The Transporter
Sign in to save2002 film by Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen
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6.7Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
Released: 2002-10-0292 minDir: Corey YuenAction, Crime, Thriller
Cast
- Jason Statham as Frank Martin
- Shu Qi as Lai
- François Berléand as Tarconi
- Matt Schulze as Wall Street
- Ric Young as Mr Kwai
- Doug Rand as Leader
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Louis Leterrier Corey Yuen
- Screenplay by
- Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen
- Produced by
- Luc Besson Stephen Chasman
- Starring
- Jason Statham Shu Qi François Berléand Matt Schulze
- Cinematography
- Pierre Morel
- Edited by
- Nicolas Trembasiewicz
- Music by
- Stanley Clarke Alexandre Azaria
- Production companies
- EuropaCorp TF1 Films Production Current Entertainment Canal+
- Distributed by
- EuropaCorp Distribution (France) 20th Century Fox (Worldwide)
- Release dates
- 2 October 2002 ( 2002-10-02 ) (Los Angeles) 11 October 2002 ( 2002-10-11 ) (United States) 23 October 2002 ( 2002-10-23 ) (France)
- Running time
- 92 minutes
- Country
- France
Key dates
- Published
- 22 November 2002
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- The Transporter
- Main subject
- carrier
- Director
- Corey Yuen
- Screenwriter
- Robert Mark Kamen
- Composer
- Stanley Clarke
- Producer
- Luc Besson
- Production company
- Canal+
Article
The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a 2002 English-language French action film directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen from a screenplay by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is the first installment in the Transporter film series and stars Jason Statham in the title role, alongside Shu Qi, François Berléand, and Matt Schulze. In the film, Frank Martin, a British mercenary driver living in France, finds himself involved in a human trafficking plot.
The Transporter premiered at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on October 2, 2002, and was first theatrically released in the United States on October 11, 2002, by 20th Century Fox, in France on 23 October by EuropaCorp, and in the UK on January 17, 2003. It received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences and Statham's performance. It grossed $43.9 million worldwide and was followed by a sequel, Transporter 2, in 2005.