Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film. It is the second installment of the Rush Hour series. The sequel to Rush Hour, it stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. It was released on August 3, 2001. The film followed up to its sequel Rush Hour 3.

Plot
After an explosion at the US Embassy in Hong Kong kills two customs agents investigating currency smuggling, Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and James Carter (Chris Tucker) search for the mastermind. Ricky Tan (John Lone), head of the Fu-Cang-Long Triad, sends out his minions to insure that Carter and Lee don't solve the case.

Cast

 * Jackie Chan as Chief Inspector Lee
 * Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter
 * John Lone as Ricky Tan
 * Zhang Ziyi as Hu Li
 * Roselyn Sánchez as U.S. Secret Service Agent Isabella Molina
 * Alan King as Steven Reign
 * Harris Yulin as U.S. Secret Service Agent Sterling
 * Kenneth Tsang as Hong Kong Police Captain Chin
 * Lisa LoCicero as Receptionist
 * Mei Melançonas as Girl in Car (as Meiling Melancon)
 * Maggie Q as Girl in Car
 * Don Cheadle as Kenny (uncredited)
 * Audrey Quock as Kenny's Wife
 * Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Zing
 * Joel McKinnon Miller as Tex
 * Cynthia Pinot as High Roller Girl
 * Jeremy Piven as Versace Salesman
 * Brad Allan as Red Dragon Security Guard (uncredited)
 * Philip Baker Hall as Captain William Diel (deleted scenes)
 * Oscar Goodman as Himself (deleted scenes)

Sequel
Because of development hell, Rush Hour 3 was not released until August 10, 2007—six years after Rush Hour 2. In 2007, it was reported that a sequel to the third one, set in Moscow, was in negotiations.