Taxi 4 (2007)

Daniel, the driver of a very special taxi in Marseille, gets a famous soccer player to the stadium in time and later helps his clumsy police friend Émilien catch the dangerous Belgian after he escaped on Émilien's guard.

Director:

Gérard Krawczyk

Writer:

Luc Besson (scenario)

Stars:

Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Bernard Farcy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samy Naceri	...	Daniel Morales
Frédéric Diefenthal	...	Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
Bernard Farcy	...	Commissaire Gibert
Emma Wiklund	...	Petra (as Emma Sjöberg-Wiklund)
Edouard Montoute	...	Alain
Jean-Christophe Bouvet	...	Général Edmond Bertineau
Jean-Luc Couchard	...	Le Belge
François Damiens	...	Serge
Mourade Zeguendi	...	Sukk
Driss Spinosa	...	Léo
Mermoz Melchior	...	Maxime
Frédérique Tirmont	...	La Générale
Djibril Cissé	...	Self (as Djibril Cisse)
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor	...	Self - Le présentateur du JT
Johnson Douyard	...	Marley

Storyline

Unlucky, clumsy, charming Marseille PD detective Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec must assist worse-than-Clouseau commissioner Gibert guarding a Belgian criminal reputed as dangerous as - and caged like Hannibal Lector. Émilien's cool friend, taxi driver Daniel Morales, initially only agrees to babysit both their buddy-sons, as Émilien's wife Petra is away on top-secret mission. But soon the Belgian escapes, and while chasing him the mates stumble on a bank robbery and a drug king's palatial villa, where the grand finale reeks havoc.

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Plot Keywords:

taxi driver | taxi | bank robbery | prank | pool party | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Spain was released on DVD, 9 years after it's french theatrical released.

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Goofs

Albert Vandenbosh initially put his black handkerchief in his left front suit pocket, but at one point, while firing the uzis over the balcony, it is shown in his right front pocket.

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Quotes

Daniel Morales: Émilien, if you're so intelligent, tell me.
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: What ?
Daniel Morales: This dude just entered his food truck with a tuxedo, and moreover, with a fast-food drive-in bag. Why would he do that ?
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: Dunno, maybe their fries are better than his.
Daniel Morales: [sigh] ... You always have an answer for everything, don't ya ?
Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec: Yup, that's why i'm in the Police !

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Connections

References RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 (2002)

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Soundtracks

Pump It
Written by Nicholas Roubanis, Will.i.am, Apl.de.Ap, Fergie (as Stacy Ferguson) and 'Thomas van Musser'
Performed by The Black Eyed Peas
Published by Interscope Records

User Reviews

Rollicking fun

I watched this movie with subtitles, having not seen the previous 3 films. I enjoyed the format, not knowing that previous episodes supposedly offered more/better car chases according to other commentators.

The Inspector irritated me, until I bought into the Pink Panther / Insp. Jacques Clouseau homage (http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Pink+Panther&x=23&y=7) and "Silence of the Lambs" / Hannibal Lecter thing, then I just rode the wave of good humour and rollicking fun.

This movie was always meant to be taken lightly rather than literally or (worse) earnestly.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 February 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Taxi 4

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$65,125,001

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, ARP Sélection, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1