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Night on Earth (1991) 7.6
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night. Director:Jim JarmuschWriter:Jim Jarmusch |
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Cast
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| Winona Ryder | ... | ||
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Lisanne Falk | ... |
Rock Manager
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Alan Randolph Scott | ... |
Rock Musician #1
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Anthony Portillo | ... |
Rock Musician #2
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YoYo
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Angela
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Richard Boes | ... |
Cab Driver #1
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Driver - Paris
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Blind Woman
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Pascal N'Zonzi | ... |
Passenger #1
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Emile Abossolo M'bo | ... |
Passenger #2
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Stéphane Boucher | ... |
Man in Accident
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Noel Kaufmann | ... |
Man on Motorcycle
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Storyline
A collection of five stories involving cab drivers in five different cities. Los Angeles - A talent agent for the movies discovers her cab driver would be perfect to cast, but the cabbie is reluctant to give up her solid cab driver's career. New York - An immigrant cab driver is continually lost in a city and culture he doesn't understand. Paris - A blind girl takes a ride with a cab driver from the Ivory Coast and they talk about life and blindness. Rome - A gregarious cabbie picks up an ailing man and virtually talks him to death. Helsinki - an industrial worker gets laid off and he and his compatriots discuss the bleakness and unfairness of love and life and death. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Keywords:
anthology | conversation | reference to popeye | l. a. x. | social differences |Taglines:
Five Taxis. Five Cities. One Night.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, language, and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
12 December 1991 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki See more »Box Office
Gross:
$2,015,810 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Victor Company of Japan (JVC), Victor Musical Industries, Pyramide Productions See more »
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Mika: Are you sure you know where you are?
Man #3: Yes. Helsinki.
[Mika nods and drives away]
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Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Produced by Tom Waits
Arranged by Tom Waits and Francis Thumm
Jalma Music, Inc.
Administered by Ackee Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Tom Waits performs courtesy of Island Records, Inc.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The song the Rome taxi driver tries to sing is the traditional song, "The Streets of Laredo", also known as "The Cowboy's Lament". See more »Goofs
In the Rome segment you can see several times a black car following the cab, probably the production crew. See more »Quotes
[Mika has just dropped off last of his drunken passengers]Mika: Are you sure you know where you are?
Man #3: Yes. Helsinki.
[Mika nods and drives away]
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Crazy Credits
During the end credits, the titles of the crew members are in the language of the place/unit they worked in (ie the Helsinki unit's credits are in Finnish, and so on). See more »Soundtracks
"Back in the Good Old World"Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Produced by Tom Waits
Arranged by Tom Waits and Francis Thumm
Jalma Music, Inc.
Administered by Ackee Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Tom Waits performs courtesy of Island Records, Inc.
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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!