When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Acting
Tucker's motor-mouth meets Chan's deadpan precision.
Stunts
Jackie does his own fights—no doubles, all genius.
Writing
Carter's 'Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth?'
Director
Brett Ratner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jackie Chan couldn't speak English well during filming—he learned his lines phonetically, which explains Lee's minimal dialogue and maximum expression.
This film made Jackie Chan a household name in America after decades of Hong Kong superstardom, bridging martial arts cinema into mainstream Hollywood.
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