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The Transporter

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Directed by Louis Leterrier & Corey Yuen
Produced by Luc Besson
Stephen Chasman
Written by Luc Besson
Robert Mark Kamen
Starring Jason Statham
Shu Qi
Matt Schulze
François Berléand
Music by Stanley Clarke
Cinematography Pierre Morel
Editing by Nicolas Trembasiewicz
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) Flag of France 2 October 2002
Flag of the United States 11 October 2002
Running time 94 min. Louis Leterrier (born June 17 1973 in Paris France is a French Film director whose most notable films include The Transporter and Transporter Corey Yuen Kwai ( is a Hong Kong Actor, Film director and producer Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Robert Mark Kamen is a Screenwriter who has been writing for major motion pictures for over twenty-five years Jason Michael Statham (born 12 September 1972 is an English actor known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie Crime films Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Shu Qi ( born April 16, 1976) is the Stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui (林立慧 Matthew Steven Schulze (born July 3, 1972) is an American Actor. François Berléand (born 22 April 1952 is a French actor He plays Gilles Triquet the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in Le Bureau, Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American Jazz musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on Double Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Language English
Budget €20,900,000
Followed by Transporter 2
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a Franco-American action / crime movie directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Transporter 2 is a 2005 Action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Louis Leterrier (born June 17 1973 in Paris France is a French Film director whose most notable films include The Transporter and Transporter Corey Yuen Kwai ( is a Hong Kong Actor, Film director and producer Luc Besson was inspired by BMW Films' "The Hire" series to create this movie. It was released in France on October 2, 2002 and in the United States on October 11, 2002. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Transporter stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin and Shu Qi as Lai Kwai. Jason Michael Statham (born 12 September 1972 is an English actor known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie Crime films Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Frank Martin is a fictional character portrayed by Jason Statham, primarily in The Transporter film franchise Shu Qi ( born April 16, 1976) is the Stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-Hui (林立慧 This is the first film in the series; it is followed by Transporter 2 and Transporter 3, which is to be released in 2009. Transporter 2 is a 2005 Action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. Transporter 3 is a 2008 Action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter series (and the first not distributed by 20th Century 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming

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Plot

The film begins with Frank Martin (Statham), in his black BMW E38 735iL, alone in a parking garage, he proceeds to start his car and drive to the site of his deal. The BMW E38 Automobile platform was the basis for the 1994 through 2001 BMW 7 Series automobiles Martin arrives at a building as four armed, masked men emerge, carrying bags filled with money. The four men get into the car; however, Martin refuses to start the car because they have changed the deal, in which it was agreed that there would be only three men. The leader of the men threatens Martin, but due to Martin's car being coded, there is no other option but to shoot one of the men and push him out of the car. A lengthy car chase follows in which Martin's driving skill allows escape from the chasing police cars. At the end of the chase the men offer Martin more money to drive them further, but their offer is refused because "that was not the deal. "

Frank is next seen at his home along the coast of Southern France, cleaning his car. Southern France (or the South of France) colloquially known as Le Midi, is a loosely defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that His parole officer, Tarconi (Berléand), stops by to inquire if Martin knows anything about a police chase involving the same type car that he owns, that took place the previous day. Martin denies that he does and Tarconi leaves. Martin receives a call from a man who is "looking for a transporter", Martin agrees to meet. Martin meets the man in a bar, where he explains his three rules:

  1. "Never change the deal"
  2. "No names"
  3. "Never open the package"

A deal is agreed upon. The day of the deal, Martin picks up the package, which is placed in his trunk, and sets off on his route. While on the road, Martin gets a flat tire. He opens the trunk, to retrieve his spare tire, and finds that the package is moving. He pushes the package out of the way, and fixes the flat tire. After eating at a rest stop, he returns to the trunk and, breaking one of his own rules, he opens the package. Inside he finds a girl (Qi) who is tied up and has tape over her mouth. He slits the tape and allows her to drink through a straw. He then removes the tape, she says that she "has to pee," and asks him if he wants her to do so in his trunk. He agrees to let her go into the woods, for one minute. After tying a rope around her neck, he lets her walk into the woods. After one minute passes, Martin follows the rope into the woods to discover that the girl has escaped. He quickly tracks her down, ties her up and carries her back to the car, only to find that two police officers looking at his car on the side of the road. He defeats them at hand-to-hand combat, ties them up and puts them both in the trunk, along with the "package. "

Martin arrives at the destination and delivers the package to its recipient (Schulze). The recipient asks him if he opened the package. Martin denies that he did. The recipient then asks him if he would mind transporting something for him, Martin accepts the offer. On his way home Martin stops at a rest stop, on his way back to his car it suddenly explodes. Martin returns to the house of the recipient and beats up all of his henchmen. He then steals a Mercedes Benz from the recipients collection of cars, only to discover that hiding in the backseat is the tied up and gagged "package" girl. He takes her to his home for the night. He questions her and she tells him that her name is "Lai. "

The next morning Tarconi stops by again, and finds Lai, who claims that she is "the new cook. " He explains that the police have found Martin's car, which had been blown up the previous day, and that they were still trying to sort out the remains of the two police officers, who had both been killed. Martin claims that his car was stolen, Lai backs him up saying that she picked him up walking alongside the road. Tarconni leaves, telling the couple that they are to come by the station later that day to explain the truth.

A group of men arrive outside Martin's house, they proceed to destroy the house with a bazooka and heavy gunfire, though Martin and Lai are able to escape via an underwater escape route. They swim until they reach another house where they make love. Later they go to the police station to see Tarconi, they tell him they went for a walk and the house had been destroyed when they had returned. Tarconi leaves and Lai uses his computer to track down her recipient who is Derren Bettencourt, but is only referred to as "Wall Street. " They leave the police station, but Tarconi discovers that they had been searching for Wall Street.

Martin tries to walk away, but Lai protests that there are four hundred people being smuggled into the country by Wall Street, inside shipping containers, including her father and her sisters. Martin agrees to help her find him. They come to Wall Street's office, but Martin is surprised when Lai's father is revealed to be an accomplice in the smuggling. Martin is knocked out by one of the henchmen as Tarconi and the police arrive, unable to defend himself Martin is arrested. Tarconi questions Martin as to what is going on, Martin replies that people are being smuggled into the country and that if given the opportunity he could catch Wall Street and Lai's father. Tarconi agrees and they stage a hostage situation to get out of the police station and to the docks.

Martin continues alone and finds the shipping crates, in which the people are being smuggled. However, they are being moved and he has no choice, but to follow. Martin is discovered by Wall Street who tells his henchmen to kill him. After a lengthy hand-to-hand fight at the shipping yard and at a bus station, Martin hijacks an airplane, he tells the pilot to fly over the trucks transporting the shipping containers. Martin skydives, landing on the containers and after a struggle to gain control of a truck, during which Wall Street is killed, he drives it off to the side of the road and stops it. Lai's father approaches him, holding a gun to his head, and tells Martin to get out and walk. Martin follows these directions, the two have a conversation, during which Lai is heard screaming in the background, which is cut off by a gunshot. As Lai's father aims his gun at Martin, a shot is heard, though it is revealed that Lai has shot her father, and Martin remains unharmed. Tarconi arrives with the police, who open up the shipping container and free the captives within.

Cars

In the film, Jason Statham's character Frank Martin specifically identifies the car as a "1999 Black BMW 735i". In the DVD commentary, however, Jason Statham indicates that the car was a one-off manual-transmission 1999 7-Series 750iL, with a V12 engine. The BMW 7 Series is a line of Full-size Luxury vehicles produced by the German automaker BMW. When Martin returns to Wall Street's estate, Frank drives away with a Mercedes-Benz W140 as a compensation for his BMW. For a complete overview of all S-Class models see Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

Cast

Releases

Theatrical Release

The Transporter premiered in 2,573 theaters, grossing $9,107,816[1] . It grossed a total of $43,928,932 worldwide. [1]

Cut and Uncut releases

In the United States and some other countries, certain sequences of violence were either cut or toned down. The first sequence was the fight on the bus, in which scenes of Jason Statham using a knife were cut. The second sequence has certain differences between the uncut French and PG-13 theatrical versions. On the final fight in the highway, with Frank Martin fighting Wall Street, Wall Street is shown being crushed under the wheels of the truck in the original French version. In the PG-13 version, however, he is simply thrown out of the truck and on to the highway.

The uncut fight on the bus can be seen in the "Extended Fight Sequences" section of several DVD releases.

DVD and Blu-ray Release

The DVD version was released on October 23, 2003. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. This version included fifteen minutes of extended fight scene footage, and a feature-length commentary. On August 23, 2005, the movie was released again in a "Special Delivery Edition". Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This version included all the features of the original release plus a new behind-the-scenes documentary, a making-of featurette, and a storyboard to film comparison. The movie was also released as a part of "The Transporter Collection", which featured the first two films in the series. On November 14, 2006 the film was released on the Blu-ray format. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Reception

The Transporter was released to a mixed critical reception. Rotten Tomatoes has the film at an average rating of 53%[2] and Metacritic has it listed at 51%. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [3] The consensus is that "The Transporter delivers the action at the expense of coherent storytelling. "[4] Manohla Dargis, of the Los Angeles Times, complimented the action saying, "[Statham] certainly seems equipped to develop into a mid-weight alternative to Vin Diesel. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. That's particularly true if he keeps working with director Cory Yuen, a Hong Kong action veteran whose talent for hand-to-hand mayhem is truly something to see. Corey Yuen Kwai ( is a Hong Kong Actor, Film director and producer "[5] However, Roger Ebert's took the opposite stance stating, "Too much action brings the movie to a dead standstill. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "[6] Eric Harrison, of the Houston Chronicle, says, "It's junk with a capital J. The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily Newspaper in Texas, USA. The sooner you realize that, the more quickly you can settle down to enjoying it. "[7]

Miscellaneous

See Also

References

  1. ^ a b The Transporter. Transporter 2 is a 2005 Action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. Transporter 3 is a 2008 Action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter series (and the first not distributed by 20th Century Frank Martin is a fictional character portrayed by Jason Statham, primarily in The Transporter film franchise Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  2. ^ The Transporter. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  3. ^ The Transporter. Retrieved on 2008-03-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good
  4. ^ The Transporter. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  5. ^ 'The Transporter'. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  6. ^ The Transporter. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  7. ^ The Transporter. Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed

External links

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