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Chicago Cab

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2K
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Chicago Cab (1997)
ComedyDrama

There is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character de... Read allThere is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character develops as the different people of Chicago come & go. His character shows through when he t... Read allThere is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character develops as the different people of Chicago come & go. His character shows through when he tells a woman the truth about one of the huys he has in his cab. One highlight of this is t... Read all

  • Directors
    • Mary Cybulski
    • John Tintori
  • Writer
    • Will Kern
  • Stars
    • Paul Dillon
    • Tim Gamble
    • Olivia Trevino
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mary Cybulski
      • John Tintori
    • Writer
      • Will Kern
    • Stars
      • Paul Dillon
      • Tim Gamble
      • Olivia Trevino
    • 43User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Gillian Anderson, John Cusack, Julianne Moore, Paul Dillon, and Laurie Metcalf in Chicago Cab (1997)
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    John Cusack and Paul Dillon in Chicago Cab (1997)
    Gillian Anderson in Chicago Cab (1997)
    Paul Dillon and Kevin J. O'Connor in Chicago Cab (1997)
    Gillian Anderson and Paul Dillon in Chicago Cab (1997)
    Gillian Anderson and Kevin J. O'Connor in Chicago Cab (1997)
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    Top cast

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    Paul Dillon
    Paul Dillon
    • Cab Driver
    Tim Gamble
    • Religious Father
    Olivia Trevino
    • 4-Year Old Girl
    Moira Sinise
    Moira Sinise
    • Religious Mother
    • (as Moira Harris)
    Rana Khan
    • Pakistani
    Darryl Theirse
    Darryl Theirse
    • X-Hat
    Michael Ironside
    Michael Ironside
    • Al
    Shanesia Davis
    • Lawyer
    • (as Shanesia Davis-Williams)
    Laura Kellogg Sandberg
    • Bug-Eyed Woman
    Phillip Edward Van Lear
    • Father-to-Be
    • (as Phillip Van Lear)
    Ora Jones
    Ora Jones
    • Pregnant Woman
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Crack Head
    Shulie Cowen
    Shulie Cowen
    • Stoner Girl
    Andrew Rothenberg
    Andrew Rothenberg
    • Homer
    Tracy Letts
    Tracy Letts
    • Sports Fan
    Carol Hall
    • Mega Shopper
    Tim Reinhard
    • Geek
    Hubert Taczanowski
    • Immigrant
    • Directors
      • Mary Cybulski
      • John Tintori
    • Writer
      • Will Kern
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The original play, "Hellcab", opened in Chicago in 1992.
    • Quotes

      Cab Driver: Why does everything have to be so fucked up?!

    • Crazy credits
      The film's copyright date in the credits is 1998, despite premiering in 1997 and being completed that same year. This means the date might have been added ahead of time, in anticipation of a theatrical release in 1998.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: One True Thing/Rush Hour/A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries/Permanent Midnight/Touch of Evil/Chicago Cab (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Joy to the World
      Performed by Chet Baker

      Music attributed to George Frideric Handel (as George F. Handel) (1685-1759)

      Lyrics by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

      Arranged by Paul Sutin

      Published by Dinemec

      Courtesy of Dinemec Jazz

    User reviews43

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    A taste of life
    I saw "Chicago Cab" by accident, while flipping through channels. Soon I noticed I was stuck watching this seemingly plotless movie about a guy, who has driven a taxi in Chicago for about 4 months.

    A plotless movie might sound boring, even waste of time, but with great writing, good actors and good director "Chicago Cab" dwells up to be nicely cut slice from a population of big city, in example, religious family, married couple pregnant with their first born, etc.

    Acting is overall very good, but Paul Dillon makes outstanding job in the role of Cab Driver. Without his subtle performance this whole movie could fall in pieces.

    "Chicago Cab" balances between drama and comedy. Some things in this movie are so surprising and well thought of, that they made me laughing out loud. Some things made me sad, or feel compassion towards the Taxi Driver or his customers.

    This is a movie, which can be recommend for people, who want to see little different kind of drama/comedy or are just fed up with all regular actors of this specific genre.

    8/10.
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    • tomimt
    • May 3, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hellcab
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Child's Will Productions
      • GFT Entertainment
      • New Crime Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,946
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,947
      • Sep 13, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,946
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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