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Taxi (I) (1998)

86 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime   -  20 November 1998 (USA)
6.8
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In order to work off his tarnished driving record, a hip Parisian taxi driver must chauffeur a loser police inspector on the trail of German bank robbers.

Director:

Gérard Pirès

Writer:

Luc Besson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samy Naceri ...
Frédéric Diefenthal Frédéric Diefenthal ...
Marion Cotillard ...
Manuela Gourary Manuela Gourary ...
Camille Coutant-Kerbalec
Emma Wiklund Emma Wiklund ...
Petra (as Emma Sjöberg)
Bernard Farcy ...
Georges Neri Georges Neri ...
Joe
Guy Quang Guy Quang ...
Pizza Joe Motorcyclist
Maurice Murcia Maurice Murcia ...
Pensioned Taxi Driver
Sabine Bail Sabine Bail ...
Femme Préfecture
Dan Herzberg Dan Herzberg ...
Paulo
Sébastien Thiery Sébastien Thiery ...
Eric Bérenger Eric Bérenger ...
Butcher (as Eric Berenger)
Philippe du Janerand Philippe du Janerand ...
Passenger to Airport
Christophe Fesquet Christophe Fesquet ...
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Storyline

In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job. Written by Cyril Morcrette <cyril@ceci.mit.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Pizza Delivery Boy | Taxi | Marseille | Police | First Of Series  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French | German | Korean | Portuguese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Такси See more »

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 53,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£45,337 (UK) (28 November 1999) (53 Screens)

Gross:

$138,497 (USA) (22 November 1998)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Just before filming was supposed to begin, director Gérard Pirès fell off a horse and needed to stay in hospital for a few weeks. During this time Gérard Krawczyk (who would later direct the sequels Taxi 2 and Taxi 3) filled in on-set while Pirès watched the dailies at the end of each day to check on the progress of filming. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In one of the getaways, a gray Honda Accord enters the avenue before the red Mercedes passes by. In the next shot, the same Accord can be seen making a turn from another street, after the Mercedes. See more »

Quotes

Lilly Bertineau: Flowers! Can we smoke them?
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Soundtracks

"Apparitions allemandes"
by Akhenaton, La Cosca See more »