Taxi (2004)
Directed by Tim Story
Genres - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Chase Movie, Odd Couple Film |
Release Date - Oct 8, 2004 (USA) |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
An inept cop suddenly gets a new partner in the person of a cabbie with attitude in this high-rolling comedy. Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) is a police officer who becomes the laughingstock of the department after a series of traffic accidents cause him to lose his driver's license. One day, Washburn gets an urgent call to head out to the location of a bank robbery; unable to drive himself there, he hails a cab. As it happens, the taxi is being driven by Belle (Queen Latifah), a single mom who, after making a name for herself as the fastest pizza delivery person in New York, has moved up to driving a hack. What begins as a wild ride to the scene of the crime gets even wilder as Washburn and Belle become unexpected allies while following the trail of a team of beautiful but reckless female bank robbers led by Vanessa (Gisele Bundchen). Adapted from a popular French action comedy with the same name, Taxi was Jimmy Fallon's first big-screen vehicle after leaving the cast of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.
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cab-driver, taxi, bank-robbery, undercover, car-chase