r/mildlyinteresting • u/Special-Kitchen3222 • 11h ago

I have 2 copies of Rush Hour 3 with different covers

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u/Gilles_of_Augustine 11h ago

I love that Chris Tucker is just mirror-flipped, but it's an entirely different photo of Jackie Chan.

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u/Dave3087 9h ago

The big question is which version of Chris Tucker is the evil Mirror version.

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u/BattleAnus 9h ago

My guess is the left one, since the button hole is on his right side, when it's usually on the left side for mens clothing

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u/NINJA1200 6h ago

Detective eye you have!

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u/musschrott 9h ago

the one with the goatee, obviously 

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u/XAlucarDX454 10h ago

I also enjoyed that

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u/elvis8mybaby 10h ago

I'm still enjoying it

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u/heyitsYMAA 9h ago

I'll enjoy it later, but not now.

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u/PolyJuicedRedHead 9h ago

I enjoy it. WHO AM I ???

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u/dibship 9h ago

i put down my current issue of sensible chuckle to enjoy it

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u/za72 2h ago

it's meant for asian/"international" market...

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u/Lazy-Interests 1h ago

Because everyone knows you never mess with a black man’s cover photo

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u/Polskiskiski 11h ago

They were both the star, this is agreeable but it is funny to think that this was a concession because they just couldn't agree on who's name should go first.

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u/hungrylens 11h ago

You think it's in their contracts that the printing has to be a 50/50 split?

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u/GuyPronouncedGee 11h ago

For many stars, yes. The contract states that their name must be a certain size relative to other cast and also relative to the title of the movie. 

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u/hungrylens 10h ago

I mean if they make say 100,000 copies of the DVD, 50,000 have Chan first and 50,000 have Tucker first, and get shipped at random to store shelves at the same time.

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u/GuyPronouncedGee 10h ago

Maybe not 50/50, but something about it is certainly in the stars’ contracts. It could be for certain markets or other reasons. 

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u/YourCousinJeffery 8h ago

Or it’s some weird A/B test to see which copy sells more?

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u/fang_xianfu 10h ago

Not necessarily 50/50 but for sure this is in a contract somewhere

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u/Metahec 9h ago edited 9h ago

I wonder if the DVDs are for different regions and which ones. I bet the Jackie Chan first covers were for outside the US where Tucker wasn't as well known but Chan is hugely popular.

eta: I wonder if there were also different covers for Shanghai Noon that flipped Own Wilson and Jackie Chan.

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u/garrisontweed 7h ago

I like when they have the one name slightly higher

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u/law-st_student 3h ago

I still have this on VHS in a closet somewhere.

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u/rosen380 11h ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/4bu3gc/these_two_copies_of_rush_hour_2_have_the_actors/

They did the same for Rush Hour 2

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u/suckfail 11h ago

Wow my comment is the third down I didn't even remember making it in that thread.

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u/CptAngelo 9h ago

lol, ive had the same experience, but i was looking for a solution to a problem i faced probably once or twice with some software and i found some obscure thread in a mostly abandoned website with the answer. It was a comment made by me, i found the solution back then and came back to post it "to whoever may need it in the future", i never thanked my past self so much lol

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u/Northern23 8h ago

That's why you should alway provide the answer if you encounter a problem and solve it yourself.

Happened to me once as well but I knew where I posted the Q/A, tried to give a thumbs up to myself but couldn't :)

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u/StochasticLife 10h ago

That’s….also….mildly interesting

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u/Grohax 10h ago

Well, 11 years ago

I wouldn't either

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u/Chemistry11 9h ago

Haha - fail. You suck, uh… u/suckfail

(I swear this sounded funnier in my head)

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u/redrum221 24m ago

I think the boats name is Dukling. Gotta love some boaty mcboat face

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u/I_need_a_better_name 10h ago

The mirrored version makes me feel uneasy. Which maybe means the non-mirrored me does not make me feel uneasy, I just didn’t realise?

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u/DudeMan18 10h ago

But which one is the mirrored one?

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u/GRAABTHAR 9h ago

The one on the left is mirrored. Men's jackets have the button on the right side and buttonhole on the left.

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u/DudeMan18 8h ago

My left or your left?

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u/GRAABTHAR 8h ago

The cover or the jacket?

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u/Alt4Norm 8h ago

Actually, it’s my left.

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u/cjalderman 9h ago

Most people don't realise when they're not feeling uneasy tbf

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u/Vallyn47 11h ago

Also mildly interesting... Everything is identical except for the photo of Chan. Tucker is the same shot just mirrored, while that is a different shot entirely of Chan. He looks happier when he get's first billing 😄

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u/Discount_Extra 2h ago

Left one Chan is in front, right one Tucker is in front.

Also the text of their names is swapped; oftentimes names/actors on movie posters don't line up at all.

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u/dariansdad 11h ago

You bought one in Chinatown and the other in Watts.

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u/alexjaness 10h ago

The question isn't why they changes the billing and cover, the question is why on earth do you have 2 copies of Rush Hour 3?

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u/Special-Kitchen3222 8h ago

I don't really know, I was organizing my dvds and my wife's dvds in the office and noticed I had two copies. I know I got a copy when moving and inherited some movies from a roommate, I think she bought a copy from the Walmart bargain bin.

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u/three-sense 8h ago

He wanted one of each cover.

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u/alexjaness 7h ago

Occam's Razor slits my throat yet again

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u/rex5k 10h ago

The movie is pretty forgettable.

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u/varitok 9h ago

Forgettable but I think its fairly fun. Not nearly as good as the first two though

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u/three-sense 7h ago

Its more whimsical than the previous 2 but the buddy cop pair is still excellent. I wish it got a vinyl soundtrack release like the other two.

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u/Anopanda ​ 7h ago

I see what you did there. 

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u/alexjaness 8h ago

it's memorable....in the way that I remember it for having Roman Polanski force his fingers into a person's anus and it's played as a joke.

but other than that, I'm 90% sure this is the movie where Jackie Chan teams up wit Owen Wilson and the misunderstandings of each others culture lead to wacky hijinks and hilarity ensues.

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u/Gygh 7h ago

Wasn't that Shanghai Knights?

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u/Time_Traveling_Idiot 11h ago

Is this AB testing?

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u/kytheon 10h ago

OP ruined the test by getting both

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u/number__ten 10h ago

"You're not part of the control group, by the way. You get the gel. Last poor son of a gun got blue paint. Hahaha. All joking aside, that did happen - broke every bone in his legs. Tragic. But informative. Or so I'm told."

"The lab boys just informed me that I should not have mentioned the control group. They're telling me I oughtta stop making these pre-recorded messages. That gave me an idea: make more pre-recorded messages. I pay the bills here, I can talk about the control group all damn day."

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u/ksigley 11h ago

More like AcaB testing, amirite ?

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u/kytheon 10h ago

One of them is the Chinese version. It's the one that goes right to left.

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u/Ice2192 10h ago

My rush hour 2’s were the same.

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u/three-sense 8h ago

The same being different or the same same?

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u/Ice2192 8h ago

They were the same in terms of OP’s post. Two copies where Chris and Jackie have swapped positions.

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u/three-sense 8h ago

Interesting. Great soundtrack I got the vinyl 👍

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u/Kyserham 10h ago

It’s curious because the left one tells me that both are the protagonists, but the right one says that Tucker is the protagonist and Chan is the sidekick

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u/shanksisevil 3h ago

Well you definitely can't understand the words coming out of their mouths 

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u/MrEhcks 3h ago

😁

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u/rex5k 9h ago

How you getting that impression?

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u/AskMeAboutMyHermoids 9h ago

Jackie is on top on the left one while Chris takes up more space so they seem somewhat equal there.

On the right one, Jackie is behind and smaller while Chris seems to be more focused on the top and front

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u/phatelectribe 8h ago

American vs Asian market covers

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u/anirban_dev 3h ago

Isn't Jackie Chan a bigger name in America than Chris Tucker?

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u/phatelectribe 3h ago

Not at the time, no. He’s dropped off considerably since.

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u/Erotic_Hitch_Hiker 35m ago

Maybe not for rush hour 1. But this is rush hour 3. Which was made at arguably jackie chan's peak popularity

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u/MatthewQ999 8h ago

tbh I totally get what u mean

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u/Backrow6 6h ago

Jackie looks less happy as a sidekick

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u/Initial_E 5h ago

Look at the words, they have different top billing. Maybe it’s to show they both share it.

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u/fusionman51 10h ago

There’s a movie from the 80s with Shelley Long and Bette Midler that did something similar.

They split the country. So when it was sent to video stores, East of Mississippi had Midler as top and West had Long.

They even did it during the theatrical release. 2 trailers, posters, other random things switching names.

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u/1nitial_Reaction 9h ago

Left handed version and the right handed version.

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u/Benjamin_Martin41 11h ago

same movie just a different person getting the spotlight

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u/kester76a 10h ago

Reversible jacket?

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u/CleBees 9h ago

With Chan and Tucker anxiety Tucker and Chan...

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u/viewtifulblue 9h ago

I appreciate that they flipped the names too. I hate a move cover/poser where people are in a line and the name aren't also in that order.

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u/Dabrigstar 9h ago

Also starring the renowned actor Roman Polanski!

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u/jackferret 5h ago

TIL there is a Rush Hour 3.

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u/SonicTheHedgehog99 4h ago

I love these films man

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u/Consistent-Leg-8895 10h ago

I think that's 2 too many

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u/ModernistGames 9h ago

Na, Rush Hour 2 is a certified classic.

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u/bankheadblues 8h ago

I was in Bumfuck, Oregon the other day and noticed Chris Tucker is performing at a janky casino out there.

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u/ramriot 11h ago

Similar to the presentation of "Funny Bones" but for different reasons.

The cast order on posters & home release media for Funny Bones:-

In US

  1. Oliver Platt

  2. Jerry Lewis

  3. Lee Evans

  4. Leslie Caron

  5. Richard Griffiths

In UK

  1. Oliver Platt

  2. Lee Evans

  3. Richard Griffiths

  4. Oliver Reed

  5. Leslie Caron

  6. Jerry Lewis

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u/iso2090 10h ago

It's more interesting that the billing is reversed.

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u/NES4K 10h ago

reversable cover, look inside

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u/Gone_For_Lunch 10h ago

What I like most is the names are on the actual actors. That almost never happens.

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u/ABeeBitMyBottom1 10h ago

One for left handed people one for right handed people

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u/OrangeClyde 10h ago

Interesting that it looks like Chris’s pic is the same but flipped but Jackie’s 2 pics are two different pics. They should have just used two different pics for both of them, or just flipped both using same pic for each

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u/Aquiper 10h ago

Rush Hour HD 3.5 Remix

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u/jewaaron 9h ago

Mandela effect confirmed.

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u/Isomat 9h ago

Chan complained about not getting first billing and being behind Tucker.

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u/O_Dae 7h ago

I have 2 copies of one shoe

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u/MosDefStoned 9h ago

Damn…. He ain’t gonna be in Rush Hour 3

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u/Iron_Maniac 7h ago

Damn they put more effort into the DVDs than they did the actual movie.

One of the worst movies I've ever with one of the weirdly abrupt endings in any movie I've ever seen.

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u/C-sanova 10h ago

Just rewatched this movie the other day and I feel like my initial reaction to it was wrong. It's not that bad, it's still funny but it definitely tries to lean more into the serious aspects of the first film.

Roman Polanski fingering butts in a Brett Ratner film does leave an odd taste in my mouth though.

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u/Fynity 10h ago

Black on black violence dog whistle I’m calling it here

/s