Transporter 3 (2008)
Action, Thriller |
Transporter 3 is a English-language French action-thriller film. It is the third and final installment in the original trilogy of the Transporter franchise. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprise their roles, as Frank Martin and Inspector Tarconi, respectively. The first film in the series to be directed by Olivier Megaton, it continues the story of Frank Martin, a professional “transporter” who has returned to France to continue his low-key business of delivering packages without question. It grossed over $109 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the trilogy.
A ship arrives, carrying toxic chemicals that have killed two of its crew members. Frank Martin and Inspector Tarconi fish in Marseille when Tarconi receives a call about a black Audi A8 that has sped past French customs and evaded the police in a car chase. While Tarconi returns to headquarters to give Frank’s alibi, in Odessa, Ukraine, the Environmental Agency Minister, Leonid Tomilenko, receives a threat from Ecocorp boss Johnson to reopen business negotiations.
At night, the Audi crashes into Frank’s home, with a wounded transporter, Malcolm Melville, whom Frank had referred when he declined a previous job. As paramedics take away Malcolm, Frank discovers a woman in the back seat of the Audi who warns him not to take her from the car – she shows him a metal bracelet she and Malcolm have been wearing. Frank rushes outside, but the ambulance explodes, killing Malcolm. Frank is then knocked out by one of Johnson’s henchmen.
Director: Olivier Megaton
Writers: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars: Jason Statham, Robert Knepper, Natalya Rudakova, François Berléand, Jeroen Krabbé, Alex Kobold, David Atrakchi
►Cast:
Jason Statham | … | Frank Martin |
Natalya Rudakova | … | Valentina |
François Berléand | … | Tarconi |
Robert Knepper | … | Johnson |
Jeroen Krabbé | … | Leonid Vasilev |
Alex Kobold | … | Leonid’s Aide |
David Atrakchi | … | Malcom Manville |
Yann Sundberg | … | Flag |
Eriq Ebouaney | … | Ice |
David Kammenos | … | Driver Market |
Silvio Simac | … | Mighty Joe |
Oscar Relier | … | Thug / Driver |
Timo Dierkes | … | Otto |
Igor Koumpan | … | Cop Ukraine |
Paul Barrett | … | Captain |
Elef Zack | … | Mate |
Katia Tchenko | … | Leonid’s Secretary |
Michel Neugarten | … | Assassin Driver – Sergueï |
Farid Elouardi | … | Yuri |
Mike Powers | … | American #1 |
Philippe Maymat | … | American #2 |
Franck Neel | … | American #3 |
Jean-Luc Boucherot | … | Truck Driver |
Tonio Descanvelle | … | Crewman #1 |
Stephen Croce | … | Crewman #2 |
Martial Bezot | … | Crewman #3 |
Stephen Shagov | … | Port Captain |
Julien Muller | … | Cop Frank’s House |
Arnaud Gibey | … | French Cop / Forensic Lab |
Guillaume Nail | … | Ambulance Man |
Denis Braccini | … | Custom Officer #1 |
Stefo Linard | … | Custom Officer #2 |
Aline Stinus | … | Custom Officer Kiev |
Kait Tenison | … | Custom Officer Kiev |
Fabien Aïssa Busetta | … | Reporter (as Fabien-Aïssa Busetta) |
Venugopal Balakrishnan | … | Asian Clerk Electronic Store |
Sebastien Vandenberghe | … | Assassin # 2 Mercedes |
Semmy Schilt | … | The Giant |
Eric Moreau | … | Cameraman |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia