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Taxi 2 (2000)

Where Taxi 2 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Marseille kidnapping, a Paris chase: where Taxi 2 was really filmed

Scenes and places

The taxi crashes onto the airport runway

Daniel has to get General Bertineau to the airport in minutes. He jumps the fence in his modified taxi and lands on the tarmac in time to greet the minister.

Set in Marseille Provence Airport (Marignane) — Daniel races the general to the airport and drives onto the tarmac as the Japanese defence minister lands. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Marseille's airport sits at Marignane, north-west of the city.

The minister is kidnapped

The police stage fake attacks to impress the visiting minister, but real kidnappers strike. Emilien cannot stop them from taking the minister and his girlfriend Petra.

Set in Marseille — During the minister's tour of the city, a yakuza group abducts him and the detective Petra.

Marseille hosts the minister before he is due to sign a weapons contract in Paris.

The chase over Bir-Hakeim bridge

In Paris, Daniel and Emilien chase the kidnappers through the city to rescue the minister and Petra.

Set in Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris — The taxi chase runs across the Seine bridge and its metro viaduct. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A steel-and-stone Seine bridge carrying the line 6 metro on a viaduct.

Filmed at Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris — The French Wikipedia article on the bridge lists Taxi 2 among the films shot on it and its viaduct. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

The taxi leaps over the tanks

Daniel launches the Peugeot 406 out of a tunnel, off a springboard and over two tanks blocking the road.

Set in Porte Dauphine, Paris — The taxi bursts out of a tunnel, onto a ramp and over two tanks. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A gate of the Paris ring boulevards at the edge of the 16th arrondissement.

Filmed at Boulevard de l'Amiral-Bruix, Paris — Closed to traffic between Porte Dauphine and Porte Maillot on 16 August 1999 for the Peugeot 406 jump. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there:

The 14 July parade on the Champs-Élysées

The chase through Paris reaches the 14 July military parade on the Champs-Élysées.

Set in Champs-Élysées, Paris — The long chase ends in the 14 July military parade. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Paris's grand avenue, where the national day parade is held.

Filmed at Sucy-en-Brie — Scene not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Ivry-sur-Seine — Scene not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Fontenay-sous-Bois — Scene not stated Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Daniel — A speed-demon taxi driver in Marseille.
• Emilien — A Marseille police officer, determined to rescue the minister.
• Petra — A detective and Emilien's girlfriend.