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{{short description|2001 film by Brett Ratner}} |
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| name = Rush Hour 2 |
| name = Rush Hour 2 |
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| image = Rush Hour 2 poster. |
| image = Rush Hour 2 poster.png |
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| caption = Theatrical release poster |
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| director = [[Brett Ratner]] |
| director = [[Brett Ratner]] |
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| producer = [[Roger Birnbaum]]<br |
| producer = [[Roger Birnbaum]]<br >[[Jonathan Glickman]]<br >[[Arthur M. Sarkissian]]<br >[[Jay Stern]] |
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| writer = [[Jeff Nathanson]] |
| writer = [[Jeff Nathanson]] |
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| based_on = {{based on|Characters|[[Ross LaManna]]}} |
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| starring = [[Jackie Chan]] |
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* [[Jackie Chan]] |
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* [[Chris Tucker]] |
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* [[John Lone]] |
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* [[Alan King]] |
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* [[Roselyn Sánchez]] |
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* [[Harris Yulin]] |
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* [[Zhang Ziyi]] |
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}} |
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| music = [[Lalo Schifrin]] |
| music = [[Lalo Schifrin]] |
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| cinematography = [[Matthew F. Leonetti]] |
| cinematography = [[Matthew F. Leonetti]] |
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| editing = [[Mark Helfrich (film editor)|Mark Helfrich]] |
| editing = [[Mark Helfrich (film editor)|Mark Helfrich]] |
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| production_companies = {{Plainlist| |
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| distributor = [[New Line Cinema]] |
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* [[Spyglass Media Group|Roger Birnbaum Productions]] |
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* Salon Films |
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}} |
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| distributor = [[New Line Cinema]]<ref name="afi" /> |
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| released = {{Film date|2001|8|3}} |
| released = {{Film date|2001|8|3}} |
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| runtime = 90 minutes<ref name="afi">{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 2|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/62178|website=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> |
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| runtime = 92 minutes |
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| country = United States< |
| country = United States<ref name="afi" /> |
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| language = |
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* English |
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| budget = $90 million |
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| gross = $347,325,802 |
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| budget = $90 million<ref name="bom">{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 2|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rushhour2.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]] ([[Amazon (company)|Amazon]])|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> |
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'''''Rush Hour 2''''' is a 2001 American [[action film|action]] [[comedy film]]. This is the second installment in the [[Rush Hour (film series)|''Rush Hour'' series]]. A [[sequel]] to the 1998 film ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]'', the film stars [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Chris Tucker]] who respectively reprise their roles as Inspector Lee and Detective Carter. The film finds Lee and Carter embroiled in a counterfeit scam involving the [[Triad (underground societies)|Triads]].<ref>{{cite news|title= FILM REVIEW; Making Fun With Feet and Tongue|work= The New York Times|date=August 3, 2001|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/03/movies/film-review-making-fun-with-feet-and-tongue.html?scp=3&sq=rush%20hour%202&st=cse|accessdate=2010-10-24|first=A. O.|last=Scott}}</ref> |
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| gross = $347.3 million<ref name="bom" /> |
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'''''Rush Hour 2''''' is a 2001 American [[Buddy cop film|buddy cop]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Brett Ratner]] and written by [[Jeff Nathanson]]. A sequel to ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]'' (1998), it is the second installment in the [[Rush Hour (franchise)|''Rush Hour'' franchise]] and stars [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Chris Tucker]] reprising their roles from the first film. The story follows Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] Detective James Carter (Tucker), who go to [[Hong Kong]] on vacation only to be thwarted by a murder case involving two U.S. customs agents after a bombing at the American embassy. Lee suspects that the crime is linked to the [[Triad (organized crime)|Triad]] crime lord Ricky Tan (Lone). |
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''Rush Hour 2'' |
''Rush Hour 2'' opened on August 3, 2001, to generally mixed reviews. The film was a commercial success, grossing $347.3 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise. It also became the year's [[List of American films of 2001#Box office|fifth-highest-grossing film domestically]] in the United States, as well as the second-highest-grossing [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#MPAA film ratings|PG-13]]-rated film. A sequel, ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'', was released on August 10, 2007. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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A few years after rescuing a Chinese diplomat's daughter,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]'' (1998).}} [[LAPD]] Detective James Carter is in [[Hong Kong]] on vacation with his friend, [[Hong Kong Police Force]] Chief Inspector Lee. His vacation is put on hold when a bomb at the [[Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau|US Consulate General]] kills two undercover [[U.S. Customs|US Customs]] agents. Lee is assigned to the case and discovers that his late father's police partner, Ricky Tan, is somehow involved. Lee and Carter attempt to question Ricky, now a [[Triad (organized crime)|Triad]] leader, at a massage parlor, resulting in a brawl with his bodyguards forcing Lee and Carter to flee through Hong Kong while completely naked. |
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| editor=Sylvia P. Flanagan |
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| editor-first=Sylvia P. |
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| editor2=Malcolm R. West |
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| editor2-first=Malcolm R. |
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| publication-date=August 6, 2001 |
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| year=2001 |
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| month=August |
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| title='Rush Hour 2' Star, Talks About Movie And How Fame Is Changing His Life |
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| magazine=JET Magazine |
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| volume=100 |
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| issue=8 |
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| publisher=Johnson Publication |
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| page=58 |
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| issn=0021-5996}}</ref> Inspector Lee is assigned to the case, which becomes personal when it is discovered that it somehow involves Ricky Tan ([[John Lone]]), his late police officer father's former partner. Tan, who was suspected, but never proven, of having a role in Lee's father's death, is now a leader of the [[Triad society|Triads]]. |
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The |
The U.S. Secret Service, led by Agent Sterling, and the Hong Kong Police Force fight over jurisdiction of the case. Lee's office is bombed and Lee, unaware Carter has left the building, believes him dead. They reunite at a party on Ricky's yacht, where Ricky scolds his underling, Hu Li. Lee and Carter confront Ricky, who claims he is being [[Frameup|framed]] by his enemies and asks for protection, but Hu Li shoots him and escapes. Sterling holds Lee responsible for Ricky's death and orders him off the case. Carter is ordered back to Los Angeles, but convinces Lee to return to [[Los Angeles]] with him, after Lee tells him about Tan’s history with his father, leading up until his death. Seeing this as an opportunity for Lee to finally square his father’s death. |
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Carter assures Lee that every large criminal operation has a rich white man behind it; in this case, he believes that man is Steven Reign, a [[billionaire]] Los Angeles [[hotelier]] he saw acting suspiciously at Ricky Tan's party. Staking out Reign Towers, they spot Isabella Molina, whom Carter met on Ricky's yacht, receiving a delivery from Hu Li. Mistaking the package for another bomb, Lee and Carter try to intervene, but Molina reveals she is an undercover U.S. Secret Service agent, looking into Reign's laundering of $100 million in [[superdollars]], with the only difference being that they burn with a red color unlike real dollars. |
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Lee and Carter |
Lee and Carter visit Kenny, an ex-con, now Carter’s informant who runs a gambling den in the back of his Chinese restaurant. He tells them about a customer with a suspicious amount of hundred-dollar bills, which Carter confirms are Reign's counterfeits. They trace the money to a bank, where they are captured by Hu Li and the Triads. Taken to [[Las Vegas]] in a Triad truck, Lee and Carter escape, realizing that Reign is laundering the $100 million through his new Red Dragon [[Casino]]. |
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At the Red Dragon, |
At the Red Dragon, Molina points Lee to the engraving plates used to print the counterfeit money, while Carter creates a distraction to help Lee sneak past security. Hu Li captures Lee, taping a Ying Tao grenade in his mouth before bringing him to Ricky, who is still alive. When Ricky departs, Molina tries to arrest Hu Li but is shot, and Lee and Carter manage to remove the grenade before Hu Li detonates it, evacuating the casino. |
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Carter fights Hu Li, accidentally taking her out with a [[Qiang (spear)|spear]], while Lee pursues Ricky. In the casino's penthouse, Reign prepares to escape with the plates but Ricky fatally stabs him. Lee and Carter confront Ricky, who admits to killing Lee's father. In the ensuing scuffle, Ricky falls to his death when Lee accidentally kicks him out of a window, avenging Lee’s father’s death. Hu Li enters the room with a time bomb, forcing Lee and Carter to escape on a makeshift [[zip line]] as Hu Li [[Suicide attack|dies in the explosion]]. |
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Tan is killed when he tries to break free and Lee kicks him out of the window. Hu Li enters with a time bomb forcing Lee and Carter to grab onto the decoration wires. The two escape on the makeshift zipline as Hu Li dies in her own explosion. Later, at the airport, Molina thanks Lee for his work on the case, and she kisses him for a short time, while Carter watches from afar. Having originally planned to go their separate ways, Lee and Carter change their mind and head to [[New York City]]. |
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Later at [[Harry Reid International Airport|McCarran International Airport]], Sterling and Molina thank Lee for his work on the case and Molina kisses him. Planning to go their separate ways when Lee gives Carter his late father’s police badge after finally finding closure for his father’s death, Lee and Carter change their minds when Carter reveals the large amount of money he won at [[Caesar's Palace]], and the pair head to [[New York City]] to indulge themselves while performing a [[Victory dance (sports)|victory dance]] to [[Michael Jackson]]’s "[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]". |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Jackie Chan]] as Chief Inspector Lee |
* [[Jackie Chan]] as Chief Inspector Lee, a Hong Kong cop. He invites Carter to Hong Kong for a vacation but accepts a case involving Ricky Tan, the man who killed his father. |
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*[[Chris Tucker]] as Detective James Carter |
* [[Chris Tucker]] as Detective James Carter, an LAPD detective who is in Hong Kong for vacation but quickly becomes entangled in an international investigation. |
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* [[Zhang Ziyi]] as Hu Li, a Triad assassin and enforcer. |
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*[[John Lone]] as Ricky Tan |
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* [[Roselyn Sánchez]] as Agent Isabella Molina of the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]. She is working undercover, posing as a corrupt agent while also enlisting Lee and Carter to help her stop the Triads. |
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*[[Zhang Ziyi]] as Hu Li |
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* [[John Lone]] as Ricky Tan, a Triad gangster working with Steven Reign. |
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*[[Roselyn Sánchez]] as U.S. Secret Service Agent Isabella Molina |
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* [[Alan King]] as Steven Reign, a corrupt Los Angeles businessman in league with the Triads to use his new casino to launder counterfeit money. |
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*[[Alan King (comedian)|Alan King]] as Steven Reign |
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*[[Harris Yulin]] as |
* [[Harris Yulin]] as Special Agent-In-Charge Sterling |
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*[[Kenneth Tsang]] as |
* [[Kenneth Tsang]] as Captain Chin |
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* [[Don Cheadle]] as Kenny,<ref name="Lockett">{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/don-cheadles-rush-hour-2-cameo-inspired-kendrick-lamar.html|title=Don Cheadle Didn't Realize His Rush Hour 2 Character Inspired Kendrick Lamar|last=Lockett|first=Dee|work=Vulture|access-date=2017-12-08|language=en}}</ref> the owner of a Chinese restaurant in L.A. that also houses an illegal gambling den. |
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*[[Lisa LoCicero]] as Receptionist |
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* [[Joel McKinnon Miller]] as Tex |
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*[[Meiling Melançon|Mei Melançon]] as Girl in Car (as Meiling Melancon) |
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[[Maggie Q]], [[Jeremy Piven]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/06/12/jeremy-piven-mike-tyson-rush-hour-2/|title=Watch Jeremy Piven recall meeting Mike Tyson on the set of 'Rush Hour 2'|work=EW.com|access-date=2017-12-08|language=en}}</ref> [[Saul Rubinek]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/rush-hour-2/cast/135092/|title=Rush Hour 2|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref> and [[Gianni Russo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giannirusso.com/bio/|title=Bio {{!}} Gianni Russo|website=www.giannirusso.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref> have [[cameo appearance]]s as a [[Versace]] salesman, a casino box man, and a [[Pit manager|pit boss]] respectively. |
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*[[Maggie Q]] as Girl in Car |
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*[[Don Cheadle]] as Kenny (uncredited) |
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*[[Audrey Quock]] as Kenny's Wife |
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*[[Ernie Reyes, Jr.]] as Zing |
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*[[Joel McKinnon Miller]] as Tex |
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*[[Cynthia Pinot]] High Roller Girl |
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*[[Jeremy Piven]] as Versace Salesman |
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*[[Brad Allan]] as Red Dragon Security Guard (uncredited) |
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*[[Philip Baker Hall]] as Captain William Diel (deleted scenes) |
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*[[Oscar Goodman]] as Himself (deleted scenes) |
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Prior to its August 4 release, ''Rush Hour 2'' was premiered to the public on Thursday, July 26, 2001 on-board [[United Airlines]] Flight 1 from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Hong Kong]], which was renamed, "The Rush Hour Express".<ref>[http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,668853,00.html]</ref> The Hong Kong Board of Tourism teamed up with United Airlines and New Line Cinemas in a campaign that offered both trailers for the film for passengers on all domestic United flights during July and August (reaching an expected 3 million people), as well as Hong Kong travel videos to inspire tourists to visit [[China]] where the film was set. The film received mixed reviews. It currently has a 52% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. |
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===Filming=== |
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Filming took place between December 11, 2000 and April 30, 2001. |
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''Rush Hour 2'' opened on August 3, 2001 in 3,118 North American theaters, and it grossed [[United States dollar|$]]67,408,222.87 ($21,619 per screen) in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news|title= Rush Hour 2 Has $67.4-Million Debut|work= Los Angeles Times|date=August 7, 2001|url= http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/07/entertainment/ca-31418|accessdate=2010-10-25}}</ref> It ended its run with $226,164,286.92, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2001 domestically, and the highest-grossing martial arts film at the time.<ref name="Action - Martial Arts"/> |
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===Fake-money controversy=== |
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The film's total worldwide box office take was $347,325,802, making it the eleventh highest-grossing film of 2001 worldwide.<ref name="Box Office Mojo - Rush Hour 2"/> |
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The prop masters for the film created approximately $1{{nbsp}}trillion in fake money to be used as props in the film. The money was realistic enough that some of the film's extras pocketed it and attempted to spend it illegally outside of the production, which led to said fake money being confiscated and destroyed by the [[United States Secret Service|U.S. Secret Service]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvAskG242y8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IvAskG242y8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV|website=Movies Insider|via=YouTube|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=September 20, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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==Music== |
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''Rush Hour 2'' out-grossed its predecessor, ''Rush Hour''. This was due to the fact that it had a little more box office longevity and lasted consistently within the domestic box office top ten for roughly two weeks longer than ''Rush Hour''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1998/RUSHH.php |title=Movie Rush Hour - Box Office Data, News, Cast Information |publisher=The Numbers |date= |accessdate=2011-08-30}}</ref> In addition, the hype surrounding ''Rush Hour 2'' helped it maintain high numbers for a longer period of time. After fifty days since its domestic release, ''Rush Hour'' was only {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 10 on the box office charts while comparatively, ''Rush Hour 2'' was still pulling in big audiences after fifty days in theaters and was the {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 2 grossing film domestically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2001/RUSH2.php |title=Rush Hour 2 Box Office data}}</ref> |
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{{see also|Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack)}} |
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{{listen|pos=Right|filename=Rush Hour 2 - Main Title.ogg|title="Main Title"|description=Audio sample of the main title from ''Rush Hour 2''|format=[[Ogg]]}} |
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[[Lalo Schifrin]] returned to compose the [[film score|score]] for the film. According to him, "The music for ''Rush Hour 2'' is completely different from ''Rush Hour''. The first 20–30 seconds of the main title is a reprise of the music from ''Rush Hour'' – but that's it."<ref name="soundtrack">{{cite web|last1=Goldwasser|first1=Dan|title=Schifrin's Latest Rush|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=81|website=[[Soundtrack.Net]]|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004143412/https://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=81|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He said that Ratner had requested a "symphonic score", which he incidentally found suitable for ''Rush Hour 2'': |
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==Accolades== |
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For the sequel, he asked me to do a symphonic score. It was bigger than life – like an epic score. I ignored the comedy – the actors took care of that. I played to the chases and the danger. It's a serious score in the sense of an "epic" score, like ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' or an [[Errol Flynn]] film. Also, you must realize that the symphony orchestra allows many more possibilities. [[Mozart]] didn't need a rhythm section to "drive". I was able to create a lot of energy without the use of drums and electric guitars and all that.<ref name="soundtrack"/> |
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''Rush Hour 2'' earned a total of 27 award nominations and 10 wins, including an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, a Teen Choice Award for Film-Choice Actor, Comedy, and 3 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Male Butt Kicker (Chan), Favorite Movie Actor (Tucker), and Favorite Movie.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} |
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Schifrin performed the ''Rush Hour 2'' score with the [[Hollywood Studio Symphony]]. [[Varèse Sarabande]] released the soundtrack album on [[compact disc]] in August 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 2 [Original Motion Picture Score]|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rush-hour-2-original-motion-picture-score-mw0000590799|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510185332/https://www.allmusic.com/album/rush-hour-2-original-motion-picture-score-mw0000590799|archive-date=May 10, 2018|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> In a 2001 interview with Dan Goldwasser for [[Soundtrack.Net]], Schifrin was asked whether he would score ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'', and he stated: "Oh, I'm not a prophet!"<ref name="soundtrack"/> By 2007, he began composing the score for ''Rush Hour 3'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldwasser|first1=Dan|title=Lalo Schifrin turns 75, and scores ''Rush Hour 3''|url=http://scoringsessions.com/2007/07/10/lalo-schifrin-turns-75-and-scores-rush-hour-3/|website=ScoringSession.com|date=10 July 2007|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510110350/http://scoringsessions.com/2007/07/10/lalo-schifrin-turns-75-and-scores-rush-hour-3/|archive-date=May 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> which {{as of|2018|alt=as of 2018}}, is his last motion picture score.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lalo Schifrin|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/person/lalo-schifrin/|website=Soundtrack.Net|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510110956/https://www.soundtrack.net/person/lalo-schifrin/|archive-date=May 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Sequel== |
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Because of [[development hell]], ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' was not released until August 10, 2007—six years after ''Rush Hour 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rush_hour_3/ |title=Rush Hour 3 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 3 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=rushhour3.htm |accessdate=2008-03-13}}</ref> A fourth installment in the series is in negotiations, however, and reportedly may be set in [[Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=5191 |title="Rush Hour 4" is Set in Moscow}}</ref> |
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==Release== |
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Before its August 3 release, ''Rush Hour 2'' premiered on July 26, 2001, on-board the [[United Airlines]] Flight 1 from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Hong Kong]] renamed, "The Rush Hour Express".<ref name="United">{{cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/07/12/new-line-cinema-and-united-airlines-team-with-hong-kong-tourism|title=New Line Cinema and United Airlines Team with Hong Kong Tourism Board for In Flight 'Rush Hour 2' Promotion|date=July 12, 2001|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|access-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511103551/http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/07/12/new-line-cinema-and-united-airlines-team-with-hong-kong-tourism|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The Hong Kong Board of Tourism teamed up with United Airlines and New Line Cinema in a campaign that offered both trailers for the movie for passengers on all domestic United flights during July and August reaching an expected three million people, as well as Hong Kong travel videos to inspire tourists to visit the country where the film was set.<ref name="United"/> |
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{{Main|Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack)}} |
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A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on July 31, 2001 by [[Def Jam Recordings]], [[Def Soul]] and [[Universal Music Group]]. It peaked at {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 11 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 11 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart. |
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=== Box office === |
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''Rush Hour 2'' earned $226.2 million in [[North America]] and an estimated $121.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $347.3 million (surpassing ''Rush Hour'' and ''Rush Hour 3''{{'}}s worldwide box-office receipts).<ref name="bom"/><ref name="rushbom">{{cite web|title=Rush Hour|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=rushhour.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb (Amazon)|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> The film was ranked number one during its opening weekend, grossing $67.4 million at 3,118 locations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-07-ca-31418-story.html|title='Rush Hour 2' Has $67.4-Million Debut|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=7 August 2001 }}</ref><ref name="bom"/> The film stayed in the Top 10 until October 11 (10 weeks total).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Rush-Hour-2#tab=box-office | title=Rush Hour 2 (2001) - Financial Information }}</ref> It became one of the four 2001 films to generate $60 million in their first three days of release, with the others being ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Monsters' scares up win at box office |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2001/11/04/Monsters-scares-up-win-at-box-office/78081004905129/ |access-date=11 February 2022 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=4 November 2001 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211025803/https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2001/11/04/Monsters-scares-up-win-at-box-office/78081004905129/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film also had the fourth-highest opening weekend of all time, behind the latter two films and ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''. Additionally, ''Rush Hour 2'' achieved two other records during its opening weekend, beating ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' for having the biggest August opening weekend and ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' for scoring the largest opening weekend for a [[New Line Cinema]] film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linder|first=Brian|title=Weekend Box Office: Rush Hour Jams Theaters|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/07/weekend-box-office-rush-hour-jams-theaters|publisher=IGN|access-date=July 13, 2022|date=August 7, 2001}}</ref> The August opening weekend record would be held for six years before being surpassed by ''[[The Bourne Ultimatum (film)|The Bourne Ultimatum]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/23057-bourne-ultimatum-breaks-august-box-office-record|title=Bourne Ultimatum Breaks August Box Office Record!|date=6 August 2007 }}</ref> ''Rush Hour 2'' would hold the record for having the highest opening weekend for a comedy film until 2002 when ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' surpassed it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/7/31/19669080/austin-collects-opening-weekend-gold|title='Austin' collects opening weekend gold|date=July 31, 2002 }}</ref> Despite being overtaken by ''[[American Pie 2]]'', the film made $31.5 million during its second weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/sequel-weekend-pie-2-takes-45m-rush-hour-2-31m/406551.article|title=Sequel weekend: Pie 2 takes $45m, Rush Hour 2 $31m}}</ref> It was 2001's second-highest-grossing rated [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#MPAA film ratings|PG-13]] film and the 11th highest-grossing film worldwide.<ref name="pg13">{{cite web|title=2001 Yearly Box Office for PG-13 Rated Movies|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/mpaarating.htm?rating=PG-13&yr=2001&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb (Amazon)|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="worldwide">{{cite web|title=2001 Worldwide Grosses|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2001&p=.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb (Amazon)|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> ''Rush Hour 2'' surpassed the 1984 film ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' as the highest-grossing [[martial arts film|martial arts]] action film, and was ranked as the second-highest-grossing [[buddy comedy]] film, behind the 1997 film ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Action - Martial Arts (1980–present)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=martialarts.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb (Amazon)|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Action - Buddy Comedy|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=actionbuddycomedy.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb (Amazon)|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> The film was also ranked as the third-highest-grossing second installment in a live action comedy film franchise (behind the 2004 film ''[[Meet the Fockers]]'' and the 2011 film ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'').<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy - Sequel (Live Action)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=comedysequel.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb (Amazon)|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref> |
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Reviews for ''Rush Hour 2'' were mixed.<ref name="turner">{{cite web |last= Passafiume |first= Andrea |title= Rush Hour 2 |url= http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/196857%7C0/Rush-Hour-2.html |website= [[Turner Classic Movies]] |publisher= [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]) |access-date= May 11, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180511142317/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/196857%7C0/Rush-Hour-2.html |archive-date= May 11, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news|title=Rush Hour 2 rumbles to top|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1475591.stm|website=[[BBC]]|date=6 August 2001|access-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512151240/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1475591.stm|archive-date=May 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's critical consensus states that the film "doesn't feel as fresh or funny as the first, and the stunts lack some of the intricacy normally seen in Chan's films."<ref>{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 2 (2001)|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rush_hour_2/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date= March 2, 2019 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 2|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/rush-hour-2|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] ([[CBS Corporation]])|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510124316/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/rush-hour-2|archive-date=May 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] during ''Rush Hour 2''{{'s}} opening weekend gave the film an average grade of A on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|url=https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|title=Official website|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041238/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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[[Roger Ebert]] gave it one and half stars out of a possible four calling Chris Tucker "an anchor around the ankles of the humor" in the movie.<ref name="Ebert">{{cite web |date= August 3, 2001 |last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link1= Roger Ebert |title= Rush Hour 2 |url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/rush-hour-2-2001 |website= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] }}</ref> Conversely Robert Koehler of [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] called it a "superior sequel" and "the very model of the limber, transnational Hollywood action comedy".<ref>{{cite web |date= July 27, 2001|last=Koehler|first=Robert|title= Rush Hour 2 |url= https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/rush-hour-2-2-1200469002/ |website=Variety }}</ref> |
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''Rush Hour 2'' is set to be released on Blu-ray in Germany 1 December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 2 Blu-ray Germany|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rush-Hour-2-Blu-ray/85511/|publisher=blu-ray.com|accessdate=14 October 2013}}</ref> A Blu-ray was originally set to be released in October 2007 in the U.S., and December 2007 in the U.K. to coincide with the releases of [[Rush Hour]] and [[Rush Hour 3]] on the same format. For reasons unknown, both dates were pulled from the release schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/533859 |title=Rush Hour 2|publisher=bva.org.uk |accessdate=1 April 2012}}</ref> |
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Because of various issues during [[development hell]] and production, ''Rush Hour 3'' wasn't released until August 10, 2007; six years after ''Rush Hour 2''. ''Rush Hour 3'' failed to receive the critical and commercial acclaim of its predecessors, but was still a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rush Hour 3 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=rushhour3.htm |access-date=2008-03-13}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Brett Ratner |
Written by | Jeff Nathanson |
Based on | Characters by Ross LaManna |
Produced by | Roger Birnbaum Jonathan Glickman Arthur M. Sarkissian Jay Stern |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
Edited by | Mark Helfrich |
Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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Distributed by | New Line Cinema[1] |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[1] |
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Budget | $90 million[2] |
Box office | $347.3 million[2] |
Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson. A sequel to Rush Hour (1998), it is the second installment in the Rush Hour franchise and stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reprising their roles from the first film. The story follows Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Tucker), who go to Hong Kong on vacation only to be thwarted by a murder case involving two U.S. customs agents after a bombing at the American embassy. Lee suspects that the crime is linked to the Triad crime lord Ricky Tan (Lone).
Rush Hour 2 opened on August 3, 2001, to generally mixed reviews. The film was a commercial success, grossing $347.3 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise. It also became the year's fifth-highest-grossing film domestically in the United States, as well as the second-highest-grossing PG-13-rated film. A sequel, Rush Hour 3, was released on August 10, 2007.
Plot
[edit]A few years after rescuing a Chinese diplomat's daughter,[a] LAPD Detective James Carter is in Hong Kong on vacation with his friend, Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee. His vacation is put on hold when a bomb at the US Consulate General kills two undercover US Customs agents. Lee is assigned to the case and discovers that his late father's police partner, Ricky Tan, is somehow involved. Lee and Carter attempt to question Ricky, now a Triad leader, at a massage parlor, resulting in a brawl with his bodyguards forcing Lee and Carter to flee through Hong Kong while completely naked.
The U.S. Secret Service, led by Agent Sterling, and the Hong Kong Police Force fight over jurisdiction of the case. Lee's office is bombed and Lee, unaware Carter has left the building, believes him dead. They reunite at a party on Ricky's yacht, where Ricky scolds his underling, Hu Li. Lee and Carter confront Ricky, who claims he is being framed by his enemies and asks for protection, but Hu Li shoots him and escapes. Sterling holds Lee responsible for Ricky's death and orders him off the case. Carter is ordered back to Los Angeles, but convinces Lee to return to Los Angeles with him, after Lee tells him about Tan’s history with his father, leading up until his death. Seeing this as an opportunity for Lee to finally square his father’s death.
Carter assures Lee that every large criminal operation has a rich white man behind it; in this case, he believes that man is Steven Reign, a billionaire Los Angeles hotelier he saw acting suspiciously at Ricky Tan's party. Staking out Reign Towers, they spot Isabella Molina, whom Carter met on Ricky's yacht, receiving a delivery from Hu Li. Mistaking the package for another bomb, Lee and Carter try to intervene, but Molina reveals she is an undercover U.S. Secret Service agent, looking into Reign's laundering of $100 million in superdollars, with the only difference being that they burn with a red color unlike real dollars.
Lee and Carter visit Kenny, an ex-con, now Carter’s informant who runs a gambling den in the back of his Chinese restaurant. He tells them about a customer with a suspicious amount of hundred-dollar bills, which Carter confirms are Reign's counterfeits. They trace the money to a bank, where they are captured by Hu Li and the Triads. Taken to Las Vegas in a Triad truck, Lee and Carter escape, realizing that Reign is laundering the $100 million through his new Red Dragon Casino.
At the Red Dragon, Molina points Lee to the engraving plates used to print the counterfeit money, while Carter creates a distraction to help Lee sneak past security. Hu Li captures Lee, taping a Ying Tao grenade in his mouth before bringing him to Ricky, who is still alive. When Ricky departs, Molina tries to arrest Hu Li but is shot, and Lee and Carter manage to remove the grenade before Hu Li detonates it, evacuating the casino.
Carter fights Hu Li, accidentally taking her out with a spear, while Lee pursues Ricky. In the casino's penthouse, Reign prepares to escape with the plates but Ricky fatally stabs him. Lee and Carter confront Ricky, who admits to killing Lee's father. In the ensuing scuffle, Ricky falls to his death when Lee accidentally kicks him out of a window, avenging Lee’s father’s death. Hu Li enters the room with a time bomb, forcing Lee and Carter to escape on a makeshift zip line as Hu Li dies in the explosion.
Later at McCarran International Airport, Sterling and Molina thank Lee for his work on the case and Molina kisses him. Planning to go their separate ways when Lee gives Carter his late father’s police badge after finally finding closure for his father’s death, Lee and Carter change their minds when Carter reveals the large amount of money he won at Caesar's Palace, and the pair head to New York City to indulge themselves while performing a victory dance to Michael Jackson’s "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough".
Cast
[edit]- Jackie Chan as Chief Inspector Lee, a Hong Kong cop. He invites Carter to Hong Kong for a vacation but accepts a case involving Ricky Tan, the man who killed his father.
- Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter, an LAPD detective who is in Hong Kong for vacation but quickly becomes entangled in an international investigation.
- Zhang Ziyi as Hu Li, a Triad assassin and enforcer.
- Roselyn Sánchez as Agent Isabella Molina of the Secret Service. She is working undercover, posing as a corrupt agent while also enlisting Lee and Carter to help her stop the Triads.
- John Lone as Ricky Tan, a Triad gangster working with Steven Reign.
- Alan King as Steven Reign, a corrupt Los Angeles businessman in league with the Triads to use his new casino to launder counterfeit money.
- Harris Yulin as Special Agent-In-Charge Sterling
- Kenneth Tsang as Captain Chin
- Don Cheadle as Kenny,[3] the owner of a Chinese restaurant in L.A. that also houses an illegal gambling den.
- Joel McKinnon Miller as Tex
Maggie Q, Jeremy Piven,[4] Saul Rubinek,[5] and Gianni Russo[6] have cameo appearances as a Versace salesman, a casino box man, and a pit boss respectively.
Production
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Filming
[edit]Filming took place between December 11, 2000 and April 30, 2001.
Fake-money controversy
[edit]The prop masters for the film created approximately $1 trillion in fake money to be used as props in the film. The money was realistic enough that some of the film's extras pocketed it and attempted to spend it illegally outside of the production, which led to said fake money being confiscated and destroyed by the U.S. Secret Service.[7]
Music
[edit]Lalo Schifrin returned to compose the score for the film. According to him, "The music for Rush Hour 2 is completely different from Rush Hour. The first 20–30 seconds of the main title is a reprise of the music from Rush Hour – but that's it."[8] He said that Ratner had requested a "symphonic score", which he incidentally found suitable for Rush Hour 2:
For the sequel, he asked me to do a symphonic score. It was bigger than life – like an epic score. I ignored the comedy – the actors took care of that. I played to the chases and the danger. It's a serious score in the sense of an "epic" score, like Raiders of the Lost Ark or an Errol Flynn film. Also, you must realize that the symphony orchestra allows many more possibilities. Mozart didn't need a rhythm section to "drive". I was able to create a lot of energy without the use of drums and electric guitars and all that.[8]
Schifrin performed the Rush Hour 2 score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Varèse Sarabande released the soundtrack album on compact disc in August 2001.[9] In a 2001 interview with Dan Goldwasser for Soundtrack.Net, Schifrin was asked whether he would score Rush Hour 3, and he stated: "Oh, I'm not a prophet!"[8] By 2007, he began composing the score for Rush Hour 3,[10] which as of 2018[update], is his last motion picture score.[11]
Release
[edit]Before its August 3 release, Rush Hour 2 premiered on July 26, 2001, on-board the United Airlines Flight 1 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong renamed, "The Rush Hour Express".[12] The Hong Kong Board of Tourism teamed up with United Airlines and New Line Cinema in a campaign that offered both trailers for the movie for passengers on all domestic United flights during July and August reaching an expected three million people, as well as Hong Kong travel videos to inspire tourists to visit the country where the film was set.[12]
Box office
[edit]Rush Hour 2 earned $226.2 million in North America and an estimated $121.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $347.3 million (surpassing Rush Hour and Rush Hour 3's worldwide box-office receipts).[2][13] The film was ranked number one during its opening weekend, grossing $67.4 million at 3,118 locations.[14][2] The film stayed in the Top 10 until October 11 (10 weeks total).[15] It became one of the four 2001 films to generate $60 million in their first three days of release, with the others being Monsters, Inc., The Mummy Returns and Planet of the Apes.[16] The film also had the fourth-highest opening weekend of all time, behind the latter two films and The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Additionally, Rush Hour 2 achieved two other records during its opening weekend, beating The Sixth Sense for having the biggest August opening weekend and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me for scoring the largest opening weekend for a New Line Cinema film.[17] The August opening weekend record would be held for six years before being surpassed by The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007.[18] Rush Hour 2 would hold the record for having the highest opening weekend for a comedy film until 2002 when Austin Powers in Goldmember surpassed it.[19] Despite being overtaken by American Pie 2, the film made $31.5 million during its second weekend.[20] It was 2001's second-highest-grossing rated PG-13 film and the 11th highest-grossing film worldwide.[21][22] Rush Hour 2 surpassed the 1984 film The Karate Kid as the highest-grossing martial arts action film, and was ranked as the second-highest-grossing buddy comedy film, behind the 1997 film Men in Black.[23][24] The film was also ranked as the third-highest-grossing second installment in a live action comedy film franchise (behind the 2004 film Meet the Fockers and the 2011 film The Hangover Part II).[25]
Reception
[edit]Reviews for Rush Hour 2 were mixed.[26][27] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 50% based on 129 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's critical consensus states that the film "doesn't feel as fresh or funny as the first, and the stunts lack some of the intricacy normally seen in Chan's films."[28] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[29] Audiences polled by CinemaScore during Rush Hour 2's opening weekend gave the film an average grade of A on an A+ to F scale.[30]
Roger Ebert gave it one and half stars out of a possible four calling Chris Tucker "an anchor around the ankles of the humor" in the movie.[31] Conversely Robert Koehler of Variety called it a "superior sequel" and "the very model of the limber, transnational Hollywood action comedy".[32]
Awards
[edit]Rush Hour 2 earned 27 award nominations and 10 wins, including an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, a Teen Choice Award for Film-Choice Actor, Comedy, and 3 Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Actor for Tucker, Favorite Male Butt Kicker for Chan, and Favorite Movie.
Sequel
[edit]Because of various issues during development hell and production, Rush Hour 3 wasn't released until August 10, 2007; six years after Rush Hour 2. Rush Hour 3 failed to receive the critical and commercial acclaim of its predecessors, but was still a box office success.[33]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rush Hour 2". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Rush Hour 2". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Lockett, Dee. "Don Cheadle Didn't Realize His Rush Hour 2 Character Inspired Kendrick Lamar". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Watch Jeremy Piven recall meeting Mike Tyson on the set of 'Rush Hour 2'". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Rush Hour 2". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Bio | Gianni Russo". www.giannirusso.com. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV". Movies Insider. October 10, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c Goldwasser, Dan. "Schifrin's Latest Rush". Soundtrack.Net. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Rush Hour 2 [Original Motion Picture Score]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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- ^ "Lalo Schifrin". Soundtrack.Net. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "New Line Cinema and United Airlines Team with Hong Kong Tourism Board for In Flight 'Rush Hour 2' Promotion". Time Warner. July 12, 2001. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Rush Hour". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "'Rush Hour 2' Has $67.4-Million Debut". Los Angeles Times. 7 August 2001.
- ^ "Rush Hour 2 (2001) - Financial Information".
- ^ "'Monsters' scares up win at box office". United Press International. 4 November 2001. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Linder, Brian (August 7, 2001). "Weekend Box Office: Rush Hour Jams Theaters". IGN. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Bourne Ultimatum Breaks August Box Office Record!". 6 August 2007.
- ^ "'Austin' collects opening weekend gold". July 31, 2002.
- ^ "Sequel weekend: Pie 2 takes $45m, Rush Hour 2 $31m".
- ^ "2001 Yearly Box Office for PG-13 Rated Movies". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "2001 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Action - Martial Arts (1980–present)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Action - Buddy Comedy". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Comedy - Sequel (Live Action)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb (Amazon). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Passafiume, Andrea. "Rush Hour 2". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Rush Hour 2 rumbles to top". BBC. 6 August 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Rush Hour 2 (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Rush Hour 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive (CBS Corporation). Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Official website". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (August 3, 2001). "Rush Hour 2". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (July 27, 2001). "Rush Hour 2". Variety.
- ^ "Rush Hour 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
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