Rush Hour 2 (2001)

Jackie Chan: Lee

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Quotes 

• James Carter : Who died, Lee?

  Lee : You!

  James Carter : Detective Yu?

  Lee : Not Yu, you!

  James Carter : Who?

  Lee : You!

  James Carter : Who?

  Lee : Do you understand the words that are a-coming out of my mouth?

  James Carter : Don't nobody understand the words that are comin' out of your mouth.

• Lee : Let me tell you something about Asians, we never panic.

  James Carter : Oh yeah, when Godzilla be coming, y'all be trippin': "Giaca! Giaca!"

• Lee : I will bitch-slap you back to Africa.

• Lee : These men are Triads. The most deadly gang in China.

  James Carter : You think they scare me? I'm from Los Angeles, man. We invented gangs!

• James Carter : Why didn't you tell me you had a bomb in your mouth?

  Lee : I did.

  James Carter : No you did not!

  Lee : I said "mmm!"

  James Carter : What the hell is "mmm! mmm!"

  Lee : mmm, mmm. Bomb!

• Lee : You are a civilian. In Hong Kong, *I* am Michael Jackson and *you* are Toto.

  James Carter : You mean Tito! Toto is what we ate for dinner last night!

• [in Cantonese] 

  Kenny : [pointing to Carter]  Why are you hangin' out with 7-11?

  Lee : 7-11?

  Kenny : Because his mouth never closes.

  James Carter : [in English]  Hey I heard that!

• [Carter attempted to speak Chinese to everybody but had no idea what he said] 

  James Carter : What did I just say?

  Lee : You just ask everybody to pick up their Samurai swords and shave your butt.

• [Carter throws Lee's CD out the window] 

  Lee : That's my CD! Don't you ever touch a Chinese man's CD!

• [during a fight scene with a bunch of Chinese men] 

  James Carter : [after accidentally punching Lee]  Sorry, man!

  Lee : Carter!

  James Carter : All y'all look alike!

• [Carter tried to pick up two girls in Chinese] 

  James Carter : All I did was invite them to have a drink.

  Lee : You invited them to get naked and sacrifice a small goat.

  James Carter : Which word was 'goat'?

• James Carter : Just tell me how the Triads gonna kill us.

  Lee : They will torture us for three days.

  James Carter : Okay, I can handle that.

  Lee : Then they will cut off our eggrolls.

  James Carter : Cut off our eggrolls? Hell no! Lets get the hell outta here! C'mon man, don't give up!

• James Carter : Secret Service Agent James Carter, I like the sound of it. Won't be long before I'm in Washington D.C. protectin' the President.

  Lee : We both know you wouldn't take a bullet for someone else.

  James Carter : Yeah but they don't know that.

• Lee : I'm sorry.

  James Carter : You sorry? I got somebodies old chopsticks stuck up my ass and all you gotta say to me is you sorry?

• James Carter : Lee, let me introduce you to Carter's new theory of criminal investigation: follow the rich white man.

  Lee : Follow the rich white man?

  James Carter : Behind every big crime there's a rich white man waiting for his cut.

• Lee : Just follow my lead. Act like a tourist.

  James Carter : I am a tourist, fool!

• [outtake, cell phone rings and Tucker answers] 

  James Carter : Hello? I'm filming man. Call me back at 7... I'm filming, I'm looking at Jackie Chan dead in his eye. Call me back.

  Lee : [pointing at the camera]  We're on a... We're...

  James Carter : Call me back!

  Lee : Are you a professional? We are filming and you turn on your phone?

  James Carter : No, you can't speak to Jackie Chan.

  [crew laughter] 

  James Carter : No! They want to speak to you, Jackie.

  Lee : [Tucker hands the phone to Jackie]  Hello?

  James Carter : I'm sorry about this.

  Lee : We're... We're filming right now!

  [crew laughter] 

  Lee : You're sorry? You wasted all our film!

  James Carter : [Takes phone back]  Call me back later, 7 o'clock!

  [Tucker hangs up, crew applause and laughter, Jackie points at Tucker] 

• [In Cantonese] 

  Lee : Where did you learn that?

  Kenny : Master Ching.

  Lee : Master Ching of Beijing?

  Kenny : No, Freddy Ching on Crenshaw.

  Lee : [In English]  They're brothers.

• [Carter has just been hit on by the gay Versace Salesman] 

  James Carter : Did you see that?

  Lee : He likes you.

  James Carter : I ain't shopping with you no more.

• James Carter : Couldn't help noticin' how she was staring at a brother.

  Lee : She never even look at you.

  James Carter : You just jealous, Lee, 'cause women like me. I'm tall, dark and hansome and you third world ugly.

  Lee : I am not third world ugly, women think I'm cute. Like Snoopy.

  James Carter : Lee, Snoopy is 6 inches taller than you.

• Lee : I always dreamed of going to Madison Square Gardens, see the Knicks play.

  James Carter : New York City?

  Lee : First class.

  James Carter : The Plaza hotel.

  Lee : Maybe some mu shu.

  James Carter : I could use another vacation.

• James Carter : [after Lee kicks Ricky Tan out of a window and onto a cab]  Damn! Good kick, Lee.

  Lee : It was an accident.

  James Carter : That's okay. We'll just say he tried to catch a cab.

• Lee : [exasperated sigh]  You will never understand me.

  James Carter : You right, because I didn't even understand what you said to me right then!

• Lee : I'll meet you at the bar in ten minutes. They don't like tourists in here, so try to blend in.

  James Carter : Blend in? I'm two feet taller than everyone in here.

• James Carter : Whoa, man. I ain't going in there!

  Lee : Come on!

  James Carter : There's rats in there!

  Lee : There's no rats!

  James Carter : Look at that rat!

  [Lee leaves, and Carter reluctantly follows] 

• James Carter : Hey Lee! What are you doing?

  Lee : ...Dancing

  James Carter : Dancing! Man, im up here working, putting my life on the line, and you up here messing around, dancing with some Bimbo... Does she have a friend?

• Lee : All he wanted was some mu shu.

• Lee : That's Ricky Tan.

  James Carter : That's Ricky Tan? Man, that's a midget in a bathrobe!

• Lee : If you reach for that gun, I'll kill you.

  Ricky Tan : Aren't you forgetting? I'm already dead.

• James Carter : [outtake]  Kick the door, Jackie!

  Lee : Okay, Chris Tucker!

• [outtake] 

  James Carter : Gotta be somethin' you want?

  Lee : I've always wanted to go to Square Mad - -...

  Lee : I always want to go to square... I

  [pause] 

  Lee : Shhhh!

  Lee : I've always dreamed to Square Marden...

  [Jackie and Chris laugh] 

  Lee : I always wanted to go to Square 3,2...

  [laughing and Jackie tampers] 

  Lee : Now I'm gone. Now I'm nervous. Every garden I'm nervous! Madison Square Garden.

  Lee : I always want to go to Square...

  [Jackie and Chris laugh] 

• Lee : You still have it?

  Kenny : 'Still got my lunch money from the third grade.

• Captain Chin : [to HKPD officers]  Escort Detective Carter to the airport.

  Lee : No, I'll take him.

  James Carter : [to HKPD officers]  *Get* your hands off!

• Lee : I'm not third world ugly, women like me! They think I'm cute, like... Snoopy.

  James Carter : Lee, Snoopy is six inches taller than you.

• [after Isabella kisses Lee] 

  James Carter : I saw that. You played it smooth too, walkin' away like that.

  Lee : Yeah, I'm a player.

• Lee : Carter, you don't understand.

  James Carter : Oh I understand, man. I got knocked off a building, I got beat on, I got stripped butt-naked and you held out on me. I'm outta here.

• James Carter : Now why did you say it was a bomb.

  Lee : No you said that!

  James Carter : No you said it!

  Lee : You said that in the hotel room.

  James Carter : I said 'she was the bomb'.

  Lee : She was the bomb?

• Lee : [outtake]  I always dreamed to square martin.

• Isabella : I need your help.

  Lee : Last time you needed my help, I woke up in a truck.

• James Carter : [singing]  Don't stop till you get enough!

  Lee : Carter?

  James Carter : Cha-mon!

  Lee : Carter!

  James Carter : Cha-mon, Lee!

  James Carter : [sings]  I'll be right back! I'll be right back!

• [Lee and Carter are trying to get a bomb out of Isabella's suite] 

  James Carter : [to Lee]  Kick the door.

  Lee : [Lee kicks open the door]  No, no, no, no, no.

  [takes the bomb from Isabella] 

  James Carter : [looking at Isabella in her bra and panties]  Damn you look fine.

  Lee : Carter!

• Lee : You owe me a copy of the Beach Boy's greatest hits.

  James Carter : Don't you go having gettin' an attitude with me Lee. I been here three days and ain't done nothin' but work your cases. The only reason why I'm here in Hong Kong is 'cause you said you was gonna show me a good time. I'm on vacation, man! and I want some mu shu.

  Lee : Mu shu. You hungry?

  James Carter : No, not mu shu! Mu shu! I want to see some women man. Now, stop playing dumb and take me to the SHU.

• Lee : Stop, I'm sick of your bullshit.

  James Carter : And I'm sick of you! I'm not the one running up in Karaoke bars full of gangsters. And I'm not the one running up in massage parlors looking for crime lords.

• James Carter : Lee, what happened?

  Lee : You left me!

  James Carter : No, I didn't! I was waitin' up there for you!

• James Carter : Throw it Lee!

  Lee : Where?

  James Carter : Lee Throw it!

  Lee : Where?

  James Carter : Throw the bomb over the edge! Throw it, throw it! Throw it over the edge!

  Lee : No, there's people down there.

  James Carter : Lee throw it!

  Lee : Carter!

  James Carter : Lee!

  Lee : Carter!

  James Carter : ...Lee!

  Lee : Carter!

• James Carter : Where are you going?

  Lee : Bathroom.

  James Carter : Well, hurry up. Cause we're going to party. Party!