To work off his tarnished driving record, a hip taxi driver must chauffeur a loser police inspector on the trail of German bank robbers.
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Title: Taxi (1998)
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3 wins & 5 nominations.
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| Samy Naceri | ... | Daniel Morales | |
| Frédéric Diefenthal | ... | Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec | |
| Marion Cotillard | ... | Lilly Bertineau | |
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Manuela Gourary | ... | Camille Coutant-Kerbalec |
| Emma Wiklund | ... | Petra (as Emma Sjöberg) | |
| Bernard Farcy | ... | Commissaire Gibert | |
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Georges Neri | ... | Joe |
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Guy Quang | ... | Pizza Joe Motorcyclist |
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Maurice Murcia | ... | Pensioned Taxi Driver |
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Sabine Bail | ... | Femme Préfecture |
| Dan Herzberg | ... | Paulo | |
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Sébastien Thiery | ... | Driving Instructor |
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Eric Bérenger | ... | Butcher (as Eric Berenger) |
| Philippe du Janerand | ... | Passenger to Airport | |
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Christophe Fesquet | ... | Flic Radar #1 |
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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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woman with a gun | kiss | man wrapped in a towel | female police officer | taxi |Parents Guide:
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Daniel Morales: Who cares? Look at the room! There's no one here.
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: Oh my, they're gone!
Daniel Morales: 'Oh my, they're gone!' Let me ask you a question: Do your interrogations always end up like this, or are you just trying to impress me?
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: But no! I usually get to ask at least one question.
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Shot over a period of 30 days. See more »Goofs
When Daniel is transporting the old man to the airport you can see in one long take that there is only one short man in the car who is driving it. The car has roll cage and one race seat. On the engine hood there are two locking pins. See more »Quotes
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: [after shooting against bandits that flee the warehouse] I'M OUT OF AMMO!Daniel Morales: Who cares? Look at the room! There's no one here.
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: Oh my, they're gone!
Daniel Morales: 'Oh my, they're gone!' Let me ask you a question: Do your interrogations always end up like this, or are you just trying to impress me?
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: But no! I usually get to ask at least one question.
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
20 November 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Taxi See more »Filming Locations:
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceEdit
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FRF53,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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A light film - the comedy is refreshingly simple and not slapstick style. Also the car chases are mostly pretty simple and not full of the excesses of Hollywood movies where everything MUST crash and everything MUST blow up in big style.
It's got style and it's got speed.
What more do you want?