The Tuxedo
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| Directed by | Kevin Donovan |
| Produced by | Adam Schroeder |
| Written by | Michael J. Wilson, Michael J. Leeson, Phil Hay (story), Matt Manfredi (story) |
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks |
| Release date(s) | 27 September 2002 (USA) |
| Running time | 98 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | 50 million USD |
| Gross revenue | 104,391,623 USD |
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The Tuxedo is a 2002 action/comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host.
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[edit] Plot
Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) is a taxi driver notorious for his speed and ability to get his customer anywhere in the least amount of time, usually without too many illegal methods. His reputation soon lands him a job as the personal chauffer of the mysterious but wealthy Clark Devlin.
Jimmy does not really know what his new boss' job is, but Devlin's friendly nature, unperturbable demeanor, and willingness to offer Jimmy advice wins Jimmy over and the two become pals. Jimmy has no idea that Devlin is a spy and when an attempt to kill Devlin partially succeeds, sending Devlin into a coma, Jimmy ends up accidentally wearing a rather unusual tuxedo of Devlin's. The tuxedo is a gadget capable of granting its wearer special abilities (including martial arts, the ability to dance, active camouflage, and being able to walk on walls) which Jimmy must use to stop the terrorist group responsible for Devlin's hospitalization. He joins genius scientist, Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt) to stop them. At first, she thinks Jimmy is irritating, but in the end when he saves her and the world, Del Blaine falls in love with him and they go for coffee.
[edit] Cast
- Jackie Chan as Jimmy Tong
- Jennifer Love Hewitt as Del Blaine
- Jason Isaacs as Clark Devlin
- Debi Mazar as Steena
- Ritchie Coster as Dietrich Banning
- Peter Stormare as Dr. Simms
- Mia Cottet as Cheryl
- Romany Malcoas Mitch
- James Brown as Himself
- Daniel Kash as Rogers
- Jody Racicot as Kells
- Boyd Banks as Vic
- Colin Mochrie as Gallery Owner
- Christian Potenza as CSA Agent Joel
[edit] Box office
On a reported budget of $50 million, the movie grossed $50,547,998 in the United States. In its opening weekend the film raked in a moderate $15 million from 3,022 theaters. The film total worldwide gross is $104,391,623 USD.
