Taxi 3 (2003)

Out to stop a new gang disguised as Santa Claus, Emilien and Daniel must also handle major changes in their personal relationships.

Director:

Gérard Krawczyk

Writer:

Luc Besson (scenario)

Stars:

Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Bernard Farcy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samy Naceri	...	Daniel Morales
Frédéric Diefenthal	...	Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
Bernard Farcy	...	Commissaire Gibert
Bai Ling	...	Qiu
Emma Wiklund	...	Petra (as Emma Sjöberg)
Marion Cotillard	...	Lilly Bertineau
Edouard Montoute	...	Alain
Jean-Christophe Bouvet	...	Général Edmond Bertineau
Léon-Pierre Mondini	...	Policier
Bernard Llopis	...	Policier
Jean-Louis Schlesser	...	Policier
Jean-Pierre Mas	...	Policier
Michel Neugarten	...	Policier
Patrice Abbou	...	Rachid
Claude Sésé	...	Planton

Storyline

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, detective Emilien's wife has just announced that she's pregnant, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again with a reporter there to record it all, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.

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Plot Keywords:

taxi | taxi driver | local blockbuster | marseille | third part | 

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Taglines:

No speed limits the next 90 min.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Europa Corp Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 January 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Taksi 3

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

€14,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,440,029 (France), 31 January 2003

Gross USA:

$497,208

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$65,497,208

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp,ARP Sélection,Apipoulaï

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the street market, you can clearly see behind Émilien in at least two shots a poster for Wasabi (2001), also written and produced by Luc Besson.

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Goofs

Obvious stunt driver when Daniel's taxi drives on two wheels.

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Quotes

Emilien: Do you know how to ski?
Daniel: No, I know how to drive.

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Alternate Versions

The 2004 DVD edition in Spain (edited by "TriPictures") is presented on 1.78:1 aspect ratio, only keeping the original 2.35:1 format on the opening and ending credits.

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Connections

Followed by Taxi 5 (2018)

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Soundtracks

I Shot The Sheriff
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers

User Reviews

Nothing but disappointment

I've seen the Taxi I and Taxi II several years ago. Taxi I is just so so but Taxi II is a great one. It's a very funny film with good action scenes. So I got a bit excited after the release of Taxi III. The beginning is good and funny with Stallone. After that, the whole storyline is really dumb and stupid. I can't believe it is written by Luc Besson. And I think even I can make it better than Luc. Also there is no great stunt in this film. The only creative thing in this film is the taxi being changed as a sled vehicle. If it is some kind of Hollywood trash, I may accept it. As a fan of Luc Besson, I'm really disappointed. I give it a 3 out of 10.