History Film / PremiumRush

* MacGuffin: The ticket. [[spoiler:It's a voucher for $50,000, which both Nima and Monday need desparately.]]
* MagicCountdown: It's a bit difficult to believe that Wilee could chase down Manny, get into a cross-town race to the wrong address, end up at the hospital for however long it takes to get his arm bandaged from the crash, get driven to the police impound, get into ''another'' chase there and then ride all the way to the ''right'' address within 40 minutes.

* StockScream: During one of Wilee's split second hypothetical scenarios while pedaling towards a busy intersection, he images himself running over an unfortunate pedestrian who is then flattened by an oncoming vehicle, letting out a Wilhelm Scream.

* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: Wilee is repeatedly chased by police for moving violations, steals from a police impound, and later steals that bike cop's bike, but there's no indication he is ever prosecuted for his actions. Somewhat justified; the only cop who ever learns Wilee's nickname is Bobby, and he never even shares that. Everyone else only knows him as the bike messenger with a red shirt and a beat-up bike. They'd have a hard time even finding him, much less prosecuting him.

* MacGuffin: The ticket. [[spoiler:It's a voucher for $50,000 to pay for the illegal immigration of Nima's son and mother.]]

''Premium Rush'' is a 2012 American action film starring Creator/JosephGordonLevitt. This film is directed by Creator/DavidKoepp, the director of ''Film/GhostTown'' and ''Film/StirOfEchoes''.

''Premium Rush'' is a 2012 American action film starring Creator/JosephGordonLevitt. This film is directed by David Koepp, the director of ''Film/GhostTown'' and ''Film/StirOfEchoes''.

* BavarianFireDrill: Subverted. Whenever Monday presents himself as anything other than [[NewYorkCityCops [=NYPD=]]] the person being conned either sees straight through it (in Nima's case) or refuses his demands (in Wilee's case).

* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot: Averted. Monday takes a while to realize he got shot in the head, and is pretty much normal for about a minute until he begins to stumble and dies.]]

* CarCushion: [[spoiler: When Wilee's SherlockScan comes up with no safe routes, a hard landing on a taxi's windshield is the least bad option. Fortunately for him it's not the usual high-altitude leap associated with this trope and he survives, though not without injury]].

* EscalatingChase: Hoo boy. And it is awesome.

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The one time that Wilee's SherlockScan ability turns up ''zero routes''.]] [[InMediasRes How do you think that crash at the start of the movie happened?]]

* [[spoiler:PrettyLittleHeadshots: To Monday. The entrance wound is barely visible and he can barely see the exit hole because it's covered by his hair... until it starts bleeding.]]

-->'''Wilee''': Come on man, I'm tired, I'm hungry, my day is taking a turn for the shitty, gimme the 40.
-->'''Raj''': I'll give you 30. Don't screw it up, it's ''premium rush''.

-->'''Wilee:''' I do not carry drug shit, or whatever the hell this is!
-->'''Raj:''' It's not drugs, it can't be drugs. It's from a highly respected East Coast college. ''(covers phone, turns to Tito)'' It's probably drugs.
-->'''Tito:''' Yep.

[[Film/PremiumRush Premium Rush]] is a 2012 American action film starring Creator/JosephGordonLevitt. This film is directed by David Koepp, the director of ''Film/GhostTown'' and ''Film/StirOfEchoes''.

* SmugSnake: A smirking, self-satisfied BigBadWannabe, Officer Monday equates being a dirty cop with being an unbeatable {{Badass}}, even in situations where he is clearly at a disadvantage (like being surrounded by Chinese gangsters intent on killing him).

* BrickJoke: Wilee tries (and fails) to steal a kiss from his ex Vanessa. He points that [[TheTell she still arches her neck]]. Later, when Manny steals a kiss, her neck doesn't move and she rejects Manny almost immediately.