Taxi 2

"France's answer to the Italian job"

2000 1h 22m FR

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Synopsis

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A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.

“France's answer to the Italian job”

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Cast

Samy Naceri
Daniel Morales
Frédéric Diefenthal
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
Marion Cotillard
Lilly Bertineau
Emma Wiklund
Petra
Bernard Farcy
Commissaire Gibert
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Général Edmond Bertineau
Frédérique Tirmont
Mother
Marc Faure
French Minister

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gérard Krawczyk
Writers: Luc Besson
Languages: German, French, Japanese
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.1× over at the box office.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Taxi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gérard Krawczyk, shot by Gérard Sterin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Al Khemya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thierry Hoss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Gérard Krawczyk directs. Gérard Sterin behind the camera. Al Khemya scores. Thierry Hoss cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in German, French, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 6.1× over at the box office.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, Japanese.
5Part of the "Taxi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Gérard Krawczyk, shot by Gérard Sterin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Al Khemya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Thierry Hoss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Samy Naceri and Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "France's answer to the Italian job".
11IMDB entry: tt0183869 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gérard Sterin
Original score: Al Khemya
Editing: Thierry Hoss
Production design: Jean-Jacques Gernolle
Costume design: Martine Rapin
Makeup / hair: Frédéric Zaid
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,500,000
Box office: $64,433,844
Return: 614% of budget
Original language: FR
IMDB: Taxi 2 (2000)

Part of

Taxi Collection

In terms of box office admissions, the "Taxi" series is one of the most successful French franchises ever, grossing a reported total of $200 million worldwide and 23 million admissions in France.