Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Ross LaManna (characters)
Jeff Nathanson (written by)

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Get Ready For A Second Rush!

Plot:

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Plot Keywords:

Police Officer Killed | Metrosexual | Kicked In The Face | Car | Suicide Bomber

Awards:

10 wins & 17 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Aug. 29

9:00 PM

TBS

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chief Inspector Lee
Chris Tucker	...	Detective James Carter
John Lone	...	Ricky Tan
Ziyi Zhang	...	Hu Li (as Zhang Ziyi)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Isabella Molina
Harris Yulin	...	Agent Sterling
Alan King	...	Steven Reign
Kenneth Tsang	...	Captain Chin
Lisa LoCicero	...	Receptionist
Mei Melançon	...	Girl in Car (as Meiling Melancon)
Maggie Q	...	Girl in Car
Patricia Chan	...	Club Hostess
Gelbert Coloma	...	Karaoke Singer
Lucy Lin	...	Heaven on Earth Hostess
Cindy Lu	...	Heaven on Earth Hostess #2

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and some sexual material.

Runtime:

90 min | Sweden:94 min | Spain:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:15 | UK:12 (cut) | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Chep Lep Kok International Airport, Hong Kong, China

Company:

Hiett Designs of Las Vegas

Trivia:

In an interview, Roselyn Sanchez said that Ziyi Zhang tried learning English from her, but tried to discourage her as she would have ended up speaking it with a Hispanic accent.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The wall in the massage parlor moves when pushed during the fight.

Quotes:

Lee: [exasperated sigh] You will never understand me.
James Carter: You right, because I didn't even understand what you said to me right then!

Movie Connections:

References Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V)

Soundtrack:

Area Codes

I've seen it 4 times, and it still makes me laugh!

Rush Hour 2 is one of those rare sequels that turn out to be either just as just as much if not equally more hilarious than the first. This summer, I had several opportunities to see this film and of course took those chances because I just couldn't stop laughing at this film, no matter how I knew what would happen in the next scene. It has great humor and great chemistry that we haven't seen between two actors since Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

Carter and Lee are back and starting off where the first Rush Hour left off and that's in China. Carter is expecting a dream vacation full of "mushoo's" a.k.a girls! Lee is standing in the way of that though taking on his old cases, including finding out about a counterfeit scam, and finding out who killed his father. He fools Carter several times, but together eventually team back to discover that you just "follow the rich white man" back to America and end up working undercover with the sexy Isabella Molina. But things get deeper as Lee finds out that the counterfeit scam and his father's killer might to be connected.

Rush Hour 2 is one of the funniest movies I have seen, not to mention one of the best movies of the year! I was extremely happy to see this movie and I cannot wait until the DVD! Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are just amazing and I cannot wait until the third Rush Hour release, I just know it'll be a great one!

9/10