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Actors: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rush Hour |
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One early morning the daughter of an asian diplomat is kidnapped. The asian diplomat wants one of his people to help so he calls Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan). Since the FBI think they won't like him very much, they call LAPD and get Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker)to escort him around town. Lee and Carter get frustrated and decide to take matters into their own hands.
--Mariah Celino, Resident Scholar
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A criminal known as Juntao has kidnapped a Chinese diplomat's daughter in America, so a Chinese inspector is sent to Los Angeles, California to work with an LAPD officer to crack the case. They've got to save the girl, and the clock is ticking!
--AJ, Resident Scholar
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This is about a little girl who is kidnapped in exchange for money. When the going gets tough, the girl's father calls in Decetive Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan). Chris Tucker is hired to show him around the city and they decide to solve the case themselves.
--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Rush Hour |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- criminal kidnappers
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals portrayed sympathetically on the run
Kind of movie
- traditional karate
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
City?
Yes
Style
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- karate chop
- hand to hand
- guns
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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