Tarek Budal’s record-breaking 30-day run was marred by theater closures due to the COVID pandemic, but the feature film still brought in 1.3 million theatergoers. After three years, the actor and director is back with a sequel called 3 Jours Max.
In this movie, Ryan (Tarek Budal) finds himself in the most incredible situation this time. His grandmother (Marie-Anne Chazelle) has been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and he has a maximum of 3 days to free her. Together with his loyal colleagues, he experiences extreme adventures between Paris, Abu Dhabi and Mexico.
For the maximum 30 days required, the team shot 4 days in Las Vegas, for this second opus the little gang traveled much more since the film was shot between Paris, Mexico (specifically the Mexican jungle) and Abu Dhabi.
An action-packed adventure for which Tarek Budal He did not hesitate to imitate his favorite actor, Tom Cruise, and climb the 330-meter high Conrad Tower in Abu Dhabi. He explains in the press kit: “The idea was to shoot an American-style action comedy. It needed spectacular sequences and as I wanted a parody Mission impossibleEspecially with the scene where Tom Cruise climbs the famous Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, I chose Abu Dhabi, the Conrad Tower, which is the size of the Eiffel Tower.“
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What if the hero of American action movies was a big clumsy person? This is the initial premise of Tarek Budal’s films. Like the first part, Maximum 3 days. Contains many references to iconic action movies. Did you spot them all?
Lots of winking
Except he obviously kissed her Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol The movie to climb the tower contains 9 other references to movies and TV series.
During the scene where Ryan learns that his grandmother has been kidnapped, the actor uses Liam Neeson’s now-iconic line in Taken: “I will look for you, find you and kill you.” A tirade that does not impress his interlocutor, because the latter does not understand French.
There are also many references to the Fast & Furious saga, notably through Frank Gastambide, who plays Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) in one scene.
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Dressed like his idol, the French actor comes face-to-face with Philippe Lachaux, this time about a French film: The Goat with Pierre Richard and Michel Fortin. Francis Weber’s feature film is one of Tarek Budal’s favorite films. He explains in the press kit: “The Goat is one of my favorite movies and this scene where Pierre Richard shows “total control” is one that makes me cry with laughter. I see him regularly“.
Wait for Fontan in T1000
In 3 Days Max, Elodie Fontaine plays a Secret Service agent who resists all the tests. His character is directly inspired by the T1000 from Terminator 2 – Judgment Day.
Tarek Budal explains: “I’ve never had the chance to direct Elodi before, and the role was cast there considering that she likes to fight, as she says. He also likes to change the register, and this tough character, next to this robot, appealed to him. He and Vanessa fought very well together.“
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Matthew Vaughn’s spy film Kingsman also makes an appearance in 3 Days Max, as the torture scene is taken directly from the film with Taron Egerton.
The Fife Gang and the Temple of the Cursed
The Mexican jungle and temple scene is inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
These scenes also required a lot of work from the team who were actually shooting in the jungle. The director explains:This required some logistics because we went really deep into the jungle and for a long time. Since the camp was far away, every day was quite tiring. Heat, insects.”
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During one scene, Julien Arout falls into a pit. This is not a studio environment. The scene was shot in a cenote. Tarek Budal Explanation: “Usually, these are natural water wells, but here we found a dry cenote. At that time, it was a real waterfall, Julien’s shell fell into the hole. We had a mattress in the shape of a rock so that he fell, but it was really a stuntman. It goes, it’s still dangerous.”
Arriving in Abu Dhabi, Ryane is introduced as a chess champion and must face off against other great players. The scene represents the Ayna Taylor-Joy-hosted Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit. Except Ryan has absolutely no knowledge of the game.
Finally, even the most observant will recognize references to Rambo II when Marie-Anne Chazelle and Reem Kherici cover themselves in clay to escape from prison during a hostage exchange scene in Sicario: The Cartel War.
Maximum 3 days It’s currently in theaters.
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