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FRIES or FIVES???????


When chris tucker is on the phone with the chinese dude and they are talking about how the ransom will be paid, chris tucker says something which can be interpreted as fives or fries. which one is it?
The lines of Chris are.

"twenty million in fifty."
"twenty million in twenty."
"and ten million in ten."
after this he says "Do you want any (fries or fives) with that."

The american dvd-subtitle says it's fries, but the dutch dvd-subtitle says it fives.

But which one is it?

Please help me out

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How's that for "no offence".. You really should read your own post before calling other people dumb, while his question is pretty good actually.. You, Marenz, are the man that intelligent people are going to look down to.

I think that the sentence have been made difficult to hear on purpose.. The context suggests he would say "fives", because of the different bills. But, it's a common "joke" to say "Would you like any fries with that?" like they say at fast food stands.. And Chris plays such a smartass motormouth in this (and in every other movie :), so it would seem logical for him to say such thing. So I think that maybe he says "fives", but the reason to that question comes from the "fries"-sentence..

Sorry if that was a little hard to understand.

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murg0:
FYI, I already proofread my post before I called that person stupid, cuz it is a dumb question. Yes, Carter was being a smartass, but that doesn't mean he would be so such an *beep* and jeopardize that man's daughter's life by being flip. So maybe YOU should read your post again before you try to correct someone cuz first of all, it's offense not "offence" as you so foolishly put it. Second of all, I ain't no man. If you're talking to someone online you don't assume that they are a certain gender especially when you don't know them personally. Third of all, I said no offense because I wasn't trying to be rude. I was trying to get my point across and just happened to be a little mean about it. And also I'm not trying to get all ghetto blackness on people but I had to make sure your online college taking, business wannabe ass was taken care of. Personally. And I still agree with what I said about Carter saying fives not fries, I'm just a little sorry about the way I said. I apologize to y me07 (I think that was the person) for calling you names. I don't know if it was meant to be said so you can't understand it, because for all we know, Chris Tucker could've improvised that part.

I also don't mean to be rude to you either but as Hammurabi put it; "An eye for an eye".

~Marenz~

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Yall are crackin me up! Hey Marenz, that there first post was kinda chopped up, even I had tah read it a couple a times to git it and it was kinda harsh on the first dude. Merg0, yers weren't much better dude, or is that chick. Marenz, what does "ghetto blackness" mean in that sentence, hun...I aint never heard that one down here 'for. Meany, whatcha think bout these two jabberin about fries or fives. Oh yeah, you said FIVES dint ya. I agree...HE SAID FIVES! Yall take care and git back after it, I love it! Good comedy!

Clayton

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Thank you, buckinfuzzard. I know my first post was a lil harsh, I already apologized. And I dont really know what ghetto blackness means, I just couldn't think of the right words. How was my first post "chopped up", and wat the hell do that mean? I know Chris Tucker said fives, cuz it only makes sense.

~Marenz~

Marcus: Ay yo wat's up money, u got a problem? Wat u lookin at my ass for? Naw yo, hold my poodle. Hold my poodle! Wat's up, yall got a problem? U want somma this, u want somma this? Wat, wat boy, wat? I'll take the bof of u! I got this for u, kiss my black ass!

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Howdi Marenz. I seen ya apologize to him, that was nice a ya. "Chopped up", hell I dunno..."I just couldn't think of the right words"...LOL. I red thru yer post agin slow like and figured it out....yall was usin that there I.M.'n lingo. At first it dunn looked "chopped up" to me. You is rite, he sed FIVES dammit! Fries......sheeeeei t! I like where he dunn orders the chineese food..."I dint say nuthin bout no soul food, I sed sum betta food, don't you have sum chicken wangs, baby back ribs or frys er summthin"! Then he goes..."I'll come knock that hat off you Chin"! Thats sum funnyass sheeit man! Gotta luv Chris Tucker and the guy that wrote that movie!

Clayton

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Wat up, buckinfuzzard. I like dat part of the movie too, but I also like to the part wen they first meet and Carter dont think Lee speaks english so he's like... "I dont believe this sheeit! First i get a bullsheeit assignment, then I got hang out wit Mr. Rice a roni... Chris Tucker is funny as hell, man. I gotta give my props to him cuz he be makin that sheeit up off the spot.

Peace easy
~Marenz~

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Then why the hell would Juntao say "I just want to know who's responsible for the consul's death for talking to much"??? Cause Chris Tucker was being a smartass...

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Actually, it can be spelled offense AND offence. Go learn something.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it -FB

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Well, it's more likely spelled offense. Come kiss my ass.

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Speaking of dumb, maybe you should make sure you know who Chris is talking to before you call someone dumb, he is not talking to Juntao, but Sang. So next time you call someone dumb, be sure not to say anything dumb and make yourself look like a retard, and names are capitalized.
(no offense)

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Sheeeit, here we go agin! Marenz, ya did say Carter was talking to Juntao which is wrong cuz he IS talkin to Sang. Let me help ya out...Sang is Juntao's little trigger happy chinee with the "light ass" dyed blond hair...you know the dude who says "No problem, juss rush hour" BLAM BLAM and..."wipe yersef off, you bleeding" and Sang is the one Carter asks... "ya want any FIVES with that". Juntao is the old British dude with "gray ass" hair and yes he is the leader, main villian like yall said. Hell I dont know, I guess I is cunfused here...yall just need ta drop it an quit callin her a dummass.

Clayton

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Well, Marenz, you are pretty quick to call people names if they have questions or just different opinions. Yes, I know, you apologized but maybe it would be wiser to think first and then write...
To the subject: I don't know for sure if he said "fives" or "fries" but why should it be more logic to say "fives"? Think about:
twenty in fifty
twenty in twenty and
ten in ten
Now you do the math; that's 50 Million, so there is nothing left. Why should he say "do you wanna have any fives with that?"? Does he wanna give him more than fifty? This wouldn't make sense. Of course, Carter is a guy who talks a lot that doesn't make sense. So, maybe he said "fives"... BUT it is also possible that he said "fries" and that would even be funnier because he took the order like a carry-out restaurant.

You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!

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Well maybe when he asked if he wanted any fives, he implied that he could've changed his order. It would'nt necessarily funnier to me if he said fries because it really doesn't make any sense. But I can see how it would be funny because he did take the order like a fast-food restaurant.

~Marenz~

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Marenz,
no offense or anything, but u r really dumb
in the movie, chris is talkin to SANG when he's givin him his demands for 50million dollars so y in the world would he be talkin to Juntao at the time?
did u ever think of that? maybe u should asked some family or friends b4 u made a fool of urself. many people go on this magnificent website and u just made urself look like a retard
(no offense)

EDIT: I know this thread is long dead but i couldnt resist :P

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F-ck You

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Hey Marenz! Can you believe this $$$$hit is still going on...LOL!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMIN' OUT OF MY MOUPH......he says FIVES....... DAMMMMMITTTTTT!

QBS (alias buckinfuzzard, meanwiddlekid and some others that got "account deleted by administrator"

"Man-O-War started rattlin' yesterday and threw a kid on its head".

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This sacred thread shall live forever.

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i think it is fives because they're not talking about food.

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i heard fives too cause its abt money. However, Imdb has stated under memorable quotes(u can get there by clicking on any of the highlighted character's name say eg: Chief Inspector Lee) that Chris said fries. U can argue abt this though coz that Sang seemed to have snapped at Chris after he asked that question.

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he says fives

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Well it would've been funnier, if he says FRIES

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I got a ideal PF...why dont yall write yer own GD movie scrip then call up Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan to come act in it an yall could make a FUNNIER Rush Hour! FRIES...shhheeeeit.... come on!

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ok

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Ya I watched the movie again with subtitles, he says FRIES

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HE SAID FRIES..... DAMN, EVERYONE STOP *beep* ARGUING!!!!!!!!!!!

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Children, children. He said "fives". It's called a pun, a double-entendre, a joke.

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He definately says "Fives".

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FRIES.... FRIES.... FRIES!!!!!!!!!!

I watch the damn movie all the time, he said FRIES. He was tryin to be funny, like he was taking a order at a fast food place. WHy in the *beep* would he say FIVES????

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I think he says "fives," just because it makes sense to say that more so than "fries." By saying "fives" Tucker's character stays quite a bit more on topic than if he said "fries", and since "fives" sounds so much like "fries," it kind of turns into a play on words. People are obviously going to recognize that "fives" sounds like "fries," so the punch is still there for people to laugh at. If the subtitles say it's "fries" though, I very well could be wrong.

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People are dying from starvation around the world, atrocities are being commited daily.

And you guys are arguing on whether someone said fries or fives on a movie made 7 years ago..god this is a pathetic society.

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oh no no gygibo you got it wrong...im not chastising you cause i'm doing the same thing i was just commenting.

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Jesus mo fo shatwitch people (yet again...), haven't any of you considered that the line is INTENTIONALLY crossed to make the joke WORK? It's meant to be funny dammit! The pun is 'fries', the logic is 'fives' - OBVIOUSLY this is why the subtitles are so confused.
Maybe we should argue this about every friggin joke in the film, then none of it will be funny anymore - hoo-friggin-ray. I don't know about you, but i just can't friggin wait till the next time i see that part; instead of thinking, 'oh thats reasonably amusing', i'll be thinking of this sorry-ass argument. Cheers.

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Fries

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I watched it last night on subtitles. He says 'Fries'

Why bother arguing? If you got the dvd watch it on subtitles. Unless the U.S. version is different to U.K. but I can't see that being the case.

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I think its Fives accuatly, as part of the joke, that fives sounds like fries. So since they are talking about money and the guy is listing out different amounts, he says fives. Just a thought...

John 3:16-The Gospel in a Nutshell

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Like I said why bother arguing when you can watch it on subtitles? I can read you know. It said 'Fries'

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But arn't the subtitle different in some other countries? Also, subtitles arn't always correct if you watch them...

John 3:16-The Gospel in a Nutshell

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Ahh I thought that may have been the case,

Very true what you said Historymajor, I've often watched films where the subtitles show altered words.

Anyway I have the British region 2 version and it says fries.

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He says "Would you like any fives with that"

Its just a joke, like when you order food from a fastfood restaurant and they say "Would you like some fries with that"

Subtitles are dumb sometimes. In LOTR, when Gandalf is falling down the pit and he looks at Frodo and everyone and says "Run you fools" or "Run fools" or something like that. The subtitle says "Fly you fools" or "Fly fools". They just replaced "run" with "fly" for some reason.

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ummm....no, gandalf does not say "run you fools." he says "fly you fools." watch the movie again please. and it is "would you like any fries with that." watch the movie again please.

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About the fries or fives discussion I couldn't care less really, so forgive for qoing slightly off-topic in this already very old and long topic, but talking about subtitles.

I find that many times there's errors in subtitles, some obvious things that somebody who wrote the subtitles may have misread from his/her script or misheard, but some of them are pure speculations on what might have been said or just plain wrong. Has anybody for instance ever noticed how they almost always get it wrong when it comes to translating measurements? Say an American movie with miles, inches, yards, feet what have you gets a European subtitle, the amounts they put up in the translation are almost always wrong. Similar things happen for technical terms, military ranks, sometimes Geographical names, etc. etc.

As a little funny thing I seem to notice more often also is that almost always when they mention a person's body height on IMDB the amount in feet and inches doesn't correctly correspond to the indicate number in meters and centimeters.

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