Taxi 2
Brief Synopsis
Once again, intrepid Marseille cabbie Daniel joins forces with mild-mannered Paris cop Emilien in order to rescue the kidnapped Japanese Minister of Defense and Emilien's ladylove and fellow police officer, the reserved and statuesque Petra.
Cast & Crew
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Gerard Krawczyk
Director
Samy Naceri
Daniel
Frederic Diefenthal
Emilien
Marion Cotillard
Lilly
Emma Sjoberg
Petra
Bernard Farcy
Chief Inspector Gibert
Film Details
Genre
Action
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Sequel
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arp; Duboi; Le Studio Canal Plus; StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Alternative Films; Arp; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Independent Films (If); Metrodome Distribution; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Scanbox Entertainment; Tobis Film; Tripictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Synopsis
Once again, intrepid Marseille cabbie Daniel joins forces with mild-mannered Paris cop Emilien in order to rescue the kidnapped Japanese Minister of Defense and Emilien's ladylove and fellow police officer, the reserved and statuesque Petra.
Cast
Samy Naceri
Daniel
Frederic Diefenthal
Emilien
Marion Cotillard
Lilly
Emma Sjoberg
Petra
Bernard Farcy
Chief Inspector Gibert
Jean-christophe Bouvet
General Bertineau
Frederique Tirmont
Mother
Marc Faure
Hirata Haruhiko
Japenese Inister
Ko Susuki
Katano
Yoshi Oida
Yuke Tsumoto
Yuji Yamashita
Yakuza
Onochi Uchiyama
Master Hypnotist
Onochi Seietsu
Master Hypnotist
Edouard Montoute
Alain
Francois Cottrelle
Plainclothes Cop At Airport
Tewhik Behar
Djamel
Jean-louis Schlesser
Jean-Louis
Henri Magne
Co-Pilot
Michel Muller
Husband
Miren Pradier
Pregnant Woman
Richard Guedji
Doctor
Jean-luc Borras
Bookseller
Sebastien Thiery
Investigator
Cyril Raffaelli
Karate Instructor
Francois Nguyen
Belote Player
Louis-marie Nyee
Belote Player
David Moulin
Belote Player
Jean-luc Mehler
Old Cop At Radar
Jean-francois Regazzi
Eputy Chief At Radar
Dominique Chevallier
Traffic Controller
Franck Maigne
Assistant Traffic Controller
Hiroyuki Yanagisawa
Translator
Emile Gerard
Lieutenant Colonel Bertrand
Nicky Naude
Swimming Man
Shirley Bousquet
Swimming Woman
Jean-claude Houbart
Green Light Driver
Christophe Gorlier
Expert Chief
Maidi Roth
Driving School Student
Philippe Du Janerand
Customer In Hurry
Eric Challier
Cop At Police Station
Jacques Buron
Colonel Picard
Stephane Aizac
Gign Soldier
Sebastien Pons
Akim
Malek Bechar
Rached
Michel Elias
Rally Speaker
Pierre Brichese
Cop At Police Station No 2
Fedele Papalia
Park Keeper
Dorel Carenco
Young Girl At Radar
Kwon Ju Gui
Yakuza
Ken Chung
Yakuza
Raymond Khamuene
Yakuza
Jean Lebidan
Yakuza
Pierre Ngyuen
Yakuza
Chau Belle
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Williams Belle
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Guilain N'guba Boyeke
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Malik Diouf
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Charles Perriere
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Laurent Piemontesi
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Yann Hnautra
Yamakasi (Ninja)
Richard Guedj
Chau Belle Dinh
Crew
Jerome Aghion
2nd Unit Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
Brigette Baudet
Sculptor
Melik Bernard
Unit Manager
Luc Besson
Producer; Producer ("Presents")
Luc Besson
Screenwriter
Maxence Bottreau
Other
Herve Buirette
Sound
David Campbell
Other
Livier Coquillon
Unit Manager
Jean-claude Dauphinot
Special Effects Technician
43 Eme R I De Lille
Song Performer ("Mizirlou" "Gonna Fly Now" "A Paris" "Alsace Lorraine")
Gregoire Delage
Special Effects Technician
Georges Demetrau
Special Effects Supervisor
David Deshayes
Unit Manager
Pierre Excoffier
Sound
Guillaume Farny
Unit Production Manager
Eric Ferret
Sound Effects Recordist
Andrea Fontana
Assistant Director
Jean-jacques Gernolle
Production Designer
Stephane Gluck
Assistant Director
Bernard Grenet
Executive Producer
François Groult
Sound
Philippe Guegan
Physical Stunts Coordinator
Marc Guidetti
Unit Production Manager
Thierry Guilmard
Production Manager
Eric Guinot
Location Manager
Nicolas Herdt
Other
Didier Hoarau
Unit Production Manager
Francois-joseph Hors
Sound Mixer
Thierry Hoss
Editor
Myriam Hottois
Key Makeup
Remy Julienne
Car Stunt Coordinator
Geraldine Kechichian
Makeup
Al Khemya
Music
Al Khemya
Song Performer ("Dragon Punch" "Fly Asie" "Badda" "Olao" "Taxi Theme 1-2" "Taxi Theme 1-1" "Tax" "Brooklyn" "Ang" "New Chance")
Diziz La Peste
Song Performer ("Lettre Ouvrte" "Brise De Mer" "Millenaire" "A La Conquete")
Fafe La Rage
Song Performer ("Lettre Ouvrte" "Ballade Pour Un Traitre" "Millenaire" "A La Conquete")
Jordane Lafourcade
Assistant Director
Patrick Le Goc
Unit Manager
Franck Lebreton
Unit Production Manager
Philippe Letote
Assistant Director
Jerome Levy
Sound Effects
Didier Lozahic
Music Mixer
Christophe Maratier
Technical Advisor Armourer
Andreas Meszaros
Assistant Director
Jerome Miel
Special Effects Technician
Pierre Morel
Steadicam Operator
Eric Peloy
Storyboard Artist
Laurent Petin
Producer
Michele Petin
Producer
Swan Pham
Casting
Christine Pierrard
Assistant Director
Franck Pilant
Song Performer ("Speed I" "Speed 2" "Le Tunnel" "Theme 1" ")
Martine Rapin
Costume Designer
Charlet Recors
Other
Veronique Revil
Special Effects
Maggie Perlado Ridao
Script Supervisor
Stephan Ripoll
Location Manager
Paulin Sagna
2nd Unit Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
Julien Sanson
Unit Manager
Lionel Sigwald
Assistant Director
Virginie Silla
Production Coordinator
Alexandra Simon
Illustrator
Pol Simon
Sound Studio Consultant
Gerard Sterin
Director Of Photography
Bernard Tissier
Other
Olivier Tulli
2nd Unit Sound Recordist (2nd Unit)
Fabien Verges
Assistant Director
Christine Vizier
Key Hairdresser
Catherine Werner Schmit
Set Decorator
Ken Yasumoto
Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Yasumoto
Sound
Film Details
Genre
Action
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Sequel
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Arp; Duboi; Le Studio Canal Plus; StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
A-Film Distribution; Alternative Films; Arp; Cecchi Gori Pictures; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Independent Films (If); Metrodome Distribution; Monopole Pathe Films Ag; Scanbox Entertainment; Tobis Film; Tripictures
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
This sequel to "Taxi" (France/1998), the 3rd-highest grossing French release on 1998, opened on 836 screens throughout France, breaking the previous record of 797 screens held by "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace" (USA/1999).
Opening in France broke all previous French box office records for both French and foreign releases.
Wide release in France March 29, 2000.
