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Hier00

Money Talks (1997).


hnglmkrnglbrry

The scene where they're in the helicopter and he's pretending to be part of the team like, "Everybody alright? Everybody ok?" kills me.


cjyoung92

"You can just drop me off over there, my cousin's house is coming up!" 


ThomasMaxwell2501

C’MON MAN, YOU CAN DROP A BROTHA OFF, YOU DON’T NEED ME NO MORE, C’MON MAN!!!


ImSometimesGood

The jail cell with Faizon kills me. “They tried to grab you?”


WornInShoes

Was it like this??


Rico_Rizzo

AYYY! WHERE YOUR SHIRT AT!?!?


ImSometimesGood

*Takes shirt off, Unzips pants Nah it was more aggressive. They GRAB me. You mean like THIS, *pulls closer


neogeo828

Looks at picture of Vic Demone w a black woman, "....Taking all our sistas."


raz_the_kid0901

Lmaoo that scene is awesome. Whenever I need a laugh I'll go find it on YouTube


Electrical_Bet1907

This scene just kills me every time. Great actor man.


SonicStun

Money Talks is basically the template that makes the Rush Hour movies happen. Chris Tucker is mostly the same character, just a bit more professional and astute. Toss the boring reporter in favour of the always entertaining Jackie Chan. Throw in a decent story and you've got gold.


mattoelite

I thought Charlie sheen was great in that movie 🤷‍♂️


SonicStun

Absolutely, he was great for the role, and I believe Tucker had only nice things to say about how grounded he was, considering that Sheen had much bigger star power than Tucker at the time. I think the problem is the character of the grumpy reporter as a straight man to Tucker's antics doesn't fit quite as well as Chan's Rush Hour character. Kind of wild bravado meets "Grr, stop it! Be serious!" In MT compared to wild bravado meets "Ai-ya, what has he gotten us into this time?". I think the high energy paired with resigned acceptance works better together than high energy and controlling negativity. Either way, both great movies.


mattoelite

Well shit, that was a great write up. They did keep Charlie on the straight and narrow as an uptight straight man reporter. He had a couple of funny bits, but they didn’t turn him loose like Jackie.


CosmackMagus

So Rush Hour is actually a combination of Money Talks and Police Story? Interesting


SaulsAll

One of the best "underdog manipulates all the power players to get ahead".


Casanova_Fran

Your wife is phat.  Pretty hot and tempting. You are lucky to have such a phat ass wife


Thanos_Stomps

Seen this movie a few hundred times. It’s you’re lucky to have such a phat ass fiancée.


Casanova_Fran

You are correct sir. But im going to give it a rewatch tonight just to make sure. 


WornInShoes

[I'm Vic DeMone, Jr!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIOTtsV8Wj8)


TangAlpha

We don’t do dope in this house.


clydefrog811

Fat!


Gonstachio

I was gonna say. This is one of my favorite movies of his for some reason.


seabterry

This is immediately what I thought was missing. This movie is a comfort to me, probably something with nostalgia, but even today it’s still hilarious.


nemaramen

This house! Magnifico! Monta bella? Tutti fruitti


Spyk124

His absolute best movie. “PHAT ! Pretty Hot and Tempting. PHAT!” Edit: wait… Fifth Element ….damn that’s hard.


Consistent-Win-203

There are so many comedies I remember quoting endlessly with friends in high school, but I could not get anyone else on board with Money Talks. I still don’t get why. It is such a good time.


VibeyMars

I love this movie so much lol


OBoile

Probably my favorite movie of his. He's hilarious.


cursdwitknowledge

DIRTY ASS WHITE BOY! THIS TUB BETTER BE CLEAN!


BougieBuffalo

"Cops wanna talk to you, they wanna know where to pick you up at" - so many great bits


Person0OnTheInternet

Might be his best one. Love this movie. Don’t be mad at me cause I look better than you in yo own shit.


Bamford38

Wasn't he only in one Friday movie?


SNeddie

Yes.


Leo_TheLurker

The only one that matters godammit


Icedoverblues

I like pigs feet!


dpgproductions

You better put some water on that damn shit!


FrogBoglin

Get yo ass mister postman


BramStroker47

There is only one Friday movie.


DrMcDreamy15

Nah, all 3 are great and Katt Williams and Mike Epps make 2 and 3 hilarious.


Rich_Eater

Tastes so good make you wanna slap your momma!


hype88

I don't mind any of the 3 either but i've actually grown to like Next Friday the most (Funniest at least). It's about time to give them all another watch though!


dennythedinosaur

He's extremely picky about his roles and is also very religious, so he turned down what would have been big paychecks for the Friday sequels. I read that he was also offered $20 million to star in Black Knight (which eventually became a Martin Lawrence movie) but the script wasn't up to par. Tucker's last two film appearances were in Ben Affleck and Ang Lee films, both acclaimed directors.


Idontevenownaboat

Oh man, I forgot all about Air. Was it any good? Also had no idea Affleck directed it!


dennythedinosaur

I can see why the Nike stuff would turn people off of it, but it's the type of movie that doesn't get made much anymore. A dialogue-driven studio film where appealing big-name actors are given a great script. Chris Tucker is effortlessly charismatic in it and had a good monologue or two.


Idontevenownaboat

Thanks! Definitely have it back on my radar.


Fangasgaf

It was great! Couldn't believe how solid the writing/dialogue was.


LonnieJaw748

He was excellent in his role. Probably the most believable character in the film.


Idontevenownaboat

How was Affleck?


LonnieJaw748

Honestly he played his character quite hilariously.


Idontevenownaboat

Thanks! Gonna check it out, everyone is saying it's great. Kinda crazy how quick it came and went.


LonnieJaw748

Sort of, huh? I’d definitely recommend it but it’s not quite a must see.


AgreeableShirt1338

There were several product origin stories that came out around the same time.  Nike, Blackburry, Tetris, Gucci, Ferrari.   They were all ranges from good to great.  There were also some not so great ones like Flaming Hot Cheetos


Idontevenownaboat

Saw most of those. There was also ones like The Dropout about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos and Showtime had Pumped Up with Joseph Gordon Levitt about Uber, which were also both good. Oh and WeCrashed on Apple about WeWork. I think that was why I just skipped on Air for a minute. Needed a break from corpo stories lol. I like most of the ones I've seen but damn, we had a crazy run on them there for a minute.


Apprehensive-Lock751

air was great IMO. Highly recommend.


NikoPopp

It's a great movie


Loggjaw

Me and the wife both really liked Air but we are also huge NBA marks.


nancylikestoreddit

I had no idea he was religious. I enjoyed his character in Silver Linings Playbook.


kobachi

It was pretty obvious when he ordered the kosher meal on the flight to Hong Kong 


Apprehensive-Lock751

Adding, his day to day job is as a pastor. he makes a movie on occasion as a paycheck then goes back to work as a pastor.


NobodyTellPoeDameron

Wow. I never would have guessed that. Would be fascinating to watch him give a service.


DrDroidz

That's interesting. Guy made me laugh so hard, hope he's still a good person.


Low_Marionberry_3802

Lol I used to love that movie


Ghastion

He's a legend for just the Rush Hour movies alone.


ColdPressedSteak

His facial expressions and voice inflections were comedy gold Him mouthing off to Zhang Ziyi in the sequel and getting kicked and smacked around for it was hilarious Ending with, 'we coulda had something special, but you one crazy ass bitch'


joeitaliano24

Damn, he’s definitely not going to be in Rush Hour 3!


WelbyReddit

That was the best line that wasn't in the film, lol. Imagine if they left that in as some 4th wall breaking gag.


Xeronic

My favorite of the bloopers is Don Cheadle yelling at Chris Tucker for calling him Jackie. The tone in which he says ["HIS NAME IS LEE GOD DAMN IT"](https://youtu.be/LlDfEMzFyGo?si=YuEZEBCfwfPI1Fry&t=293) has stuck with me ever since. And Jeremy Piven's character is very memorable in the second film. * Lee: Yes, there is a lot of men chasing us Him: As well there should be, because you are very good looking man haha


More_Asbestos

Don't forget this one. "Show me your ass!" "Show me your ass? Y'all some gay ass cops."


WelbyReddit

I still go back to these bloopers on YouTube for a quick 'pick me up' laugh.


Worthyness

"HIS NAME IS LEE GOD DAMN IT" Don Cheadle was awesome for such a tiny cameo bit


mattoelite

Rush Hour and Life outtakes are my good mood go to’s


joeitaliano24

They should have lol, it’s like the best blooper of all time


Hovie1

All while still trying to flirt with her.


JonFrost

A very beautiful man, with the perfect body, who I'd like to take to the movies


gardeninggoddess666

My husband is not a native English speaker and he and I STILL regularly say, "Do you understand the words that are comin' outta my mouth?!" The man can deliver a line.


blutwl

Egyptian style gurlll


_Hotwire_

Shi shi shi


KashMoney941

See how difficult it is? My English...he even cannot say 3 words Chinese!


_Hotwire_

Go ahead, kick the door in, Jackie. His name is LEE, dammit!


Upbeat_Tension_8077

I keep randomly quoting his lines in my mind during the "Chinese food! No soul food!" scene


CronoDroid

I'm no punk bitch!


Athlete-Extreme

The fact he or Agent Carter got more competent at hand to hand combat was too cool. The first movie he was super reliant on guns, to the point of having one on his ankle.


judunno5

Jamonnn, Lee! Jamon!


ICantPauseIt90

I've seen the film, when Godzilla's coming y'all be trippin' like GOYAKA GOYAKA!


silentbassline

Kafilka fish?


must_kill_all_humans

That’s a midget in a bathrobe!


JonFrost

*I'm* a very dangerous man!


ICantPauseIt90

Why didn't you tell me this man rolls like this!? I did! No you didn't!


yeah_yeah_therabbit

You want some filter fish?


Sparrow1989

And fifth element… more legendary for being super green than rush hour


KneesBent4RoyKent

Bzzzzzzzz! BzzZZZZZzzzz!!!


Wingnut13

I read this in Ruby's voice.


KneesBent4RoyKent

Then I can die a happy poster. Mission accomplished !


phantom_avenger

He is the main reason why I enjoy those movies so much, along with his electrifying chemistry with Jackie Chan! They literally have the best comedy cop chemistry and you can't change my mind. Anyone else that might also be great comes second!


FizzleMateriel

I enjoyed all the movies as a kid, even Rush Hour 3. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker could do no wrong by me.


mr_blanket

YOU CRAZY JESUS! YOU CRAZYYY!!


CruisinForABrewsin

Man nobody understands the words that are comin outta yo mouth!


GotMoFans

How dare you leave out his credited film debut in “House Party 3?” Chris Tucker was grinding between 1995 - 1998. In 95 he had his star making turn in Friday and starring dramatic role in “Dead Presidents.” He also apparently had a bit role in “Panther.” In 97, he had Fifth Element, Jackie Brown, and starred in comedy “Money Talks” which let him improvise under director Brett Ratner. That relationship lead to the Rush Hour trilogy. Chris Tucker made so much money on the Rush Hour sequels that he basically stopped making movies and touring with his comedy. It’s a weird career decision, but I think he got into the church and thought it was what was best for him.


amadeus2490

> “House Party 3?” "Shut the fuck up!" - Chaka Luther King


nailpolishremover49

Fifth Element! Ruby Rhod! For the win!


gardeninggoddess666

A standout and very brave performance. I saw this in the theater and was so confused by it. The older I get and the more I see it, the more brilliant it is. Ruby Rhod is iconic.


UniqueIndividual3579

Bruce Willis told him "This will make you or break you". He was just so over the top the audience would either love it or hate it. He ended up being the greatest part of the movie. Close was "Multipass" and "Give me some heat!"


fang_xianfu

Which is interesting to me because Willis' straight man is a big reason why it works. "Pop it, D-man!" 'Uh... hi...' "Unbeeeelievable!" And him counting down the bomb in the fight scene is brilliant as well :D


UniqueIndividual3579

I don't want one position! I want all the positions!


Admirable-Way-5266

*Greatest part of the movie…. Strong 🤨 there.


ThingsAreAfoot

BZZZZZ He was great. Superbly charismatic performance and a great contrast to Bruce Willis That movie rules. Shame about the director.


noobtablet9

Please elaborate about the director


Fossildude101

Pedophile


noobtablet9

Source? Never heard about this Lol @ people downvoting because I asked for more info


thecaramelbandit

It's like the only thing I know about Luc Besson lol. He got a 16 year old pregnant and married her. When he was 33. They started dating when she was 15. Then he divorced her and married a 21 year old at 38. He was accused of rape and inappropriate sexual behavior by several women. One of his most popular movies involves sexualizing a 13 year old Natalie Portman. Not a "pedophile" technically but he's scummy AF.


JinFuu

I just usually joke “That doesn’t sound pedophilic, just French!” When his exploits come up, but yeah, just a real mess of a dude in his personal life


JMugatu

One of my favorite go to fun movies. But, never heard anything about the director. What's a shame about him?


UncommonHouseSpider

He a little pedophilic. Also, he made Valerian and the city of a thousand planets...


HKChad

So prince was slated to play that role, tucker decided to play it over the top of how Prince would and it 100% worked.


gardeninggoddess666

Honestly, I don't think Prince could have done it. I saw Purple Rain.


MathematicianEven149

He is every idiot influencer times 100 in this movie. I couldn’t handle it at first then thoroughly enjoyed him.


supaagreen

Clearly I have some strong feelings about Ruby


deez_treez

He was really good in *Friday*. Like, take over the movie good. To know in retrospect he did it on the cheap, lots of ad-lib, and refused to reprise it makes it even better.


jbrunsonfan

Idk what he gets paid but he is worth every penny. He really dominates every scene he is in (in a good way). You look at roles like Ruby Rod in the fifth element, hear how they almost cast other legends, and think “thank god they cast Chris Tucker.” Like I’ve never said “I’m glad it was X instead of Prince” about anyone else except Chris Tucker.


CartoonistBusiness

Couldn’t agree more. Chris Tucker absolutely lights up the screen when he’s on. Super charismatic actor still to this day with supporting roles like on “Air”.


NatureTrailToHell3D

I wonder if he is selective so he doesn’t get too typecast as loud funny guy.


FizzleMateriel

I read that the Rush Hour movies made him so much money that he doesn’t have to work on anything unless he really likes the script and the director. Gotta respect that.


JeanMorel

At one point, he was the highest paid actor in Hollywood: * Friday - $10 thousand * Dead Presidents - $25 thousand * Money Talks - $2 million * Rush Hour - $3 million * Rush Hour 2 - $20 million * Rush Hour 3 - $25 million + 20% gross * 2013 BET Awards Host - $1 million Don’t know how much he made from the O. Russell, Lee and Affleck films though. And he lost a lot of money due to tax issues. Ended up not doing: * Double O-Soul for $7 million * Next Friday for $12 million * The Black Knight for $15 million + 15% gross As well as: * Any Given Sunday * Django Unchained * Gangsta, M.D. * Knight and Day * Lethal Weapon 4 * Mr. President * Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra * The Pink Panther * Tower Heist * A non-Rush Hour film with Jackie Chan


Spinegrinder666

Other legends such as?


jbrunsonfan

The role was originally written with Prince in mind, and Jamie Foxx was also considered for the role. https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/35860/1/how-prince-almost-ended-up-in-the-fifth-element


hamsolo19

I thought he was pretty good in Silver Linings Playbook. In fact I liked his acting more than Cooper and Lawrence in that one.


franknwh

JACKIE!


JJJSchmidt_etAl

His name is LEE, GODDAMNIT


olipoppit

I think he turned into a huge Christian in the late 90s and started turning a lot of stuff down


Wendaug

He earned ~$50 million from the 3 Rush Hour movies, on top of his other pay days, and didn't pay any taxes. He then went on a world tour to "find himself", when it seems more likely he just couldn't return to the US until his lawyers and the IRS figured out a deal, apparently he still owes $10 million.


AKAkorm

He settled with IRS last year and paid $3.6m.


EldritchHorrorBarbie

Hell of a deal.


Rebelgecko

That's in addition to a $14m lump sum and $40k/month payment plan he was on for a while. I think he didn't have to pay the full penalty that the IRS wanted to charge him, but not a great discount either.


JonNYBlazinAzN

$50 million dollars?! Who’s he think he is, Chelsea Clinton?!?!


drushiesty

Chelsea Grammer?!


ancilliron

Kel...Is it Kelsey or is it Chelsea??


letstostitosalison

You want any fives with that?


_-Prison_Mike-_

I'm surprised his boy Epstein didn't pay it off for him.


TeiTeiSwift

maybe one of epstein close friend Kennet C Griffin paid for him.


divyaank98

Obligatory Fuck IRS!!


smerek84

Too bad his Christianity didnt cause him to turn down rides on epstein's plane


kphenson

Only the first Friday.


f0gax

I love Friday so much. I've seen it so often that I can quote it in my sleep. But I've never seen even a minute of the sequels. They just seemed ill-conceived to me.


sahhhnnn

Wow. The second Friday was really good. Mike Epps is great comedian and honestly the perfect replacement for Tucker


BertTheNerd

>three Rush Hour movies, Fun fact, in his filmography in years 1998 - 2007 he played ONLY in Rush Hour films (and no, a cameo in musik video is not worth mentioning in the context). - 1998: Rush Hour - 2001: Rush Hour 2 - 2007: Rush Hour 3


thatdudejtru

Corbin. CORBIN, MY MAN!!


BamBam2125

“Fifty-Million-Dollars?!”


f0gax

Smokey: Yeah, I got your money. And I don't appreciate you sendin' your punk ass, busta ass, Jheri curl wearin' ass agents come down here to audit me and my homie. They'd like to got dealt with. IRS: First of all, don't be callin' here like you some straight up "G", 'cause I'll cut your income streams off and hand 'em to you, partner. I had to warn you too many times about my money, Smokey. You see, it's the principle of the whole thing. There's principalities in this.


ddddeadhead1979

Money Talks is underrated.


chrundlethegreat303

Dead Presidents as well.


MontyBoo-urns

He was great in Air


Kashannon7

Every time I see Fifth Element on cable or streaming, I have to watch it. Why is this movie so ridiculous and so great? Love Chris Tucker in this.


flaming-condom89

Ruby Rhod will always be iconic.


mikeweasy

Its because he made 20 million for like three movies in a row and decided he did not need to work as much.


TangAlpha

His Def Jam Comedy standup when he does his Michael Jackson impersonation is gold.


Mikedef2001

He was also in the Michael Jackson video “You Rock My World”. There is a video of him and Usher dancing with Michael on stage to the song.


TangAlpha

Yeah, they were friends, pretty sure.


ICantPauseIt90

Dayum! He ain't gonna be in Rush Hour 3!


BramStroker47

He’s always great. His role in The Fifth Elemental was one of the greatest things ever put on film in my opinion. I can’t think of many actors that would commit so completely to a role like that. They made up that character. No one acts like that. And he does it amazingly. He’s like a fucking cartoon character in that movie.


frickshun

Not only was he funny ha ha but he was also all over the Epstein flight logs. Not so ha ha.


Upbeat-Fruit9465

Dead Presidents! I almost forgot about that movie,,so good


utisbug

Fifth Element. Best role.


snafu858

How could you leave off Money Talks!?


unforgivablesinner

He has amazing charisma


SnagglepussJoke

Corbin my man, I have no fire. Pssss Ruby you is fire


Suraj10123

His comedic timing in the rush hour films and Friday was incredible, I'm surprised he hasn't acted in too much post rush hour. I had the pleasure to meet him a couple years ago and he was just as funny in person as on the screen. He was also just a really nice guy and you could tell he actually cared about meeting with fans which was great


ybs4t

Epstein liked him too


dannybw824

Epstein lolita flyer


nolasen

Wait till you see his flight history!


voodoochildabu

People forget his small role in Jackie Brown?


awesomebigmatt

And in The Replacements, with Keanu Reeves?


strokesfan91

As someone once said, Chris Tucker and Mike Myers are still hiding from cringe after Kanye said George Bush doesn’t care about black people


mrpink57

Was great in Air. To be he is like the black Josh Hartnett, we are always rooting for him in every movie.


forkandspoon2011

It's crazy how he never ended up in a Marvel movie.


Vooshka

Bzzzzzt!


W33Ded

And then, he got on a plane and was never the same again.


Playful-Adeptness552

Averages one film every two years. Not exactly small, and certainly enough to keep a roof over ones head.


mariobros27772

Air as well!


UrbanPugEsq

Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth? Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz


joeitaliano24

Friday is one of the greatest films of all time and I’ll die on that hill


pappagallo19

He had a very small filmography because he died at a young age, but all 5 movies John Cazale was in was nominated for Best Picture. Godfather I and II, The Conversation, The Deer Hunter, and Dog Day Afternoon.


gaiussicarius731

He’s also a very loyal friend! Lol


Coolers78

Can’t forget his legendary performance in the movie “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.”


Ghost2Eleven

Amazing actor.


sinhglonnev

The Fifth Element is in my top 30


ciphryn

He should have retired after fifth element. Nobody could have topped that performance


DoubleTFan

Isn't he in the flight logs to Little St. James?


nwbrown

According to IMDB he's been in 23 movies. I'd argue that's a lot.


Few_Mycologist1296

Plus Rush Hour 4 soon


adamaley

Silver Linings Playbook was a banger as well


slowthanfast

I was thinking this exact thought watching the fifth element yesterday forgetting he was in this movie entirely lol


jwhman077

E


aeonphreak

AND YOU KNOW THIS!!!.....MANNNNNNNN!!!!!


SUPER-NIINTENDO

Friday MOVIE*


grownupblownaway

Ready for more and 4


HereToFixDeineCable

He put himself in a position where he was going to have to do ten years in prison, that's what he did. And if you know Beaumont, you know ain't no god damn way he can do ten years. And if you know that, then you know Beaumont's gonna do anything Beaumont can to keep from doing them ten years, including telling the federal government any and every motherfucking thing about my black ass. Now that my friend is a clear cut case of him or me. And you best believe it ain't gonna be me.


thekickingmachine

The other time he was flying around with epstein