Everything Actioncast: The Transporter (2002)
This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris put on their coolest suits and buckle up in a BMW for 2002’s The Transporter.
With the latest Jason Statham movie, The Beekeeper, out now in theaters, it’s the perfect time to talk about the movie that turned him into an action superstar. Co-directed by Louis Letterier and Corey Yuen, The Transporter finds Statham playing Frank Martin, a former Special Forces soldier turned mercenary delivery man, willing to transport anything, no questions asked. On a fateful job for the evil Darren “Wall Street” Bettencourt (Matt Schulze), Frank finds his cargo is actually a woman named Lai (Shu Qi), who eventually gets Frank involved in stopping a human trafficking ring run by Wall Street and Lai’s father, Mr. Kwai (Ric Young).
The guys talk about how the movie never explains why Lai is getting Transported, the BMW short film series that inspired the movie, the dynamic between Frank and Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand), Frank’s casual action wear, the incredible fight sequences, and more. You can watch The Transporter on Starz if you want to rewatch it after listening to our episode.
Next week we are talking about the 1989 cult classic Gleaming the Cube to celebrate its 35th anniversary.
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