D.C. Cab (1983)

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees ... See full summary »

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

Topper Carew (story), Joel Schumacher (story),

Stars:

Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max Gail	...	Harold
Adam Baldwin	...	Albert Hockenberry
Mr. T	...	Samson
Charlie Barnett	...	Tyrone
Gary Busey	...	Dell
Gloria Gifford	...	Miss Floyd
Marsha Warfield	...	Ophelia
Bill Maher	...	Bob
Otis Day	...	Bongo
Paul Rodriguez	...	Xavier
Whitman Mayo	...	Mr. Rhythm
Peter Paul	...	Buddy (as Peter Barbarian)
David Paul	...	Buzzy (as David Barbarian)
Irene Cara	...	Irene Cara
Diana Bellamy	...	Maudie

Storyline

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.

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Plot Keywords:

reward | topless restaurant | dancing | nudity | car on train tracks | 

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Taglines:

Pity the fool who messes with Mr. T.

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Genres:

Comedy | Action

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Street Fleet

Filming Locations:

Washington Dulles International Airport - 45020 Aviation Drive, Sterling, Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Guber-Peters Company, The, RKO Pictures, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was controversial when first released as it had garnered an R rating in the USA and Mr. T was at the time of popular appeal among children and young persons.

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Goofs

When Merna is using the flame thrower you can see the stunt man using the flame thrower and not her.

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Quotes

Dell: Heck nobody goes in the army any more, except blacks. Someday one nigger's gonna wakeup and say, "We got the guns and the mustard gas and the tanks, hey were runnin the army!" And they're gonna take over the whole damn country and we'll be in with them already - we'll be Token Whites. Think about it.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the closing credits, The Angel Of Death gets into Tyrone's cab. He says, "I am the Angel of Death, take me to Hell", to which Tyrone responds, "Got any Luggage?"

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Connections

References American Gigolo (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Knock Me On My Feet (Instrumental)"
Performed by Giorgio Moroder
Music by Giorgio Moroder

User Reviews

Fun '80s Comedy

They just don't make 'em like D.C. CAB anymore. Many filmgoers will see that as a good thing, but this blatantly '80s ensemble comedy is surprisingly entertaining. The lesser of the Baldwin brothers, Adam, stars as an ambitious young southerner who journeys to the Capital in hopes of breaking into the cab business. He's greeted by a memorable cast of zanies, including future notables such as Mr. T, Gary Busey and Bill Maher. It's not exactly Oscar calibre stuff, but the plot takes interesting twists and turns as the film plows along at a brisk pace. True, some of the humor is crude, yet the movie has an undeniable, cheesy charm. Directed by Joel Schumaker, D.C. CAB is lots of fun, but not necessarily lots of funny.