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Plot summary
Wilee finished law school at Columbia but has not taken the bar exam. He works as a bicycle messenger in Manhattan, riding a single-gear bike with no brakes. Vanessa, a fellow messenger, tells him he should do more with his life. Manny, another rider in the trade, is Wilee's rival and is interested in Vanessa. One afternoon Nima, Vanessa's roommate, gives Wilee an envelope that must be delivered in Chinatown before seven o'clock. She is a college student from China. A man who says he is a college official asks Wilee for the envelope, saying Nima had no authority to send it. When Wilee refuses, the man chases him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Premium Rush (2012)
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- Gordon-Levitt was injured on August 1, 2010 when he rode into the back of a taxi; the impact sent him flying into the rear windshield, slashing his arm, which required 31 stitches. A shot of the aftermath of that accident is included as a scene during the credits.
- The suit claimed many plot, character name and scene similarities to Quirk's novel, and the production company Pariah, director David Koepp and co-screenwriter John Kamps were named in it; on April 2, 2013, Judge Richard Seeborg dismissed the case, finding that the two works were not substantially similar.
- Writer director David Koepp developed Premium Rush and co-wrote the screenplay with John Kamps, and they aimed to have elaborate chase sequences like those in a William Friedkin film.
