- The producers of the "Rush Hour" series had considered shooting the third and fourth episodes in a row.
- Steven Seager was originally the best candidate for the villain, but after repeated revisions to the script, the role fell to Sanada Hiroyuki.
- Director Brett Ratner asked Aishwarya Lei and Gong Li if they would be willing to appear in the film, but they were both politely refused.
- Bright Ratner also approached Tony Jia. The latter was very willing, but the shooting schedule conflicted with his new film "Robbery of the Buddha 2", so he had to reluctantly give up.
- Shange Yunton was also one of the villains of the film.
- This is the first role Roman Polanski has appeared in an American film in 15 years since "Flying Over the North Star" co-produced by the United States and Japan in 1992. It is also the second role after "Chinatown" in 1974.
- Kevin Dillon would have made a small face in the film, but the filming of the TV series "Star Companion" prevented him from accepting this role, but the film directly adopted a plot in "Star Companion" with Dillon's participation.
- The crew was filming at the Eiffel Tower and had to pay 500,000 euros a night.
- Sun Mingming, who played against Jackie Chan in the film, is the tallest basketball player in the world.
- The film was not released in mainland China.
Rush Hour 3 behind the scenes gags
2021-11-18 08:01
Extended Reading
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Juliana 2022-03-23 09:01:44
It may seem like nothing to the average person, but as a person with severe fear of heights, I still feel a little tight in the last scene.
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Sydnie 2021-11-18 08:01:26
Jackie Chan is really old, obviously not as good as Rush Hour1 or 2. Zhang Jingchu is a super foil. The story is also a bit messy, it's really not a successful work. But the highlights are better than the feature film:)
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Detective James Carter: Lee, I'm alive. My whole life flashed in front of me. In three years I'll be married to a Chinese woman. We had three kids, look just like you, only a little darker.
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Detective James Carter: It's over Reynard, you know what it's like for old men in prison. They call you Pops, they make you work in the library, your best friend is gonna be a MOUSE.