Rush Hour
film by Ratner [1998]
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The 1998 film Rush Hour, directed by Brett Ratner, stars Chris Tucker as a detective from Los Angeles and Jackie Chan as a detective inspector from Hong Kong. Despite Jackie Chan's stated reservations about understanding American humor and his initial reluctance to take the role, the film was a significant success in the U.S. film industry. The movie spawned two sequels, released in 2001 and 2007.12
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