Rush Hour (1998 film)

Rush Hour
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrett Ratner
Screenplay by
Story byRoss LaManna
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
Edited byMark Helfrich
Music byLalo Schifrin
Production
company
Distributed byNew Line Cinema[1]
Release date
  • September 18, 1998 (1998-09-18)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States[2]
Language
  • English
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).

  1. ^ "Rush Hour". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rush Hour (1998)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Rush Hour (1998)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

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