‘Rush Hour 4’ Was Dead—Until Trump

Donald Trump, Brett Ratner
One of the big mysteries here is why Trump went to bat for Ratner at all. Maybe he loved Rush Hour, or maybe he’s thrilled with the Melania documentary that Ratner shot with $40 million of Amazon’s money (speaking of outlandish prices). Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage
Kim Masters
December 2, 2025

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When I first heard that Donald Trump had asked Larry Ellison to make Rush Hour 4 happen for canceled filmmaker Brett Ratner, I imagined a conversation that went something like this: