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Director:
Writer:
Jim Jarmusch (written by)
Release Date:
12 December 1991 (Germany)
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Tagline:
Five Taxis. Five Cities. One Night.
Plot:
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night. full summary | full synopsis
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Cab
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Cab Driver
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Anthology
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Pill
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Rome Italy
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Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
Maltz Jupiter's Greatest Night On Earth Raises $375,000
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 28 January 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 28 January 2009, 2:17 PM, PST)
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The good old world
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gena Rowlands | ... | Victoria Snelling | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Corky | |
| Lisanne Falk | ... | Rock Manager | |
| Alan Randolph Scott | ... | Rock Musician #1 | |
| Anthony Portillo | ... | Rock Musician #2 | |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Helmut Grokenberger | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | YoYo | |
| Rosie Perez | ... | Angela | |
| Richard Boes | ... | Cab Driver #1 | |
| Isaach De Bankolé | ... | Driver (Paris) | |
| Béatrice Dalle | ... | Blind Woman | |
| Pascal N'Zonzi | ... | Passenger #1 (as Pascal Nzonzi) | |
| Emile Abossolo M'bo | ... | Passenger #2 (as Émile Abossolo-M'bo) | |
| Stéphane Boucher | ... | Man in Accident (as Stephane Boucher) | |
| Noel Kaufmann | ... | Man on Motorcycle |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language, and some drug use.
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Runtime:
129 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Singapore:M18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Trivia:
The name of New York taxi driver (Helmut) was taken from a member of the crew of Down by Law (1986), also directed by Jim Jarmusch.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Winona Rider's character opens up a trunk through the missing rear window, but then in the next shot the window is there again.
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Quotes:
Helmut Grokenberger:
[objecting to Yoyo's driving the cab] No, no, it's...
Yoyo: What you mean 'No?'
Helmut Grokenberger: It's not allowed! Not allowed!
Yoyo: Look, yeah, it's allowed! This is New York!
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Yoyo: What you mean 'No?'
Helmut Grokenberger: It's not allowed! Not allowed!
Yoyo: Look, yeah, it's allowed! This is New York!
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Movie Connections:
References "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)
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Soundtrack:
Summertime Blues
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Jim Jarmusch does for movies as Tom Waits does for music, no wonder he uses his music in his films. I've seen this movie over and over, its truly wonderful. We glimpse A side of the world that is the same no matter where you go. The world is round so no matter where you go you are always in the center of it. Here we catch a Taxi in different cities around the globe and although the cultures are clearly different , there is something of the blues in each act. I can't make out which one is my favorite, they all have a certain magic to them that totally captures to mood of the country we are in although the mood itself is that of the night where not much seems to be going on really except in our taxis. Each scene in this film is a masterpiece, no matter which country Jarmusch takes us too. Of course Benigni needless I mention is that little bit more of a of a superstar but for that matter so is the blind girl in Paris. Great music, great photography, great acting, its all good. Its magic!