---
title: 'Rush Hour (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brett Ratner'
released: '1998-09-18'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rush-hour-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120812/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rush Hour (1998)

1998 · PG-13 · 98 min · Action · United States

Part of: Rush Hour

## Synopsis

Rush Hour is a 1998 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner from a screenplay by Jim Kouf and Ross LaManna and a story by LaManna. It stars Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn, and Elizabeth Peña. In the film, Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective James Carter (Tucker) are forced to work together to rescue a Chinese diplomat's abducted daughter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brett Ratner](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-ratner)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Kouf](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-kouf)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Producer:** [Roger Birnbaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-birnbaum), [Jonathan Glickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-glickman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-greenberg)
- **Editor:** [Mark Helfrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-helfrich)

## Cast

- [Ken Lo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-lo)
- [George Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-cheung)
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan)
- [Clifton Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-powell)
- [Philip Baker Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-baker-hall)
- [Arlene Tai](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlene-tai)
- [Chris Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-tucker)
- [Mark Rolston](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-rolston)
- [Barry Shabaka Henley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-shabaka-henley)
- [Rex Linn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-linn)
- [Elizabeth Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-pena)
- [Cheung Wing Fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheung-wing-fat)
- [Chris Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-penn)
- [Ken Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-leung)
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson)

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