Frank Martin, the most dangerous driver for hire, returns to the big screen in The Transporter Refueled with Ed Skrein taking over for Jason Statham. Before finding out what he’s getting paid to carry this time around, take a look at the movies’ most dangerous, valuable and killer cargo.
The Ark of the Covenant in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)
Indiana Jones faced off against Nazis to recover this biblical chest to prevent Hitler’s army from becoming invincible. Although he ultimately failed to stop Hitler’s henchmen, the mythical artifact did the rest of the work for him when angels of death descended on the Nazis who opened it. Watch them melt below.
The Amazonian spider in 'Arachnophobia' (1990)
This deadly insect spawned an entire army of venomous creepy crawlers in Frank Marshall’s directorial debut. But before it could terrorize a small California town, it had to hitch a ride in a dead nature photographer’s coffin being transported back to the United States. Watch Jeff Daniels’ climactic showdown with the eight-legged freak below.
The velociraptor in 'Jurassic Park' (1993)
This deadly dino proved it’s not meant to be moved by man in the very first scene of Steven Spielberg’s classic adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel it’s based on. Watch the first sign that a dinosaur theme park is a bad idea below.
Ripley’s clone in 'Alien: Resurrection' (1997)
Confused why Sigourney Weaver’s character is the deadly cargo, instead of the aliens she’s facing off against? Look what happens to every alien that crosses her path. It should be no spoiler by now that this genetically engineered Ripley emerges victorious. Watch the climax if you want to see how.
The mythical Kothoga in 'The Relic' (1997)
This creature makes its way from South America to Chicago aboard a ship eventually discovered by police with its entire crew decapitated. A bevy of guests attending a gala at the Museum of Natural History aren’t much luckier when the creature crashes the party. Watch the horror unfold below.
Cyrus “The Virus” Grissom in 'Con Air' (1997)
John Malkovich plays the criminal mastermind who successfully hijacks a prisoner-transport plane, but he’s got a six-foot problem – a fellow prisoner played by Nicolas Cage. They’re just two examples of the dangerous cargo an aircraft called the 'Jailbird' is hosting. Meet the rest in this clip.
Riddick in 'Pitch Black' (2000)
One of Vin Diesel’s most beloved characters is en route to prison when the spaceship transporting him crash-lands on a planet where hungry aliens make Riddick the least of passengers’ concerns. The fugitive proves, however, that his survival skills rival any species'. Watch Riddick work his magic on the locals below.
Jason Voorhees in 'Jason X' (2002)
This masked maniac was deadly from the moment he was first introduced to audiences, but then New Line Cinema sent him to space in a futuristic sequel where explorers visit a postapocalyptic Earth and find the iconic killer’s frozen body, then make the mistake of bringing it aboard their spaceship. Watch what happens.
The Wives in 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015)
Tom Hardy took over for Mel Gibson, but what made this movie a hit with critics was its strong female characters: Furiosa (Charlize Theron) risking her life to transport a warlord’s oppressed wives (Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee and Courtney Eaton) to safety.
The purple Infinity Stone in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (2014)
This ancient object has the power to destroy a planet — but if in the right hands, it can destroy one of the most feared tyrants in the Marvel cinematic universe. Watch what happens when Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and the rest of the Guardians put the powerful stone to good use.
