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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.

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Sang
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Lee
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Griffin / Juntao
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Consul Han
Robert Littman ...
First Caucasian
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Dinner Guest
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Soo Yung
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Carter
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Clive
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Cop at Diner
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Cop at Diner (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
Yang Lin ...
Consul Secretary (as Yan Lin)
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Soo Yung's Bodyguard
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Soo Yung's Driver
Lucy Lin ...
Exposition Official
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Agent Whitney
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Agent Russ
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Johnson
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Captain Diel
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Kid at Theatre
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Stucky
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Taxi Driver (as Jean Lebell)
Wayne King ...
Cigaweed Man (as Wayne A. King)
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Bartender
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Pool Player (as Kevin Jackson)
Ronald D. Brown ...
Pool Hall Doorman
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Luke
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Market Clerk (as Matt Barry)
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FBI Gate Guard #1
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FBI Gate Guard #2
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Another Agent
Billy Devlin ...
FBI Agent at Building
Tommy Bush ...
Bomb Practice Sergeant
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Bobby
Albert Wong ...
Chin
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Foo Chow Hostess
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Foo Chow Waitress
Sumiko 'Osumi' Yahagi ...
Japanese Tourist (as Sumiko 'Osumi' Chan)
Man-Ching Chan ...
Japanese Tourist / Juntao's Man (as Man Ching Chan)
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Juntao's Man (as Kenneth Houi Kang Low)
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Juntao's Man (as Stuart Yee)
Chung-Chi Li ...
Juntao's Man (as Nicky Chung Chi Li)
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Juntao's Man (as Andy Kai Chung Cheng)
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Flight Attendant #1 (as Christine Ng Wing Mei)
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Socialite
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Convention Center Agent
Mike Ashley ...
Male Fight Attendant
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Flight Attendant #2
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Flight Attendant #3
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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FBI Agent (uncredited)
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SWAT Captain (uncredited)
Michael Finuoli ...
Ticket Giver (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Chinese Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden ...
Chinese Woman (uncredited)
Sarah Krasner ...
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
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Juntao's Man in Los Angeles (uncredited)
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Juntao's Man in Hong Kong (uncredited)
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Police Officer #2 (uncredited)
Deirdre O'Brien ...
Blonde Tourist (uncredited)
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Card Player (uncredited)

Directed by

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Brett Ratner

Written by

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

Produced by

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Roger Birnbaum ... producer
Leon Dudevoir ... co-executive producer
James M. Freitag ... associate producer
Jonathan Glickman ... producer
Wayne Morris ... associate producer
Arthur Sarkissian ... producer (as Artur Sarkissian)
Art Schaefer ... co-producer
Jay Stern ... executive producer

Music by

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Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by

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Adam Greenberg ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mark Helfrich

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Alden Delos Santos ... dailies assist
Joe Fineman ... post-production consultant
Chris Jackson ... assistant editor
Douglas Kunin ... assistant editor
Jody Levin ... executive in charge of post-production
Michael Mahoney ... assistant editor
Mike Milliken ... color timer
Stephanie Olah ... post-production coordinator
Laura Yanovich ... assistant editor (as Laura Steiger)
Mike Sowa ... digital color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Matthew Barry
Nancy Green-Keyes

Production Design by

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Robb Wilson King

Art Direction by

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Thomas Fichter

Set Decoration by

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Lance Lombardo

Costume Design by

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Sharen Davis

Makeup Department

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Rebecca Alling ... key makeup artist
Johnny Ciccone ... assistant hair stylist
Amy L. Disarro ... makeup artist
Melanie Hughes ... key makeup artist
Kim Messina ... hair stylist (as Kimi Messina)
Myke Michaels ... key makeup artist
Paul Anthony Morris ... hair stylist: Mr. Tucker
Joanetta Stowers ... makeup artist: Mr. Tucker (as Joanetta Stevenson-Stowers)
Brandon Waggoner ... hair stylist
Larry Waggoner ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Carla Fry ... executive in charge of production
Diana Kaufman ... post-production supervisor
Wayne Morris ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Cass Jr. ... first assistant director: second unit (as David S. Cass Jr.) / second assistant director (as David S. Cass Jr.)
William Cheng ... first assistant director: additional unit, Hong Kong
James M. Freitag ... first assistant director
Terry Leonard ... second unit director
Michael Neumann ... first assistant director: additional photography
Eric Oliver ... second assistant director: second unit / second second assistant director
Ken Siu ... assistant director: Hong Kong

Art Department

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Richard F. Anderson ... assistant property master
George Atamian ... set dresser
Joe Bachelor ... scenic artist
Todd Bennett ... plaster foreman
Nelson Bush ... art dept assistant
Charley Cabrera ... art department production assistant
Donna Cihak Hansen ... set dresser (as Donna Cihak)
Kevin Conlin ... construction coordinator
Steven DeSantis ... stage foreman
Vincent DeSantis ... propmaker foreman
Roland Fullajtar ... construction
L. David Gordon ... drapery foreman
Dean B. Katz ... lead person
Ritchie Kremer ... property master
Mark A. Mancinelli ... plaster foreman
Brandy Mancinelli-DeSantis ... painter
Amy Martin ... art department coordinator
Garry McEvoy ... stand-by painter
Dennis Miyamoto ... construction accountant
Jeff Ozimek ... set designer
Ron Patterson ... assistant property master
Patte Strong-Lord ... set designer (as Patte Strong)
Marc Vena ... storyboard artist (as Maric Vena) / storyboard artist (as Mark Vena)

Sound Department

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Carmen Baker ... first assistant sound editor (as Carmen Hocson Baker)
Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
Jim Brookshire ... dialogue editor
Jeannette Browning ... adr recordist
Tim Chau ... re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
Andy D'Addario ... re-recording mixer
Tom E. Dahl ... re-recording mixer (as Tom Dahl)
Linda Folk ... adr editor
Albert Gasser ... dialogue editor
Rich Green ... foley coordinator
Dick Hansen ... cable person (as Richard Hansen)
Doug Jackson ... sound effects editor
Nils C. Jensen ... sound effects editor
Ivan Johnson ... dubbing recordist
Doc Kane ... adr mixer
David Kern ... sound effects editor
John Kwiatkowski ... dialogue editor
Anne Laing ... assistant adr editor
Laura Macias ... foley artist
Nancy MacLeod ... sound effects editor
Donald J. Malouf ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Kim H. Ornitz ... production sound mixer
Michele Perrone ... supervising adr editor
Neil Porter ... pdl (as Neal Porter)
Dennis Sager ... adr engineer
Philip J. Slattery ... apprentice sound editor (as Philip Slattery)
Chris Sparkes ... pdl
Gary A. Theard ... boom operator
Ann L. Thornberg ... first assistant sound editor
Scott Weber ... foley mixer
David Ylizaliturri ... digital layback
David Abrahamsen ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jan Aaris ... additional special effects (as Jan H. Aaris)
Jim Anderson ... special effects production assistant
Greg Dennison ... additional special effects (as Greg P. Dennison)
Charles E. Dolan ... additional special effects / special effects foreman
Marvin Felton ... special effects
Gene Grigg ... additional special effects (as Dewey Gene Grigg)
Dennis King ... special effects coordinator: additional effects (as Dennis W. King)
Arthur Wai Kit Lau ... special effects: Hong Kong
Hon-Cheung Lau ... special effects: Hong Kong
Ken MacInnes ... additional special effects (as Kenneth MacInnes)
Kenneth Macinnes ... additional special effects
Shirley Montefusco ... special effects crew
Vincent Montefusco ... special effects supervisor
Dale Newkirk ... special effects
Ron Petruccione ... special effects
William Plant ... production supervisor: The Production Plant
Edward T. Reiff Jr. ... additional special effects
Ken Tarallo ... special effects
Beecher Tomlinson ... special effects foreman (as Beecher J. Tomlinson)
Michael Wilmot ... additional special effects

Visual Effects by

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Tony Anthony ... compositor: Optical Illusions
Reid Baker ... compositor: Optical Illusions
Reid Burns ... effects producer: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Chuck Comisky ... visual effects supervisor
C. Marie Davis ... visual effects executive producer: CIS Hollywood
Linda Drake ... visual effects supervisor: Wildcat Digital Effects
Larry Gaynor ... digital paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Gary Goldstein ... digital paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Kris Gregg ... compositor: Optical Illusions
Isabell Heimerdinger ... compositor: Optical Illusions
Michael Hofstein ... visual effects cinematographer
Ken Jones ... visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood (as Dr. Ken Jones)
Pete Kelley ... compositor: Optical Illusions
Mark Kolpack ... visual effects supervisor: PERFX, INC.
Dawn Llewellyn ... visual effects editor: CIS Hollywood
Jeff Matakovich ... visual effects supervisor: Optical Illusions
Suzanne Mitus-Uribe ... digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Danny Mudgett ... digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Gregory Oehler ... digital artist: CIS Hollywood
William Plant ... production supervisor: The Production Plant
Ricardo Torres ... lead digital compositor: The Production Plant
Andrew Tucker ... compositing supervisor: The Production Plant
Dan A. Walker ... digital artist: Optical Illusion

Stunts

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Eddie Braun ... assistant stunt coordinator: Mr. Leonard
Troy Brown ... stunts
Brian Burrows ... stunts
Hal Burton ... stunts
Darryl Chan ... stunts
Jackie Chan ... stunt coordinator
Man-Ching Chan ... assistant stunt coordinator
Andy Cheng ... assistant stunt coordinator (as Andy Kai Chung Cheng)
Eugene Collier ... stunts
Phil Culotta ... stunts
David D. Darling ... stunts (as Dave Darling)
Al Goto ... stunts
Mark Hicks ... stunt double: Mr. Tucker
Jeff Imada ... stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. ... stunts
Muhammed Ali Kesici ... action coordinator
Wayne King ... stunts
Malosi Leonard ... stunts
Matt Leonard ... stunts
Terry Leonard ... stunt coordinator
Will Leong ... stunts
James Lew ... stunts
Chung-Chi Li ... stunt coordinator: Hong Kong Stunt Team (as Nicky Chung Chi Li)
David Loitz ... precision driver
Jalil Jay Lynch ... stunts
Sammy Maloof ... stunts
Anthony T. Pennello ... stunts (as Tony Pinello)
Jeff Ramsey ... stunts
Troy Robinson ... stunts
Pat Romano ... stunt rigger
Kerry Rossall ... stunts
Ben Scott ... stunts
John-Clay Scott ... stunts
Earl Kim Shiroma ... utility stunts
Tim Trella ... stunts
William Washington ... stunts
Big Daddy Wayne ... stunts
Michael Wehrhahn ... stunts
George P. Wilbur ... stunts (as George Wilbur)
Jim Wilkey ... stunts
Danny Wong ... stunts
Ming-Sing Wong ... stunt coordinator (as Sam Wong)
Keith Woulard ... stunts
Joni Avery ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Rick Avery ... stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Beard ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Jackie Chan ... stunt actor (uncredited)
Andy Cheng ... stunts (uncredited)
Wah Cheung ... stunts (uncredited)
William Wai-Lun Duen ... stunts (uncredited)
Jared S. Eddo ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Shawn Kautz ... stunts (uncredited)
Yung Kwan ... stunts (uncredited)
David LeBell ... stunts (uncredited)
Chung-Chi Li ... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Lo ... stunts (uncredited)
Jalil Jay Lynch ... stunt double: Chris Tucker (uncredited)
Mars ... stunts (uncredited)
Jane Oshita ... stunt double: Julia Hsu (uncredited)
Bruce Pobanz ... stunt performer (uncredited)
James Ryan ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Mike Smith ... stunts (uncredited)
Tim Werner ... stunts (uncredited)
Robert Wong ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Young ... precision driver coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Colin Anderson ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Richard A. Anderson ... lighting technician
William D. Barber ... camera operator: "a" camera
Mike Benson ... director of photography: additional unit, Hong Kong / director of photography: second unit
Lisa Bonaccorso ... camera loader: "c" camera second assistant
Gary Brostrom ... rigging grip
Derek Bruyere ... second assistant camera: re-shoots
Charles John Bukey ... key grip
Alan Cohen ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bill Greenberg ... rigging electrician
Shai Greenberg ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul A. Hardiman ... lighting technician
Robert Jason ... gaffer
Frank R. Jimenez Jr. ... best boy electric
Bob Marshak ... still photographer
Jerry Marshall ... video assist operator
Raymond Michels ... rigging grip
Ronald A. Miller ... rigging grip foreman
Daisuke Dice Miyake ... grip
Craig Price ... grip
Thomas J. Ruffner ... best boy grip
Paul Santoni ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Frank Scheidbach ... rigging gaffer
Alan Shultz ... dolly grip
Alfred E. Smithey ... best boy rigging grip
James C. Udel ... rigging grip (as Jimi Udel)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk ... additional camera operator
Rodney Veto ... best boy grip
Michael D. Weldon ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Danny Wynands ... motorcycle camera action trax
Paul Caven ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Cosgrove Vincent Norstadt ... casting assistant (as Christopher Johnson)
Steve Spiker ... extras casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ruben D. Calderon ... Set costumer
Cathy Crandall ... assistant costume designer
Troy Johnson ... costumer: Mr. Tucker
Paul Lopez ... costume supervisor
Gregory B. Peña ... set costumer
Loring I. Spicer ... key set costumer
Catherine Peña ... wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Dianne Ketchum Friedgen ... location manager (as Dianne Ketchum)
Nathan Polatin ... location scout
J. Marc Strachan ... location manager (as John Marcus Strachan)
Beth Theriac ... locations office coordinator (as Elizabeth A. Theriac)
Craig W. van Gundy ... assistant location manager
Jonathan Persky ... assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Broucek ... music executive
Dannyelle Bryant ... chief assistant to music director
Frank Capp ... music contractor
Jacob Ceelasler ... additional music editor
Tim Divers ... musician
George Doering ... musician
Bruce Dukov ... concertmaster
Ruy Folguera ... music programmer: electronic music
Janice Hayen ... music copyist
Ira Hearshen ... orchestrator
Gary Jones ... music supervisor
Mark Kaufman ... music clearance executive
Jon Kull ... additional orchestrator (as John Kull)
Steve Mccroskey ... music editor
Jonathan McHugh ... soundtrack executive
John Richards ... score mixer
Chris Ridenhour ... assistant music preparation
John Rodd ... orchestral scoring recordist
Patrick Russ ... additional orchestrator
Dennis Sager ... scoring engineer
Lalo Schifrin ... conductor
Lori Silfen ... music business affairs
Happy Walters ... music supervisor
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Haley McLane ... script supervisor
Antwone Fisher ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Hedy Phil Balani ... driver generator operator
Martin Coblenz ... transportation coordinator
Hal Lary ... transportation captain
Bill Young ... precision driver coordinator

Additional Crew

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Geoff Abadee ... logistics
H. Leah Amir ... production assistant
Bohnie Avanzino ... title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Kelly Balfe ... production secretary
Rodney Barnes ... set security (as Rodney P. Barnes)
Kevin Beard ... set production assistant
Judy Blinick ... first assistant accountant
John Burns ... craft service
T.K. Carter ... dialogue coach: Mr. Tucker
Sam M. Cobb ... set medic
Kayenn CocoMay ... production staff (as Kayenn Coco May)
Jori Espinosa ... second assistant accountant
Emily Glatter ... in-house production coordinator
Michelle Gold ... production assistant
Wayne Johnson ... photo double: Mr. Tucker / stand-in: Mr. Tucker
Rick Joseph ... assistant: Arthur Sarkissian
Lawrence Kennedy ... dialogue coach: Mr. Tucker
Denice Kumagai ... adr voice actor
Mark J. Levenstein ... production accountant (as Mark J. Levenstein) / production supervisor: additional photography
Chung-Chi Li ... assistant martial arts director: additional Hong Kong unit (as Li Chung Chi)
Grace Liu ... production assistant
Laurent Marchand ... cater / caterer
Gary A. Martin ... production assistant
Mimi N. McGreal ... assistant production coordinator / production coordinator: second unit
Adam R. Mehr ... attorney
Valerie Mickaelian Kucera ... production coordinator
Stacie O'Beirne ... production insurance services
Mike Piccirillo ... office production assistant
Bronwyn Preston ... unit publicist
Alan D. Purwin ... helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Joshua Ravetch ... production resources
Chuck Rousseau ... armorer
Nina Saxon ... title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Margaret L. Schlaifer ... studio teacher
Christopher Senger ... voice
Diana C. Weng ... dialogue coach: Mr. Chan
Robert Wong ... photo double: Mr. Chan / stand-in: Mr. Chan
Ted Yonenaka ... craft service
Ted Yoshida ... production assistant
Harry Du Young ... voice actor
Ronald C. Briggs Jr. ... inventory services (uncredited)
Bruce Gray ... sculpture art provided by (uncredited)
Jack E. Herman ... extras set coordinator: reshoots (uncredited)
Don LaFontaine ... trailer voice over (uncredited)
Jim Lau ... voice actor (uncredited)
Jeff Nathanson ... script doctor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Bradley James Allan ... special thanks
Jackie Chan Stunt Team ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Anthony Pereyra

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Taglines Two cops. One is all talk. The other is all action. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Hora punta (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Hora punta (Spain)
  • Spriedze (Latvia)
  • Gas do daske (Serbia)
  • Ora de vârf (Romania)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Budget $33,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $33,001,803, 20 Sep 1998
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $244,386,864

Did You Know?

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Trivia The Foo Chow is a real restaurant in Chinatown. As of January 2021, there is still a sign that states, "...Rush Hour was shot here". See more »
Goofs The ransom of $50 million, in the denominations requested by the kidnapper, would total 2,400,000 individual bills. That amount would never fit into two suitcases. Moreover, that amount of money would weigh more than 5200 pounds. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into They Crawl (2001). See more »
Soundtracks Another Part of Me See more »
Crazy Credits Outtakes from the film play during the end credits. See more »
Quotes Lee: Whassup, my nigga?
Bartender: What did you just say?
Lee: Whassup, my nigga.
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