The Rush Hour film series consists of a trilogy of martial arts/action-comedy films, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by New Line Cinema. The first film, Rush Hour, was released in September 18, 1998. After the film's success, two sequels were released, titled Rush Hour 2 (August 2001) and Rush Hour 3 (August 2007). All three films received commercial success.
The series centers on a pair of police d...
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The Rush Hour film series consists of a trilogy of martial arts/action-comedy films, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by New Line Cinema. The first film, Rush Hour, was released in September 18, 1998. After the film's success, two sequels were released, titled Rush Hour 2 (August 2001) and Rush Hour 3 (August 2007). All three films received commercial success.
The series centers on a pair of police detectives - one, a Chinese police inspector and a LAPD detective - as they go on a series of misadventures often involving corrupt crime figures. The film incorporating elements of martial arts, and the buddy cop sub-genre.
In an interview, Director Brett Ratner admitted that the first part of the karaoke scene with Chris Tucker was not supposed to be filmed. Chris Tucker refused to act like Michael Jackson with the cameras running. During takes, he went up as entertainment for everyone. Secretly, Brett Ratner told the cameramen to film it but...
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