Brett Ratner,
director of the Rush Hour franchise and producer of films including The Revenant and Horrible Bosses, has been accused of sexual misconduct by six women in a damning new report from the Los Angeles Times.
And who better to rush a film production than
the director of Rush Hour?
Not exact matches
Though it's easy to miss it in the hubbub
of rush hour, the subway system actually doubles as something
of an underground contemporary art museum, thanks to the efforts
of MTA Arts & Design, led by
director Sandra Bloodworth.
Ratner is the
director of movies like X-Men: The Last Stand, Hercules and the
Rush Hour movies, along with being a well - known producer.
With twelve different comedy genius
directors including Peter Farrelly («Dumb & Dumber», «There's Something About Mary», «Shallow Hal»), Steve Carr («Daddy Day Care», «Dr Dolittle 2»), Steven Brill («Little Nicky») and Brett Ratner («
Rush Hour») to name but a few and eight different writers, this jaw - droppingly crude and often obscene movie features a diverse star - studded cast, both British and American, who have banded together to shock you in the most hilarious ways you can think
of.
By mid-November, when most
directors of holiday movies were unwinding with their work largely completed, filmmaker David O. Russell was pulling 18 -
hour days and seven - day weeks,
rushing to finish «American Hustle.»
Remember all that Oscars drama that went down yesterday after «Tower Heist» and «
Rush Hour»
director Brett Ratner resigned as Oscars producer because
of his anti-gay outburst & talking about his sex life?
Rush Hour 3 (New Line, August 10) Starring: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max Von Sydow, Noemie Lenoir, Vinnie Jones, Yvan Attel, Roselyn Sanchez, Roman Polanski
Director: Brett Ratner Rating: NR The Pitch: Chan and Tucker re-team for the third installment in Ratner's hugely successful (at least as
of 1998) buddy - cop series, this time taking the action to Paris.
Related Reviews: Starring Jackie Chan: The Spy Next Door •
Rush Hour 3 • Kung Fu Panda Jackie Chan Music Video: Mulan Journey to the Center
of the Earth • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea • The Island at the Top
of the World • Sherlock Holmes 2004 Disney Movies: America's Heart & Soul • Miracle • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement • Confessions
of a Teenage Drama Queen Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse
of the Black Pearl (Gift Set) • King Arthur (
Director's Cut) Freaky Friday (2003) • The Haunted Mansion • Valiant • The Princess Diaries (Special Edition) • Holes The Chronicles
of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Disney Learning Adventures: Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days
The power producer and
Rush Hour director released a statement to ET on Wednesday,
hours after the Los Angeles Times published a report that included accusations
of sexual misconduct from six women, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge.
Related Reviews: Zodiac:
Director's Cut • Eastern Promises •
Rush Hour 3 • Balls
of Fury • The Heartbreak Kid Primeval • Ocean's Thirteen • Apocalypto • Renaissance • Pathfinder • Sin City
Bonus: • Audio Commentary with
Director Brett Ratner and Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson • Fact Track • Deleted Scenes • Lady Luck Short Film • «Jackie Chan's Hong Kong Introduction» • «Language Barrier» Featurette • «Kung Fu Choreography» Featurette • «Attaining International Stardom» Featurette • «Culture Clash: West Meets East» Featurette • «Making Magic Out
of Mire» Featurette • «Fashion
of Rush Hour 2» Featurette • «Evolution
of a Scene» Featurettes • Visual Effects Scene Deconstructions • Trailers • Cast and Crew Filmographies • DVD - ROM Features
Related Reviews: Directed by David Fincher: The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button (Two - Disc Criterion Collection) • Zodiac (Original DVD) Chinatown: Special Collector's Edition •
Directors Series: Stanley Kubrick • Saturday Night Fever: 30th Anniversary 1970s - set Dramas: The Hoax • Invincible • Our Very Own • Remember the Titans:
Director's Cut New to DVD: Eastern Promises • Stardust • The Heartbreak Kid •
Rush Hour 3 • National Treasure: 2 - Disc Collector's Edition The Cast
of Zodiac: Proof • Shooter • Enemy
of the State • Braveheart: Special Collector's Edition • Deja Vu • Stay Alive: Unrated
Director's Cut The Shaggy Dog (2006) • Back to School: Extra-Curricular Edition • One Magic Christmas • Who Framed Roger Rabbit Fantastic Four: Rise
of the Silver Surfer • Ghost Rider • Angels in the Outfield • The Big Green
Related Reviews: 28 Weeks Later • Knowing • Push • Fantastic Four: Rise
of the Silver Surfer • Fantastic Four: Extended Edition 2001: A Space Odyssey - Two - Disc Special Edition • Stardust • Renaissance • Roving Mars • The Black Hole New to DVD: Zodiac: 2 - Disc
Director's Cut •
Rush Hour 3 • Death Sentence • Eagle vs Shark
If neither
of these applies to you, save yourself some time and money by skipping out on this derivative film from over-hyped
director Brett Ratner (
Rush Hour, Red Dragon), who gives us a good looking nothing
of a movie.
Shanghai Noon, slapped together by first - time
director Tom Dey, repeats the formula
of Rush Hour to lesser effect: this time Chan is a Chinese imperial bodyguard sent to the Old West to retrieve a kidnapped princess, and his partner is Owen Wilson (Bottle Rocket), who looks and sounds as if he wandered in from a stoner comedy being shot on the next lot.
Director and producer Brett Ratner (
Rush Hour, X-Men 3) has now been accused
of sexual harassment or misconduct by six women, including actresses Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn.
Blame for that lies at the feet
of Hitchcock
director Sacha Gervasi, Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can,
Rush Hour 2, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull), and Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show).
Edition Camp Rock • Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Wish Gone Amiss • Minutemen • Wizards
of Waverly Place: Wizard School Across the Universe • The Nightmare Before Christmas: Collector's Edition • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber
of Fleet Street Halloweentown & Halloweentown II: Double Feature • Twitches • Twitches Too • It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Summer 2007 Films: Shrek the Third • Transformers • Ratatouille • Superbad • Stardust • Evan Almighty •
Rush Hour 3 • Ocean's Thirteen From
Director Kenny Ortega: Hocus Pocus • Newsies • The Cheetah Girls 2: Cheetah - licious Edition Starring Corbin Bleu: Jump In!
Lastly, all three previous adaptations had proven
directors at the helm, from Michael Mann, to Jonathan Demme, and Ridley Scott, so when you see Brett «
Rush Hour» Ratner's name attached to a remake
of a prequel
of a series that no longer titillates like it used to, expectations are bound to be shaky at best.
«It's a slow start — not the
rush of the first few
hours,» said Mathias Rastorfer, the gallery's
director.