Taxi (film series)

Taxi (film series)
Directed by Gérard Pirès (Taxi)
Gérard Krawczyk (Taxi 2–4)
Franck Gastambide (Taxi 5)
Written by Luc Besson (creator)
Release date
Country France
Language French
Box office $302,761,077

Taxi is a series of comedy films, created by French screenwriter and producer Luc Besson, consisting of 5 films. In addition to them, an American remake of the 1998 original was also made in 2004 (Taxi) and in 2014 an American-French TV series called Taxi Brooklyn aired on television.

Chronology

Taxi (1998)

Taxi was shot in 1998 by Gérard Pirès based on the script by Luc Besson. It described the story of the young taxi driver Daniel, who loves risk and high speeds, and unlucky policeman Emilen team up to catch a German gang of bank robbers on the sport Mercedes-Benz E36AMG (W124). In the end, thanks to Daniel's ingenuity, they succeed. The picture was one of the most successful films in France, collecting $210 million worldwide.[1]

Taxi 2 (2000)

In 2000, director Gérard Krawczyk filmed the sequel. The scriptwriter and producer of the picture was Luc Besson. In the center of the story is the confrontation between Daniel and Emilen of the Japanese mafia – yakuza, who kidnapped the Japanese defense minister who arrived in Marseilles to get acquainted with France's achievements in the fight against terrorists. In a commercial sense, the film turned out to be less successful, but still brought profits to its creators, earning $64.4 million with a budget of €10.7 million.[2]

Taxi 3 (2003)

In 2003 Taxi 3 was released. The director was again Gérard Krawczyk, and Luc Besson, as in the previous time, acted as a producer and script writer. Daniel and Emilen reunite, to fight a gang of bank robbers, during their crimes dressing like Santa Claus. The film earned $64.5 million at the box office against a budget of €14.5 million.[3]

Taxi 4 (2007)

On February 14, 2007, the premiere of the film Taxi 4 was held in France. As in the two previous films, the director was Gerard Krawczyk, scriptwriter and producer – Luc Besson. The most dangerous criminal in the world, Belgian Albert van den Bosch, escapes from the Marseilles police station through the fault of Emilen. Emilen is dismissed for the blunder and now he is with Daniel and his wife Petra trying to track down and arrest the escaped criminal. The film raised at the box office more than $65 million with a budget of €17.3 million.[4]

Taxi 5 (2018)

On April 12, 2018 Taxi 5 appeared on screens. As before, the scriptwriter and producer was made by Luc Besson, while Gerard Krawczyk was replaced by the young director Franck Gastambide. The characters were also changed, instead of Daniel and Emilen, the heroes of the film were the niece of Daniel Samia McLuff and the Parisian police officer Silvano Maro, transferred to the police of Marseille. They are to catch a gang of Italian robbers, who have a powerful Ferrari at their disposal.

Television series

In 2014, the television series Taxi Brooklyn, filmed jointly by EuropaCorp Television, the French TV channel TF1 and the American NBC, aired on television. The main creator of the series was Gary Scott Thompson. The plot was based on the first "Taxi".

Caitlin "Cat" Sullivan is an NYPD detective working in Brooklyn. After her driving privileges are suspended, she relies on Leo Romba, a Brooklyn cab driver from France. Leo becomes Cat's driver and a de facto consultant on her cases. While solving crimes with Leo, Cat is also running her own unauthorized investigation into the death of her father, an NYPD detective thought to have been executed by the Capella crime family. In doing so, she clashes with her boss, Captain Baker, and her ex-husband Gregg, who has picked up the case for the FBI.

On the site Rotten Tomatoes, the series received a rating of 38%.[5] On March 6, 2015, NBC announced that there will be no second season.[6]

Remake

The success of the series of films Taxi attracted the attention of Hollywood. In 2004, Luc Besson's studio EuropaCorp and the American 20th Century Fox jointly shot a remake of the first Taxi, and kept the same title.

Belle Williams is the fastest taxi driver of New York and dreams of competing in NASCAR. But instead of racing, she has to team up with police officer Andy Washburn, a dimwitted detective and an inept driver. Together, they pursue a gang of robbery banks led by Vanessa – a cold and prudent beauty.

The film turned out to be financially profitable – with a budget of $25 million, it grossed nearly $69 million in the US and worldwide box office[7] At the same time, the film received negative reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website and got a rating of 10%.[8] The Metacritic site's audience gave the film an "27" rating (1 positive feedback for 17 negative ones).[9]

Details

Title Taxi Taxi 2 Taxi 3 Taxi 4 Taxi 5
Director Gérard Pirès Gérard Krawczyk Franck Gastambide
Screenplay Luc Besson Franck Gastambide
Stéphane Kazandjian
Luc Besson
Editing Véronique Lange Thierry Hosse Yann Herve Kristin Luca Navarro
Friederic Toraval		 Julien Rey
Producer Luc Besson
Michèle Pétin
Laurent Pétin
Music Akhenaton Al Kemya Kore & Skalp Tefa, Masta
Weallstar—Da. Octopusss		 Kore
Cinematographer Jean-Pierre Sauveur Gerard Sterin Pierre Morel Vincent Richard
Premiere France 8 April 1998 29 March 2000 29 January 2003 10 February 2007 (Marseille)
15 February 2007 (rest of France)		 7 April 2018 (Marseille)
11 April 2018 (rest of France)
Runtime 90 min. 88 min. 87 min. 97 min. 102 min.
Budget €8.1 mln[10] €10.7 mln[11] €14.49 mln[12] €17.3 mln[13] €20.39 mln[14]
Genre Comedy Action
Country  France
Company
ARP Sélection
TF1 Films Production
StudioCanal Apipoulaï
Leeloo Productions EuropaCorp
Distributor
 France		 EuropaCorp Distribution

Box-office

Film All films of the Taxi series
Taxi Taxi 2 Taxi 3 Taxi 4 Taxi 5
 France $37,980,000[10] $63,704,000[11] $35,752,480[12] $33,342,703[13] $21,899,085[15] $192,678,268
 United States $268,254[10] $729,844[11] $497,208[12] — — $1,495,306
Worldwide $44,218,015[10] $64,433,844[11] $64,497,208[12] $65,114,802[13] $64,497,208[15] $302,761,077

References

  1. ↑ Alison James (May 14, 2006). "Gauls hail a cab with fourth 'Taxi'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Taxi 2 (2000)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Taxi 3 (2003)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Taxi 4 (2007)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Taxi Brooklyn: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Trevor Kimball (March 6, 2015). "'Taxi Brooklyn' Canceled By NBC, No Season Two". TV Series Finale. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Taxi (2004) – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Taxi (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Taxi Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Box-office Taxi (1998)". JP's box-office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Box-office Taxi 2 (2000)". JP's box-office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Box-office Taxi 3 (2003)". JP's box-office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "Box-office Taxi 4 (2007)". JP's box-office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  14. ↑ Jamal Henni (April 7, 2018). "Pourquoi a-t-il fallu attendre Taxi 5 pendant onze ans?". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Box-office Taxi 5 (2018)". JP's box-office (in French). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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