Rush Hour (1998) - Quotes

Cultural Differences Unite in Shared Purpose

Taglines: They come from different cultures. But on a case this big, they speak the same language.

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Enduring Friendship Through Challenges

Taglines: Pals Forever. If they can get past today.

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Cultural Clash of Speed and Wit

Taglines: The Fastest Hands In The East Meet The Biggest Mouth In The West.

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Long Flight and Unexpected Conversations

Carter: Man, how long is this flight?

Lee: Fifteen hours.

Carter: Fifteen hours? What are we gonna do for fifteen hours?

Lee: [''Shrugs, then puts on headphones, and sings''; ''Carter turns in horror''; ''Sings''] Huh! War! Uh! Good God "yaw.

Carter: Aw, hell no! Stewardess, get me another seat! Stewardess!

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Food Preferences in Rush Hour

Carter: Damn Chen, some greasy shit? You aint got no better food like some chicken wings, some baby back-ribs, some fries or something?

Chen: Chinese food! No soul food here!

Carter: I ain't say nothing about no soul food. I said ain't you got some better food? I don't want that greasy shit. How you gonna sell a big box of grease?

Chen: Fung geneo bunkwain.

Carter: I'm a chilly what?

Chen: I'm no punk bitch!

Carter: I aint no punk bitch either!

Chen: I'm no punk bitch!

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Misunderstanding in Language and Culture

Lee: [''Singing "[[w: War (The Temptations song)#Edwin Starr version|War] ]"] What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Good God you all.

Carter: It's not "you all" its "y'all".

Lee: Yahl?

Carter: Y'all!

Lee: Yaal!

Carter: Man you sound like a karate movie. Y'all!

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Miscommunication Between Friends

Lee: I am not responsible for your assumption.

Carter: You full of shit, you understand me, you full of shit.

Lee: Not being able to speak is not the same as not speaking. You seem as if you like to talk. I like to let people talk who like to talk. It makes it easier to find out how full of shit they are.

Carter: [''Pause''] What the hell did you just say? "I let people talk, blah blah blah" so I'm the one full of shit?

Lee: We both full of shit.

Carter: You full of shit.

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Cultural Differences in Music Preferences

Chief Insp. Lee: [hears Surfing USA] Beach Boys.

Det. James Carter: Oh, hell, no. You didn't just touch my goddamn radio.

Lee: [[w:The Beach Boys|The Beach Boys] ] are great American music.

Carter: The Beach Boys'll get you a great ass-whoopin'. Don't you ever touch a black man's radio, boy. You can do that in China but you'll get your ass killed out here.

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Misunderstanding in a High-Stakes Situation

Cab Driver: [''Points a gun at Lee and Carter''; Lee and Carter put their hands up] Don't move! Drop your guns.

Carter: [[w:FBI|FBI?; ''Shows his badge''] Hey man look, ]

Lee: [''Carter is stunned at discovering Lee [[w:English language|speaks English] Oh, um...I'm policeman! I'm just showing him how to take a gun from a suspect.

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