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Original Title: Rush Hour 2 Directed by: Brett Ratner Written by: Jeff Nathanson Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti Music by: Lalo Schifrin Country: USA, Hong Kong Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime Duration: 90 min Release Date: 3 August 2001 (USA) Filming Dates: 11 December 2000 – 20 April 2001 Filming Locations: China (Hong Kong), USA (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York) Synopsis: It’s vacation time for Det. James Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot by L.A. crime boss Steven Reign and Triad Ricky Tan, an ex-cop who played a mysterious part in the death of Det. Lee’s father. Throw in a power struggle between Tan and the gorgeous but dangerous Hu Li and the boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella. Then again, it may turn up more excitement than Carter was looking for during his vacation.

Jackie Chan Inspector Lee

Chris Tucker James Carter

Roselyn Sanchez Isabella Molina

Zhang Ziyi Hu Li

John Lone Ricky Tan

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• Ziyi’s character Hu Li (the Mandarin word for fox) was originally written for a man.
• Don Cheadle agreed to do this movie only if he got to fight Jackie Chan and speak Chinese.
• When Chris Tucker is saying that Asians always panic and points out Godzilla films as a reference, he shouts “Hayaku! Hayaku!” This is actually Japanese, and it means “Faster! Faster!”
• In an interview, Brett Ratner admitted that the first part of the karaoke scene with Chris Tucker wasn’t supposed to be filmed. Tucker refused to act like Michael Jackson with the cameras running. Between takes, he went up as entertainment for everyone. Secretly, Ratner told the cameramen to film it but to not let Tucker notice them.
• On The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Chris Tucker said that while he was filming this movie in Hong Kong, many locals mistook him for NBA star Kobe Bryant. In the film, while Tucker’s character is running up the stairs, the old woman shouts “Move out of the way, Kobe” to him.
• Ziyi could not speak English, so she had to take direction via the combination of an interpreter (often Jackie Chan himself) and Brett Ratner essentially performing “charades”. Her character only says three English words in the movie: “Some apple?” and, later, “Out!” In an interview, Roselyn Sanchez said that Ziyi Zhang tried learning English from her, but tried to discourage her as she would have ended up speaking it with a Puerto Rican accent.
• Chris Tucker ad-libbed many different versions of his short speech to Hu Li at the end of their fight. Brett Ratner felt the speech was not working and told Tucker to call her a “bitch”. Tucker refused to say the word and it took hours of convincing by Ratner before Tucker finally agreed.
• The scene where Carter and Lee are running down the street naked in Hong Kong was an actual take; production could not block the street off for the shoot. —IMDb

Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
2001 Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Comedy of the Year		Nominated
2002 Image Awards	Outstanding Film		Nominated
	Oustanding Actor	Chris Tucker	Nominated
2002 Kids’ Choice Awards	Favorite Movie	–	Won
	Favorite Male Movie Star	Chris Tucker	Won
	Favorite Male Movie Star	Jackie Chan	Nominated
	Favorite Male Action Hero	Jackie Chan	Won
	Favorite Male Action Hero	Chris Tucker	Nominated
	Favorite Female Action Hero	Zhang Ziyi	Nominated
2002 BMI Film & TV Awards	BMI Film Music Award	Lola Schifrin	Won
2002 ALMA Awards	Oustanding Supporting Actress	Roselyn Sanchez	Nominated
2002 World Stunt Awards	Best Fight	–	Won
	Best High Work	Mark Hicks	Won
	Best Specialty Stunt	–	Won
	Best High Work	Andy Cheng	Nominated
	Best High Work	Kurt D. Lott	Nominated
	Best Stunt Coordinator		Nominated
	Best Stunt	Mark Hicks	Nominated
	Best Stunt	Kurt D. Lott	Nominated
	Best Water Work	Andy Cheng	Nominated
2002 MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	–	Won
	Best Comedic Performance	Chris Tucker	Nominated
	Best Musical Sequence	Chris Tucker	Nominated
	Best Villain	Zhang Ziyi	Nominated
	Best On-Screen Team	–	Nominated
2002 MTV Video Music Awards	Best Video from a Film	Ludacris	Nominated
2002 MTV Asia Awards	Favorite Movie	–	Nominated
2002 BET Awards	Best Actor	Chris Tucker	Nominated
2002 Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedy Actor	Chris Tucker	Won
	Choice Chemistry	–	Nominated
2002 Satellite Awards	Best Actor	Chris Tucker	Nominated
2002 Bogey Awards	Bogey Award	–	Won