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Rush hour
Rush hour noun - The times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work.
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Rush Hour has a scene early in the film which has Clive telling a couple of cops he's having a standoff outside a diner to "get back in the diner and buy some donuts" while holding Carter hostage.
Source: Donut Mess with a Cop - Played both ways in Rush Hour 2 (in the same scene, no less), with Inspector Lee holding Ricky Tan at gunpoint, with Inspector Carter looking on.
Source: Kill Him Already -
In Rush Hour 3, where Chan plays Inspector Lee, this proves to be annoying to watch because after throwing Kenji into holding onto a net for life he chose to save Kenji which meant spending time and effort that could have been used to save the cute damsel-in-distress instead (Soo Yung)
Source: Save the Villain
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