The Transporter

The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a 2002 English-language French action film directed by Cory Yuen from a screenplay by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. The film was inspired by the short film series The Hire. It is the first installment in the Transporter franchise and stars Jason Statham, alongside Shu Qi, François Berléand, Matt Schulze, and Ric Young. In the film, Frank Martin, a British mercenary driver living in France, finds himself involved in a people smuggling plot.

For other uses, see Transporter (disambiguation).

The Transporter
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCory Yuen
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Luc Besson
  • Stephen Chasman
Starring
CinematographyPierre Morel
Edited byNicolas Trembasiewicz
Music byStanley Clarke
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 2 October 2002 (2002-10-02) (Los Angeles)
  • 11 October 2002 (2002-10-11) (U.S.)
  • 23 October 2002 (2002-10-23) (France)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20.5 million
Box office$43.9 million

The Transporter premiered at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on 2 October 2002 and was first theatrically released in the United States on 11 October by 20th Century Fox, and in France on 23 October by EuropaCorp. It received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences and Statham's performance. It grossed $43.9 million worldwide and was followed by the sequel Transporter 2 (2005).

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