Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the characters created by Ross LaManna. A sequel to Rush Hour, 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).
Plot
A few days after rescuing the Chinese diplomat daughter as a reward, LAPD Detective James Carter is in Hong Kong on vacation with his partner, 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 leader of the Triads, resulting in a brawl with his bodyguards.
Cast
- Alan King
- Angela Little
- Cheung Wing Fat
- Chris Tucker
- Don Cheadle
- Elizabeth Anweis
- Ernie Reyes
- Gianni Russo
- Harris Yulin
- Jackie Chan
- James Lew
- Jeremy Piven
- John Lone
- Kenneth Tsang
- Lisa LoCicero
- Maggie Q
- Matthew Barry
- Meiling Melançon
- Philip Baker Hall
- Roger Lim
- Roselyn Sánchez
- Saul Rubinek
- Tanya Newbould
- Zhang Ziyi