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Directed by | Brett Ratner |
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Story by | Ross LaManna |
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Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
Edited by | Mark Helfrich |
Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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Distributed by | New Line Cinema[1] |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States[2] |
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Budget | $33–35 million[3][4] |
Box office | $244 million[3] |
Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jim Kouf and Ross LaManna from a story by LaManna. It stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as mismatched police officers who are assigned to rescue a Chinese diplomat's abducted daughter. Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn and Elizabeth Peña play supporting roles. Released on September 18, 1998, the film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $244 million worldwide. Its box office commercial success led to two sequels: Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007).
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