Other Titles • The Tuxedo • T.U.X. (2002) • The Tuxedo - Gefahr im Anzug (2002)
Synopses for The Tuxedo (2002)
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Suit up for action!
International action-comedy star Jackie Chan is tailor-made for The Tuxedo, a roller coaster ride full of laughs, kinetic kicks and signature stunts. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is an ordinary cabbie-turned-chauffeur who slips into a 2 billion-dollar, super-spy suit and inadvertently becomes a dashing secret agent. Fit for trouble, this deluxe tux unwittingly thrusts Chan and his dazzling partner Jennifer Love Hewitt into a dangerous world of international espionage. Slip into The Tuxedo for non-stop fun and action.
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Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs): never touch Devlin’s prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive "accident," Jimmy can’t resist trying on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Suddenly thrust into a dangerous world of espionage, paired with a rookie partner (Jennifer Love Hewitt) even less experienced than he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting—if impeccably dressed—secret agent.
"The Tuxedo" stars Jackie Chan, the comedic action superstar who has more recently conquered the worldwide box office in such films as "Rush Hour 1 & 2" and "Shanghai Noon." Starring opposite Chan is Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Heartbreakers"). The film also stars Jason Isaacs ("The Patriot"), Ritchie Coster ("The Thomas Crown Affair"), Debi Mazar ("The Insider") and Peter Stormare ("Chocolat").
The action comedy marks the feature film directorial debut of Kevin Donovan, who made his name as an award-winning commercial director. John H. Williams ("Shrek") and Adam Schroeder ("The Truman Show") are producing "The Tuxedo," with Walter F. Parkes ("Gladiator"), Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator") and William S. Beasley ("The Mexican") serving as executive producers. The screenplay was written by Philip Hay & Matt Manfredi ("Crazy/Beautiful") and Michael Wilson and Michael Leeson.
Jackie Chan looks spiffy in The Tuxedo, but the movie needs a tailor. No Jackie Chan movie could be a total misfire, however, and he's charmingly self-effacing here as a hapless chauffeur who inadvertently replaces his injured super-agent boss (Jason Issacs) and foils a madman (Ritchie Coster) who plans to infect the world's water supply (!) and reap a fortune selling pure bottled water. Jackie's a bumbling superhero after donning his boss's high-tech, Inspector Gadget-like tuxedo (it even has a "Mambo" setting), and curvaceous co-agent Jennifer Love Hewitt coaches him in crime fighting while closing in on the bad guys. It's all as routinely ridiculous as it sounds--Jackie's faux James Brown act is the only real highlight--and as critic Roger Ebert observed, the climax hinges on an insect queen that doesn't exist in nature! So, while Jackie and Jennifer provide a few moments of stellar stunts and random amusement, you can blame this mess on screenwriters who didn't do their homework. --Jeff Shannon
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A hapless chauffer must take a comatosed secret agent's place using his special gadget-laden tuxedo.
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