Chris Tucker has worked in numerous blockbuster hits and gained worldwide recognition with his Rush Hour series. He also worked with Charlie Sheen in the 1997 movie, Money Talks but little would anyone know that the pair would turn out to make things difficult for the production team. The former himself admitted arriving late on set which would have likely affected the shooting schedule. However, his co-star was one step ahead in the game.
Money Talks revolves around Tucker’s Franklin Hatchett, a con artist, who finds himself unintentionally entangled in a major arms-smuggling operation. Meanwhile, the latter plays the role of James Russell, a TV news reporter who teams up with Hatchett to try to unravel the truth behind the illegal arms smuggling. The movie was a commercial success which solidified Tucker’s position as a comedy actor in the industry. However, filming the movie would probably have been a hectic task due to the actors!
Chris Tucker Revealed Arriving Late on Money Talks Set
During a 2015 appearance on BigBoyTV to talk about his projects among other topics, Chris Tucker spilled the beans on his time in the making of Money Talks with Charlie Sheen.
Commenting on the project as being “the funniest movie ever” he revealed he would often turn up late on set. While this was the case with Tucker, the Two and a Half Men actor would not bother to arrive at all.
He stated,
“I would show up late for work and Charlie wouldn’t show up at all.”
He further explained that the production team would be arguing with the Friday star for arriving late meanwhile he realized that his co-star was not even there.
“They argue with me and then all of a sudden, ‘Charlie ain’t even here. What y ‘all arguing with me for? Find Charlie first.'”
However, that was not the only issue the movie faced before production. Previously, Steve Chase was supposed to direct the movie but left just days before production.
Creative Differences With Chris Tucker Led Original Money Talks Director to Leave the Project
Canadian director, Steve Chase had been developing the 1997 movie script for six months. However, he ended up leaving the project for good just a week before the production was about to begin. It was reported that his “creative differences” with the lead actor and New Line Cinema led to that outcome.
The director mentioned that Tucker was involved late and wanted to make changes in the script and his character. He commented that the proposed changes were irrelevant to the existing story. Other than that, the time required for the script to go through those changes was less than what was required.
He shared via PlaybackOnline,
“The star wasn’t happy with the script and I would have had to fight with him every day” adding, “It would have been detrimental to what ended up on the screen. It wasn’t worth it for anyone.”
Eventually, Brett Ratner was brought on board to direct the movie due to Tucker’s recommendation. The movie ended up becoming a low-budget success in 1997.
