Talk:Rush Hour (franchise)

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Imsosirius (talk) 20:23, 31 March 2012 (UTC) On March 31, I edited this page, most specifically in the production section. It almost needs a full re-write.

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Production
Someone added a whole lot of production information but little of it is sourced. Ratner worked with Tucker before and and I haven't found anything to back up claims that other actors were in the running for the role. It's easy to claim an actor was "considered", but it doesn't mean the actor ever actually was offered the role, or auditioned, or even met the producers to talk about it. We shouldn't put undue weight on what are essentially rumors and speculation. Even though I did find a credible source saying Eddie Murphy turned down the role but I don't want to it is hard to know if the writer had any real information to back up the claim. Another article from the same author Dave Chappelle and Martin Lawrence were each considered but he undermines his credibility because qualifies that the various claims are "According to IMDb".

It does seem as if Martin Lawrence was attached before Disney passed on the film.

The making of A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of 'Rush Hour' (1999) unsurprisingly doesn't mention any of the actors who didn't get the part, and barely mentions the development besides Ratner flying to South Africa to meet Chan. It does say quite a bit about bringing together Jackie's stunt team and an American stunt team and the greater level of restrictions and safety that might make an interesting addition to the article. -- 109.79.176.69 (talk) 18:46, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I have trimmed the unsourced claims about who was considered for the role besides Tucker. There are lots of other unsourced claims that should probably also be removed. -- 109.79.91.135 (talk) 04:04, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Rush hour 2 Michael Jackson club scene
The page says Chris Tucker was FILMED SECRETLY performing the Michael Jackson song. This is very, very obviously untrue if you watch the scene.