Nathanson had reportedly done some uncredited work on the script for the first Rush Hour (originally penned by Ross LaManna), and Ratner was impressed. The story was fleshed out over the next couple of years with Jeff Nathanson writing the screenplay. Many of the real-life comic situations that Tucker found himself in while visiting Hong Kong helped inspire parts of the sequel, which would revolve this time around Tucker's character being the fish out of water. "Chris (Tucker) and I went to the premiere (of Rush Hour) in Hong Kong," Ratner told Entertainment Weekly in 2001, "and watching him interact hilariously with the people, and do his Michael Jackson imitations at karaoke bars-bingo.we would be walking down the street, and he'd be talking to people and no one would understand a word he was saying. The seed for the plot of Rush Hour 2 was planted early on while Brett Ratner and the cast were promoting the original in 1998. "We wrote the last scene of the original," Ratner said in a 2001 interview, "hoping that we would be making a sequel one day." With Rush Hour earning over $141 million at the box office, practically overnight, everything changed.Īccording to director Brett Ratner, plans for a sequel were being laid almost immediately following the release of the first film. When Rush Hour exploded, Chan had all but given up on trying to be a star in America and was ready to head back to Hong Kong permanently. He had already been a megastar in Hong Kong for years, but the same level of fame with American audiences had always eluded him. No one had been more shocked than Jackie Chan. The original Rush Hour had surprised everyone with its phenomenal success when it was released in 1998. The non-stop action moves from China, to Los Angeles, and on to Las Vegas for an exciting climax, with plenty of laughs along the way. As the plot thickens, a dangerous femme fatale (Zhang Ziyi), a shady businessman (Alan King) and a gorgeous secret service agent (Roselyn Sanchez) all add to the mix of colorful characters. When the duo investigates, it looks like powerful gangster Ricky Tan (John Lone) may hold the key to some criminal activity in the Hong Kong underworld. In this sequel to 1998's box office smash Rush Hour, Detective James Carter (Tucker) and Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) find themselves foregoing a much needed vacation after there is a bombing at the American Embassy in Hong Kong. The hilariously mismatched cross-cultural odd couple of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker team up for the second time in Brett Ratner's action comedy Rush Hour 2 (2001).
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