Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Action, Comedy, Crime |
Rush Hour 3 is a American action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Jeff Nathanson, and starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Noémie Lenoir, Yvan Attal and Youki Kudoh. It is the third installment in the Rush Hour series. Announced on May 7, 2006, filming began on July 4 on location in Paris and Los Angeles. Released on August 10, 2007, the film received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $258 million worldwide against a $140 million budget.
After the commercial success of the first and second films in the franchise, Tucker received a salary of $25 million for his role in the film, as well as 20% of the film’s profits.
Three years after the events of Rush Hour 2, Chinese Ambassador Solon Han, with Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee as his bodyguard, addresses the importance of fighting the Triads at the World Criminal Court in Los Angeles. There, he starts to announce the whereabouts of Shy Shen, a semi-mythical individual of great importance to the Chinese mob, but an assassin snipes him, causing a panic. Lee corners the shooter, only to learn it is his childhood Japanese foster brother, Kenji. Lee hesitates, inadvertently allowing Kenji to escape just as LAPD Detective James Carter arrives after learning what happened over the police radio.
Director: Brett Ratner
Writers: Jeff Nathanson, Ross LaManna (characters)
Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yvan Attal, Yûki Kudô, Jingchu Zhang
Cast:
| Chris Tucker | … | Carter |
| Jackie Chan | … | Lee |
| Max von Sydow | … | Reynard |
| Hiroyuki Sanada | … | Kenji |
| Yvan Attal | … | George |
| Yûki Kudô | … | Dragon Lady |
| Noémie Lenoir | … | Genevieve (as Noemie Lenoir) |
| Jingchu Zhang | … | Soo Yung (as Zhang Jingchu) |
| Tzi Ma | … | Ambassador Han |
| Dana Ivey | … | Sister Agnes |
| Henry O | … | Master Yu (as Henry O.) |
| Mia Tyler | … | Marsha |
| Michael Chow | … | Chinese Foreign Minister |
| David Niven Jr. | … | British Foreign Minister |
| Oanh Nguyen | … | Mi |
| Andrew Quang | … | Kung Fu Kid |
| Mingming Sun | … | Kung Fu Giant |
| Lisa Thornhill | … | Nurse |
| Kentaro | … | French Assassin (as M. Kentaro) |
| Ludovic Paris | … | French Cop |
| Richard Dieux | … | French Cop |
| Olivier Schneider | … | French Cop |
| Philippe Bergeron | … | Baccarat Dealer |
| Daniel Yabut | … | Croupier |
| Frank Bruynbroek | … | Bartender |
| Lisa Piepergerdes | … | Falling Woman |
| Éric Naggar | … | Front Desk Man |
| Silvie Laguna | … | Elevator Woman |
| Micaelle Mee-Sook | … | Chinese Waitress |
| Daniel Decrauze | … | Singing Guitarist |
| Ann Christine | … | Dressing Room Girl |
| Anna Chiu | … | Dressing Room Girl |
| Heather Mostofizadeh | … | Dressing Room Girl |
| Jasmine Dustin | … | Dressing Room Girl |
| Francesca Cecil | … | Dressing Room Girl (as Francesca C. Cecil) |
| David Goldsmith | … | Clown |
| Michel Francini | … | Old Man on Balcony |
| Julie Depardieu | … | George’s Wife |
| Marc Hoang | … | Eiffel Tower Lookout (as Hoang Nghi) |
| Lisa Byrnes | … | Follies Dancer |
| Melissa Cabrera | … | Follies Dancer |
| Mandy Coulton | … | Follies Dancer |
| R.J. Durell | … | Follies Dancer |
| Catherine Ferrino | … | Follies Dancer |
| Loriel Hennington | … | Follies Dancer |
| Rachael Markarian | … | Follies Dancer (as Rachel Markarian) |
| Jaayda McClanahan | … | Follies Dancer |
| Annabeth Miller | … | Follies Dancer (as Ann Beth Miller) |
| Victoria Gracie | … | Follies Dancer (as Victoria Parsons) |
| Vanessa Tarazona | … | Follies Dancer |
| Laetitia Ray | … | Follies Dancer |
| Tovaris Wilson | … | Follies Dancer |
| Diana Carr | … | Gendarmes Dancer |
| Noa Dori | … | Gendarmes Dancer |
| Kayla McGee | … | Gendarmes Dancer |
| Tanja Plecas | … | Gendarmes Dancer |
| Kristin Quinn | … | Gendarmes Dancer |
| Liliya Toneva | … | Gendarmes Dancer |
| Don Abernathy | … | Dignitary / Limo Driver / Protester (uncredited) |
| Tim Bader | … | WCW Officer (uncredited) |
| Gia Bay | … | Dressing Room Girl (uncredited) |
| Flynn Beck | … | French Saloon Girl (uncredited) |
| Hélène Cardona | … | Stewardess (voice) (uncredited) |
| Darryl Chan | … | Reynard Triad Gangster (uncredited) |
| George Cheung | … | Reynard Triad Gangster (uncredited) |
| Alexandra Choi | … | U.N. Woman (uncredited) |
| Arnold Chon | … | Motorcycle Triad (uncredited) |
| Libby Clearfield | … | Follies patron (uncredited) |
| Rich Cohen | … | Baccarat Dealer (uncredited) |
| Arnaud Collery | … | Casino Scene Playboy (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Crisp | … | Cop (uncredited) |
| John R. Duncan | … | Dignatary (uncredited) |
| Elaine Anne Furst | … | US Delegate (uncredited) |
| Lon Haber | … | French Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Philip Baker Hall | … | Captain William Diel (uncredited) |
| Alicia Hannah | … | Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
| Richard Hotson | … | ICU Cop #1 (uncredited) |
| Alexander Kanellakos | … | WCC Security Officer Wolfe (uncredited) |
| Silvy Kas | … | Dressing Room Girl (uncredited) |
| Kent Kasper | … | Foreign Minister (uncredited) |
| Kainoa Kilcher | … | Kung Fu Student (uncredited) |
| Xihuaru Kilcher | … | Kung fu Student (uncredited) |
| Vera Kopp | … | Dressing Room Girl (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Le | … | Dressing Room Girl (uncredited) |
| James LeQuang | … | Kung Fu Student (uncredited) |
| James Lew | … | Triad Assassin (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Lu | … | Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
| Jill Maddrell | … | Casino Guest (uncredited) |
| Julie Michaels | … | French Patron (uncredited) |
| Angel Monroe | … | News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Matthew Osborne | … | Kung Fu Student (uncredited) |
| David Pearl | … | Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Evelina Pereira | … | Foreign Minister (uncredited) |
| Roman Polanski | … | Detective Revi (uncredited) |
| Alberti Popaj | … | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Simon Rhee | … | Triad Assassin (uncredited) |
| John Robert | … | Protester (uncredited) |
| Sahlima | … | Follies Patron (uncredited) |
| Uwe Schwarzwalder | … | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Sarah Shahi | … | Zoe (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia