Rush Hour: Difference between revisions

** Or just followed the [[Rule of Cool]].

* [[Disney Villain Death]]: Happens to all three of the main villains in the series, though usually with a bit more proof they didn't survive the impact than at Disney. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] during the blooper reel of ''Rush Hour 2''.

* [[The Dragon]]: Sang (Ken Leung) in the first movie, Hu Li ([[Zhang Ziyi]]) in the second. Hu Li also doubles as the [[Dragon Lady]].

* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: Carter's father, a legendary policeman by his son's retelling.

* [[Eagle Land]]: Not so much in the first two movies, but in ''Rush Hour 3'' Carter gets pretty obnoxiously Flavor 2; accusing all Iraqis of being terrorists and forcing a Frenchman to sing the US anthem ''at gunpoint''.

* [[Eagleland Osmosis]]: The French taxi driver in the third film thinks all Americans are violent action movie characters.

* [[French Jerk]]: The officer played by [[Roman Polanski]].

* [[Freudian Slip]]: Carter, when discussing the funny money with Isabella, who's in only her underwear and bathrobe:

'''Carter''': Yeah, this is my titty. I mean, this is my city. }}

* [[Gay Moment]]: Lee gratefully kisses Carter's cheeks a few times after he's rescued by Carter's quick thinking at the end of the first film. Carter, having just had Lee collide with his crotch, just wanted Lee off him ASAP. "What the hell you doin'?" "I was just... being polite." "[[That Came Out Wrong|Well, next time, be polite to my nuts!]]"

** And then, of course, there was the ''hysterical'' [[Camp Gay]] store attendant in ''Rush Hour 2.''

'''Carter:''' I ain't shoppin' with ''you'' no more. }}

* [[Glove Snap]]: Done by French airport security in ''Rush Hour 3''.

* [[Monumental Battle]]: The fight on the Eiffel Tower at the end of the third film.

* [[My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad]]: In the first movie, Lee and Carter get into an argument about their deceased fathers, culminating in this:

'''Lee''': Not a cop. An officer. [[Shrouded in Myth|A legend]]. All over Hong Kong.<br />

'''Carter''': My daddy [is] a legend too. All over America. My daddy once arrested 15 people in one night. By himself.<br />

* [[Pronoun Trouble]] / [[Who's on First?]]: Two characters named Yu and Mi in the third movie confuse the other characters and the audience.

** Lee and Carter have one of these in the second movie

'''Carter:''' Detective Yu? }}

* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: In the first movie:

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Carter and Lee.

* [[Running Gag]]: An ''actual'' running gag shows up in the outtakes, when Chris Tucker keeps forgetting to call Jackie Chan by his character's name.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: In the first film, Lee threatens that nothing better happen to all the priceless Chinese art and artifacts. Carter reassures him: "Don't worry, ain't nothin' gonna happen to any of this stuff." Only a couple minutes later, a huge gunfight erupts in the room, which destroys many of the items.

* [[Title Drop]]: First movie only (and really, it's the only one where the title makes sense; what does Rush Hour have to do with the crimes taking place in Hong Kong or Paris?).

'''Soo Yung's Driver:''' Is there a problem, officer?<br />

'''Sang:''' No problem. Just rush hour.<br />

** [[Eddie Murphy]] was also originally supposed to play as Carter, but turned the role down to work on another project.

* [[Who's on First?]]: In ''Rush Hour 3'', this was done in a dojo when Carter was speaking with Master Yu and Sifu Mi.

'''Yu''': He is Mi, and I am Yu. }}

** ''[[Rush Hour]] 2'' did it in the opposite direction, when discussing Chris Tucker's character's apparent death.

* [[Wok Fu]]: There's a fight followed by a chase through a Chinese restaurant.

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|Wouldn't Hit a Woman]]: Subverted through the second movie, as Carter tries to take on Hu Li, only to be KO-ed in each encounter. In their final fight, Carter says:

 

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