The Transporter
| The Transporter | |
|---|---|
| File:The Transporter movie.png The Transporter film poster | |
| Directed by | Louis Leterrier Corey Yuen |
| Written by | Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen |
| Produced by | Luc Besson |
| Starring | Shu Qi Jason Statham Matt Schulze |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | 11 October 2002 (USA) |
Running time | 94 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €20,900,000 |
The Transporter is an action/crime movie released in the United States on October 11, 2002. It was directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen. The Transporter stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, who did most of his stunts in the movie. Actress Shu Qi plays Statham's love interest "Lai".
A sequel, Transporter 2 was released on September 2, 2005. The Transporter was released in English, French and Mandarin.
The plot
Template:Spoiler Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the Southern France, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter", who moves any goods from one place to another, without asking any questions.
Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his black, modified BMW 7 Series, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks:
- "Never change the deal"
- "No names"
- "Never open the package"
Frank's newest 'transport' seems no different to him than the countless ones that he has delivered in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" to make a delivery. All begins well, but when Frank stops along route to change a tire, he notices his "package" is moving. Violating one of his own rules, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful woman, bound and gagged. Her name is Lai (Shu Qi), and her presence leads to an assassination attempt on Frank.
Frank's steadfast following of his other two rules—which make up his basic code of survival—quickly fall. Through his new companion, he uncovers a conspiracy of illegal slave trade, led by Lai's own father. The film ends with Frank intercepting a shipping crate filled with kidnapped foreigners, and the subsequent death of Lai's father at the hands of his own daughter. Template:Endspoiler
The car
The BMW driven by Jason Statham in the movie is a 1999 BMW 750i, sporting a 12 cylinder engine. However, the car is identified as a 735i in the movie.
Cast
- Jason Statham as Frank Martin
- Shu Qi as Lai
- Matt Schulze as Darren 'Wall Street' Bettencourt
- François Berléand as Tarconi
- Ric Young as Mr. Kwai
- Doug Rand as Leader
- Didier Saint Melin as Boss
See Also
External links
- The Transporter Official site
- The Transporter at IMDb
- The Transporter at Rotten Tomatoes
- Full spoiler