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{{short description|2000 French film by Gérard Krawczyk}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Taxi 2
| image          = Taxi2 movie.png
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Gérard Krawczyk]]
| writer         = [[Luc Besson]]
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Samy Naceri]]
* [[Frédéric Diefenthal]]
* [[Marion Cotillard]]
* [[Emma Sjoberg]]
* [[Bernard Farcy]]
}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Luc Besson]]
* Michele Petin
* Laurent Petin
}}
| music          = {{plainlist|
* Olivier "Akos" Castelli
* Al Khemya
* [[IAM (band)|IAM]]
}}
| cinematography = Thierry Guilmaro
| editing        = Thierry Hoss
| studio         = [[EuropaCorp|Leeloo Productions]]<br>ARP Sélection<br>[[TF1 Group|TF1 Films Production]]<br>[[StudioCanal|Le Studio Canal+]]
| distributor    = ARP Sélection
| released       = {{Film date|2000|3|29|df=y}}
| runtime        = 88 minutes
| country        = France
| language       = French
| budget         = $10.5 million<ref name="jpbo">{{cite web|url=http://jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2398|title=Taxi 2 (2000)|work=JP's Box-Office|access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
| gross          = $64.4 million<ref name="jpbo" />
}}

'''''Taxi 2''''' ({{langx|fr|Taxi Deux}}) is a 2000 French [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Gérard Krawczyk]] and released in March 2000. Starring [[Samy Naceri]], [[Frédéric Diefenthal]] and [[Marion Cotillard]], it is the second installment in the [[Taxi (film series)|''Taxi'' film series]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Taxi (1998 film)|Taxi]]'' (1998), written by [[Luc Besson]] and directed by [[Gérard Pirès]] in 1999. It was followed by ''[[Taxi 3]]'' (2003) in January 2003.

A video game adaptation was released by [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]], also in 2000.

==Plot==
A [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Japanese minister of defence]] is traveling to [[Paris]] to sign a weapons contract between Japan and France, but first, he is visiting [[Marseille]] to view and rate the city police's anti gang tactics (using fake attacks on him).

During the visit, however, he is kidnapped by a group working for the Japanese [[yakuza]]. Emilien ([[Frédéric Diefenthal]]) is determined to rescue the minister and detective Petra ([[Emma Wiklund|Emma Sjöberg]]), his girlfriend who was also kidnapped, and restore the honour of his department. Once again, speed demon taxi driver Daniel ([[Samy Naceri]]) is called upon to save the day with his high speed driving skills.

Also with the Peugeot, the [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution|Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI]] is also featured as a star car driven by the [[yakuza]].

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Samy Naceri]] as Daniel Morales
* [[Frédéric Diefenthal]] as Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
* [[Marion Cotillard]] as Lilly Bertineau
* [[Emma Sjöberg]] as Petra
* [[Bernard Farcy]] as Commissaire Gérard Gibert
* [[Jean-Christophe Bouvet]] as [[Général de division]] Edmond Bertineau
* Frédérique Tirmont as Mme Bertineau
* Tsuyu Shimizu as Yuli
* [[Édouard Montoute]] as Alain Trésor
* Ko Suzuki as Katano
* Yoshi Oida as Yuki Tsumoto
* [[Jean-Louis Schlesser]] as himself
{{div col end}}

==Production==
===Development===
[[File:Car_from_Taxi_film.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Peugeot 406]]]]
Production started immediately after the massive success of the first film in the theaters, but this time Besson wanted to up his share of the split with the production company ARP to 70/30 from 50/50. Lead of ARP and Besson's friend Pétin grit his teeth, as he had carried the first project, but he agreed. The director of the first film Gérard Pirès was replaced by Gérard Krawczyk, who detractors say was more controllable, but who responded back stating he did what he wanted without needing to respect the scenarios laid by Besson.<ref name="lexpress">{{cite news |last1=Carrière |first1=Christophe |title=Luc Besson et la saga Taxi (épisode 2) |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/culture/cinema/luc-besson-et-la-saga-taxi-episode-2_1997772.html |access-date=5 February 2020 |publisher=L'Express |date=7 April 2018}}</ref>

===Cameraman death===
On Monday, August 16, 1999, only two weeks into filming, [[Boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix]] was closed to traffic for the length between [[Porte Dauphine (Paris Métro)|Porte Dauphine]] and [[Porte Maillot (Paris Métro)|Porte Maillot]]. The [[Peugeot 406]] had to come speeding out of the tunnel, head on to the springboard, jump over two [[AMX-30]] tanks and land on a bed of boxes and mattresses. After an unsuccessful first try, the stunt coordinator [[Rémy Julienne]] with 35 years of experience and credit of 4000 films including six [[Portrayal of James Bond in film|James Bond]] films, decided to increase the incline of the springboard a bit and also up the car's running speed. On the second take, the taxi took off faster and higher, landing a few meters further than expected, hitting the 41-year-old cameraman Alain Dutartre, his assistant and a third person. Dutartre died a few hours later in the hospital. The assistant had both of his legs broken. Besson was in [[Los Angeles]] at the time and was contacted immediately. He flew to the set, where detectives were already investigating the matter. Filming had to continue, but did so in a somber mood.<ref name="lexpress"/>

In June 2002, Luc Besson was summoned to court.<ref name="lexpress"/> Authorities alleged safety was compromised in an effort to cut costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2026403.stm | title=Besson investigated for film death|website=[[BBC News]] |date= 5 June 2002 }}</ref> The stunt coordinator Rémy Julienne was given a one-year suspended jail sentence, and fined €13,000. Luc Besson, Grenet and director Gerard Krawczyk were initially cleared of charges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20070911-88020/James-Bond-stuntman-convicted-over-film-shoot-death |title='James Bond' stuntman convicted over film shoot death - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |access-date=2012-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221164041/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20070911-88020/James-Bond-stuntman-convicted-over-film-shoot-death |archive-date=2013-02-21 }}</ref> But the Paris Court of Appeal reversed the ruling in June 2009, and EuropaCorp was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and ordered to pay €100,000. Julienne's jail sentence was reduced to six months, and his fine was reduced from €13,000 to €2,000, but he was required to pay the Dutartre family €50,000 in court costs.

==Reception==

===Box office===
Opening on 830 screens on 29 March 2000, the film set an opening day and week record in France. It had 759,512 admissions on opening day, beating the record set by ''[[Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar]],'' and over 3 million admissions for the week, beating the record set by ''[[ The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=7 April 2000|page=27|title=Taxi 2 grabs record 3 million admits in five days|last=Meaux St Marc|first=Francoise}}</ref> It went on to have 10.3 million admissions in France (the highest for the year) and 5 million in 37 other countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=12|date=19 February 2001|title='Hannibal' appeals to all tastes o'seas|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref><ref name="cineuropa">{{cite news |last1=Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=Taxi franchise gets into gear |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/65264/ |access-date=5 February 2020 |publisher=Cineuropa |date=28 June 2006}}</ref> It also had good TV ratings with 10 million viewers on [[TF1 Group|TF1]].<ref name="cineuropa"/>

===Critical response===
Neil Smith, reviewing the film for [[BBC]], gave it two stars out of five and writes that it's a "virtual reprise of the 1998 French box-office smash" and while "there's very little of merit in this tongue-in-cheek actioner, it at least delivers the requisite amount of high-octane thrills."<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Neil |title=Taxi 2 (2000) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/06/26/taxi2_2000_review.shtml |access-date=5 February 2020 |publisher=BBC |date=9 July 2001}}</ref>

==Video games==
A video game based on the movie was published by [[Ubisoft|Ubi Soft]] and released in France only in 2000 for the [[Microsoft Windows|PC]], [[Dreamcast]] (both versions developed by Blue Sphere Games), [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] (developed by [[DC Studios (video game developer)|DC Studios]]) and [[Game Boy Color]] (developed by Visual Impact).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taxi 2 (2000) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/taxi-2 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=MobyGames}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-19 |title=Taxi 2 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gbc/taxi_2 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0183869}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|taxi_2}}
* {{mojo title|taxi2}}

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{{Luc Besson}}

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