Maps of Movies
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Where Rush Hour 2 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Hong Kong's naked chase ends at a casino that was about to be demolished.
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Scenes and places
The bomb at the US Consulate (2001)
Carter's Hong Kong vacation is cut short when a bomb at the US consulate kills two undercover Customs agents. Lee is handed the case.
Set in US Consulate General, Hong Kong — A bomb kills two undercover US Customs agents at the American consulate.
The US diplomatic mission for Hong Kong and Macau.
The massage parlor brawl (2001)
Lee and Carter try to question the Triad leader Ricky Tan at a massage parlor. A brawl with his bodyguards sends them fleeing through Hong Kong completely naked, and Carter's passport stays behind.
Set in Massage parlor, Hong Kong — A massage parlor where Ricky Tan is questioned; a brawl follows and the pair flee through the streets.
A street market area in Central.
Filmed at Graham Street, Central — English Wikipedia says the street appears in a scene of the film; which scene is not stated, so the link to the massage parlor chase is unconfirmed.
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The bomb in Lee's office (2001)
While the Secret Service and Hong Kong police fight over the case, Lee's office is bombed. Lee believes Carter is dead until they reunite.
Set in Hong Kong police station — Lee's office is bombed; Lee, unaware Carter has left the building, believes him dead.
A former police station in Yau Ma Tei.
Filmed at Former Yau Ma Tei Police Station — Location of a scene of the film, but the scene called for an explosion, so the real filming was done in a movie studio.
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Ricky Tan's yacht party (2001)
Lee and Carter reunite at a party on Ricky's yacht. Carter meets the hotelier Steven Reign and a woman named Isabella Molina there.
Set in Ricky Tan's yacht, Hong Kong harbour — A party on the Triad leader's yacht where Lee and Carter confront him.
Hong Kong's harbour, where the Triad boss entertains.
Filmed at Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter — Listed in English Wikipedia as a filming location; the government film list also names the former Causeway Bay Government Pier and Victoria Harbour. Which of them is the yacht scene is not stated.
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Carter ordered back to Los Angeles (2001)
Sterling orders Carter back to Los Angeles. Carter says he has had enough of being beaten, stripped and kept in the dark, then Lee's family history convinces him to stay on the case.
Set in Hong Kong International Airport — Carter is ordered off the case and escorted to the airport.
Hong Kong's main airport, on Chek Lap Kok island.
Filmed at Hong Kong International Airport — The government film-services list names the airport among the filming locations; which airport scene is not stated.
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Staking out Reign Towers (2001)
Back in Los Angeles, Lee and Carter stake out Reign Towers and spot Isabella Molina collecting a delivery from Hu Li. She turns out to be an undercover Secret Service agent investigating Reign's money laundering.
Set in Reign Towers, Los Angeles — The hotel owned by the billionaire Steven Reign; Lee and Carter stake it out.
A fictional hotel in the film.
Kenny's restaurant (2001)
Lee and Carter visit ex-con Kenny, Carter's informant. He mentions a customer with a suspicious amount of new hundred-dollar bills, which Carter confirms are Reign's counterfeits.
Set in Kenny's Chinese restaurant, Los Angeles — A Chinese restaurant with an illegal gambling den in the back, run by Carter's informant Kenny.
A restaurant on Crenshaw in the film's Los Angeles.
The Red Dragon Casino (2001)
Taken to Las Vegas, Lee and Carter escape and realise Reign is laundering $100 million through his new Red Dragon Casino. Molina points Lee to the engraving plates while Carter creates a distraction for security.
Set in Red Dragon Casino, Las Vegas — Reign's new casino on the Strip, where he launders the counterfeit money.
A casino that existed only on screen; the real hotel was about to be demolished.
Filmed at Desert Inn, Las Vegas Strip — The former Desert Inn was dressed as the Red Dragon Casino shortly before it was imploded.
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Characters
- Chief Inspector Lee — A Hong Kong police chief inspector investigating a bombing linked to his late father's old partner.
- Detective James Carter — An LAPD detective on vacation in Hong Kong who gets pulled into the case.
- Ricky Tan — A Triad leader who was once the partner of Lee's father.
- Steven Reign — A Los Angeles hotelier working with the Triads to launder counterfeit money through a new casino.