I saw Rush Hour, so it was great to see him in Rush Hour. I know a lot of people find him annoying, but I thought he was just so funny. He showed off his talents in Rush Hour. Not only him, but this is the film that is making Jackie Chan into a world wide super star. His stunts are simply incredible. Rush Hour is one of those very fun action/comedy movies that I'm sure you'll enjoy if you love movies like Lethal Weapon or 48 Hours. The story was just pure entertainment and really kept me on the edge.

Lee is a body guard to the Chinese ambassador and is also a close friend, he also is a teacher to his daughter, Soo Yong. The ambassador goes to the United States with his daughter, but she is kidnapped by an evil man of the Chinese Consol. They want 50 million dollars in return, but the ambassador thinks that Lee should be involved, so he sends for him, but the F.B.I. doesn't want him near the case. So they hire L.A.P.D. screw up, James Carter, to babysit him. But together, the fastest hands in the east meets the fastest mouth in the west, they must learn to work together despite their complete opposite personalities and get the girl back.

Rush Hour is a guaranteed classic down the lines somewhere, I'm sure. It's already spawned a sequel and it's been a success. Chris and Jackie are such a great team, I was really impressed with their chemistry. My favorite scene is where Lee plays "War" by Edwin Starr in Carter's car, and he doesn't know how to say the lyrics correctly, and Carter shows him some moves, it was such a classic scene that brought me down to the floor laughing. I highly recommend Rush Hour, it's all in good fun and it'll give you more than a few good laughs.

8/10