Taxi 2

Taxi 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gérard Krawczyk
Produced by	Luc Besson Michele Petin Laurent Petin
Written by	Luc Besson
Starring	Samy Naceri Frédéric Diefenthal Marion Cotillard Emma Sjoberg Bernard Farcy
Music by	Olivier"Akos"Castelli, Al Khemya, One Shot
Cinematography	Thierry Guilmaro
Distributed by	Lions Gate Entertainment
Release dates	29 March 2000 (2000-03-29)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	France
Language	French Japanese
Budget	$11 million
Box office	$64 million^[1]

Taxi 2 (also called Taxi Taxi) is a French action film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in 2000. Starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard. It is a sequel to Taxi, written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003.

Plot

A Japanese minister of defence is traveling to Paris to sign a weapons contract between Japan and France, but first, he is visiting Marseille to view and rate the city police's anti-gang tactics (using fake attacks on him). During the visit, however, he is kidnapped by a group working for the Japanese yakuza. Emilien (Frédéric Diefenthal) is determined to rescue the minister and detective Petra (Emma Sjöberg), his girlfriend who was also kidnapped, and restore the honour of his department. Once again, speed demon taxi-driver Daniel (Samy Naceri) is called upon to save the day with his high-speed driving skills.

Cast

Samy Naceri ... Daniel Morales
Frédéric Diefenthal ... Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
Marion Cotillard ... Lilly Bertineau
Manuela Gourary ... Camille Coutant-Kerbalec
Emma Sjöberg ... Petra
Bernard Farcy ... Commissaire Gérard Gibert
Jean-Christophe Bouvet ... Général Edmond Bertineau
Frédérique Tirmont ... Mme Bertineau
Tsuyu Shimizu ... Yuli
Édouard Montoute ... Alain Trésor
Yoshi Oida ... Yuki Tsumoto

Production

Luc Besson was investigated by authorities after a cameraman died during filming. A Peugeot 406 was supposed to land in a pile of cardboard after a stunt, but missed and hit several crew. A cameraman died later of internal injuries and another cameraman broke both legs. Authorities allege safety was compromised in an effort to cut costs.^[2] Pioneer stunt coordinator Rémy Julienne was given an 18-month suspended jail sentence and fined 13,000 euros. Luc Besson, Grenet and director Gerard Krawczyk were all cleared of charges.^[3] Also with the Peugeot, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI is also featured as a star's car driven by the Yakuzas.

References

External links

Taxi

French films	Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) Taxi 3 (2003) Taxi 4 (2007)

Remake	Taxi (2004)

Television	Taxi Brooklyn (2014)

Luc Besson

Directed	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) The Big Blue (1988) Nikita (1990) Atlantis (1991) Léon: The Professional (1994) The Fifth Element (1997) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) The Lady (2011) The Family (2013) Lucy (2014) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Produced	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) Nikita (1990) Atlantis (1991) Cold Moon (1991) Nil by Mouth (1997) Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) Kiss of the Dragon (2001) Wasabi (2001) La Turbulence des fluides (2002) The Transporter (2002) Fanfan la Tulipe (2003) Les Côtelettes (2003) Michel Vaillant (2003) Taxi 3 (2003) District 13 (2004) Taxi (2004) Revolver (2005) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Transporter 2 (2005) Unleashed (2005) Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Bandidas (2006) Love and Other Disasters (2006) Nuovomondo (2006) Tell No One (2006) The Secret (2007) Taxi 4 (2007) Hitman (2007) Taken (2008) Transporter 3 (2008) District 13: Ultimatum (2009) Home (2009) Staten Island (2009) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010) From Paris with Love (2010) 22 Bullets (2010) Colombiana (2011) The Source (2011) A Monster in Paris (2011) The Lady (2011) Lockout (2012) Taken 2 (2012) No Limit (2012) Collison (2013) Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013) 3 Days to Kill (2013) The Family (2013) Brick Mansions (2014) The Homesman (2014) Taken 3 (2015) The Transporter Refueled (2015) The Warriors Gate (2016) The Lake (2016) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Written	Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) Kiss of the Dragon (2001) Wasabi (2001) Yamakasi (2001) The Transporter (2002) Fanfan la Tulipe (2003) Taxi 3 (2003) Michel Vaillant (2003) Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) District 13 (2004) Revolver (2005) Transporter 2 (2005) Unleashed (2005) Bandidas (2006) Taxi 4 (2007) Taken (2008) Transporter 3 (2008) District 13: Ultimatum (2009) From Paris with Love (2010) Colombiana (2011) Lockout (2012) Taken 2 (2012) 3 Days to Kill (2014) Brick Mansions (2014) Lucy (2014) Taken 3 (2015) The Transporter Refueled (2015) The Warriors Gate (2016) The Lake (2016) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

TV series	No Limit (2012) Taxi Brooklyn (2014)

See also	Filmography EuropaCorp

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