Rush Hour (1998 film)

Rush Hour
Rush Hour
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brett Ratner
Screenplay by	Jim Kouf; Ross LaManna;
Story by	Ross LaManna
Produced by	Roger Birnbaum; Jonathan Glickman; Arthur M. Sarkissian;
Starring	Jackie Chan; Chris Tucker; Tom Wilkinson; Chris Penn; Elizabeth Peña;
Cinematography	Adam Greenberg
Edited by	Mark Helfrich
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Production; company	Roger Birnbaum Productions
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	September 18, 1998;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Cantonese; Mandarin;
Budget	$33–35 million
Box office	$244.4 million

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 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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