D.C. Cab
| D.C. Cab | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan | |
| Directed by | Joel Schumacher |
| Produced by | Topper Carew |
| Written by |
Topper Carew Joel Schumacher |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Giorgio Moroder |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by | David E. Blewitt |
Production company |
The Guber-Peters Company - RKO Pictures - Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | December 16, 1983 (United States) |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $16,134,627 |
D.C. Cab is a 1983 American comedy film, starring Mr. T, Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Gary Busey and Irene Cara.[1] The film was co-written and directed by Joel Schumacher.[1]
Plot
Naive but good natured young man Albert Hockenberry (Baldwin) arrives in Washington, D.C., with plans to work for his late father's army buddy Harold (Gail), owner of the run-down District of Columbia Cab company. Aware of the sorry state of his business and from the growing competition from the popular Emerald Cab Company, Harold wants to clean it up but doesn't have the financial means to do so. Complicating matters is the motley group of cab drivers that he has working for him. They all see driving as a dead-end job while they wait for better lives, until Albert inspires them to work as a team.
A valuable violin is found in one of the cabs, earning Harold and his wife a $10,000 reward as owners of the cab. Harold wants to share the money with the drivers and let them invest in the cab company as partners. However, his greedy wife Myrna picks up the reward money and tosses Harold and Albert's belongings out of the house. The cabbies are not happy about losing their share of the reward, so Albert decides to donate $6,063 of his own money to the cab company and convinces the drivers to stay and make something of the company and themselves. The cabbies completely overhaul the entire business, and the revitalized company soon supplants Emerald Cab as the most popular in the city.
Later on, the cabbies work together to rescue Albert and a diplomat's two children after they're kidnapped. The movie ends with a parade in D.C. Cab's honor.
Cast
- Adam Baldwin - Albert Hockenberry
- Mr. T - Samson
- Charlie Barnett - Tyrone Bywater
- Gary Busey - Dell
- Bill Maher - Baba
- Whitman Mayo - Mr. Rhythm
- Peter Paul - Buddy (as Peter Barbarian)
- David Paul - Buzzy (as David Barbarian)
- Max Gail - Harold Oswelt
- Anne DeSalvo - Myrna Oswelt
- Gloria Gifford - Miss Floyd
- Marsha Warfield - Ophelia
- Paul Rodriguez - Xavier
- Jill Schoelen - Claudette
- José Pérez - Ernesto Bravo
- Jim Moody - Arnie
- Bob Zmuda - Cubby
- Irene Cara - Herself
- Timothy Carey - Angel of Death
- Dennis Cleveland Stewart - Bad Guy
- John Diehl - Head Kidnapper
Critical reception
D.C. Cab received mixed reviews from film critics. Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars saying, "'D.C. Cab' is not an entirely bad movie, [but] feels like a movie with a split personality."[2] The kidnapping plot was praised for being "fresh," while the stolen violin plot was described as "paralyzingly boring." Overall, he described it as "mindless, likable confusion."
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released in 1983.
References
- 1 2 Maslin, Janet (December 16, 1983). "FILM: 'D.C. CAB,' HUMOR". The New York Times.
- ↑ D.C. Cab Movie Review - Roger Ebert, http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/d-c-cab-1983
External links
- D.C. Cab at the Internet Movie Database
- D.C. Cab at AllMovie
- D.C. Cab at Box Office Mojo
- D.C. Cab at Rotten Tomatoes