Taxi (2004/I)

Director:

Tim Story

Writers (WGA):

Luc Besson (earlier screenplay)
Robert Ben Garant (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

8 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Take a Ride on the Wild Side.

Plot:

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver (Latifah) has hot tips for a green and inept cop (Fallon) set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies commited by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Self Belief | Automobile Racing | Remake

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Queen Latifah	...	Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
Jimmy Fallon	...	Andrew 'Andy' Washburn
Henry Simmons	...	Jesse
Jennifer Esposito	...	Lt. Marta Robbins
Gisele Bündchen	...	Vanessa
Ana Cristina de Oliveira	...	Redhead
Ingrid Vandebosch	...	Third Robber
Magali Amadei	...	Fourth Robber
Ann-Margret	...	Washburn's Mom
Christian Kane	...	Agent Mullins
Boris McGiver	...	Franklin
Adrian Martinez	...	Brasilian Man
Joe Lisi	...	Mr. Scalia
Bryna Weiss	...	Mrs. Scalia
GQ	...	Stopwatch Messenger
Joey Diaz	...	Freddy (as Joey 'CoCo' Diaz)
Rick Overton	...	Man at Taxi Convention
John Rothman	...	Business Man
Mike Santana	...	Young Dealer
Herman Chavez	...	Undercover Domino Player (as Herman Chaves)
Lou Torres	...	Sweaty Dealer
Sixto Ramos	...	Twitchy Dealer
Mario Roberts	...	Third Dealer
Jamie Mahoney	...	Kid
Amanda Anka	...	Officer
John Duerler	...	Uniformed Cop
Patton Oswalt	...	Clerk at Inpound Office
John Sierros	...	Fat Cop
Earl Schuman	...	Old Janitor
William Cote	...	Cop #1 at Airport (as Will Cote)
Riley G. Matthews Jr.	...	Cop #2 at Airport
Adam LeFevre	...	Big Cop
Kevin Carolan	...	Cop at Bank #3
Edward Conna	...	Lou's Garage Cop
Victor Isaac	...	Messenger #1
Ramon Fernandez	...	Messenger #2
John Krasinski	...	Messenger #3
Jay Spadaro	...	Bodega Owner
Shirell Ferguson	...	Nurse
Nashawn Kearse	...	Cop in Harlem
Alli Danziger	...	Girl at Bank
Tanner Schwartz	...	Bank Hostage
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacqueline Lovell	...	Lost German Tourist (unconfirmed)
Chris Brandt	...	Jeff Gordon Pit Crew (uncredited)
Gelbert Coloma	...	Thai Detective (uncredited)
Dita de Leon	...	Detective (uncredited)
Jeff Gordon	...	Himself (uncredited)
Frank Hopf	...	Uniformed Cop (uncredited)
Mark Kubr	...	Drug Man (uncredited)
Jonathan Latroy	...	Belle Pit Crew (uncredited)
Marty Eli Schwartz	...	Cop at Roadblock (uncredited)
Heather Sullivan	...	Bank Employee (uncredited)
Brad Lee Wind	...	Businessman in Subway (uncredited)

Directed by
Tim Story

Writing credits (WGA)
Luc Besson		(earlier screenplay)
Robert Ben Garant		(screenplay) &
Thomas Lennon		(screenplay) and
Jim Kouf		(screenplay)

Produced by
Luc Besson	....	producer
Steve Chasman	....	co-producer
Ira Shuman	....	executive producer
Robert Simonds	....	executive producer
Aaron Wilder	....	development executive

Original Music by
Christophe Beck
Tim Boland

Cinematography by
Vance Burberry		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stuart Levy

Casting by
Ilene Starger

Production Design by
Mayne Berke

Art Direction by
Maria L. Baker
Randall Richards

Set Decoration by
Jackie Carr

Costume Design by
Sanja Milkovic Hays

Makeup Department
Tammy Ashmore	....	makeup artist
June Brickman	....	key makeup artist
Nathan J. Busch II	....	hair department head: second unit, New York (as Nathan J. Busch)
Victor DeNicola	....	hair department head: New York (as Victor DeNicola Jr.)
Kelly Gleason	....	makeup department head: New York
Erma Kent	....	hair stylist
Beth Miller	....	hair stylist: Jimmy Fallon
Patricia Regan	....	makeup department head: New York
Christina Smith	....	makeup department head
Joanetta Stowers	....	makeup artist: Queen Latifah
Julie Taylor	....	hair designer: Queen Latifah (as Julie B. Taylor)
Kenneth Walker	....	hair department head

Production Management
Paul Deason	....	unit production manager
Michele Giordano	....	production supervisor
Cheryl Quarantiello	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kathleen E. Kearney	....	additional second assistant director
Michelle L. Keiser	....	second assistant director: New York
Murphy Occhino	....	second second assistant director
Matt Rebenkoff	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marty Eli Schwartz	....	first assistant director
Brian Smrz	....	second unit director
Rebecca Strickland	....	second assistant director
Adam T. Weisinger	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Eric Yellin	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Peter Allburn	....	camera scenic: New York
David H. Allen	....	property master
Craig Baron	....	set dresser
Toni Barton	....	assistant art director
Mike Blaze	....	property master
Stan Cockerell	....	assistant property master
John Davis	....	storyboard artist
Rusty Dumas	....	storyboard artist
Ilana Gordon	....	art department assistant
Robert Hale	....	head paint foreman
Betty Krul	....	set designer
Victor Littlejohn	....	assistant property master
Addy McClelland	....	art coordinator: New York
Timothy Metzger	....	leadman
Ron Petagna	....	head carpenter
Mike Piccirillo	....	art department coordinator
Chuck Potter	....	set decorator: New York
Jeffrey Rollins	....	on-set dresser
Evelyn Sakash	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Dubin	....	mixing recordist
Michael Hoffman	....	sound mixer: B unit
Ryan Isbell	....	sound recordist
Jason Johnston	....	second boom operator
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Cliff Latimer	....	supervising adr & dialogue editor
Tommy Louie	....	boom operator: New York
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Brian Miksis	....	sound mixer: New York
Piero Mura	....	sound effects editor
Tom Nelson	....	sound mixer: New York
David Obermeyer	....	sound mixer
Phillip W. Palmer	....	production sound mixer: additional photography
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe)
Nick Shaffer	....	sound effects recordist
Steven Stuhr	....	sound effects recordist
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Karl Wasserman	....	sound utility: New York
David A. Whittaker	....	supervising sound editor
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects director
Burt Dalton	....	special effects supervisor
Albert Delgado	....	special effects
Ron Rosegard	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
David Beedon	....	compositor: Pixel Magic
Michael Curtis	....	digital compositor
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Tyler Foell	....	digital effects artist
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Mike Hardison	....	computer graphics supervisor
James David Hattin	....	lead compositor
Steve Jaworski	....	digital compositor
Ryan Jensen	....	previs artist
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Brian A. Lamb	....	scanning and recording
John R. McConnell	....	2D compositor: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Karen M. Murphy	....	visual effects producer
Shannon Leigh Olds	....	visual effects editor
Reid Paul	....	senior digital effects supervisor
Reid Paul	....	visual effects producer
Andrew Romine	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Kevin Struckman	....	CG artist: Pixel Magic
Jeff Varga	....	digital effects artist
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (as Juan Vargas)
Scott Paquin	....	animator (uncredited)

Stunts
Ray Abbott	....	utility stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	stunt driver
Keith Adams	....	stunt driver
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunt driver
Omar Ayala	....	stunts
Dean Bailey	....	utility stunts
Ted Barba	....	stunts
Jill Brown	....	stunt double
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Richard Burden	....	stunt driver
Jwaundace Candece	....	stunt double: Queen Latifah
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
William Cote	....	stunt driver
Angelina Cruz	....	stunt driver
Jeff Danoff	....	stunt driver: car crashes
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunt driver
Debbie Evans	....	stunt driver: BMWs
Dane Farwell	....	stunt driver
Stephanie Finochio	....	stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunt driver
Al Goto	....	stunts
Tad Griffith	....	stunt driver
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunt coordinator
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Jenifer Esposito
Alisa Hensley	....	stunt performer
Cort Hessler	....	stunt driver
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunt double
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Mike Justus	....	utility stunts
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt driver
Rachel Kimsey	....	stunts
Rachel Kimsey	....	utility stunts
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunt performer
Horace Knight	....	stunts
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Paul M. Lane	....	car stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunt driver
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt driver
Malosi Leonard	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Alex Madison	....	utility stunts
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt driver
Carol Neilson	....	stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double: Jimmy Fallon
Anthony T. Pennello	....	utility stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts
Scott Richards	....	stunt driving coordinator
Katie Rowe	....	stunts
Ann Scott	....	stunts
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Brian Smrz	....	stunt coordinator
Shirley Smrz	....	utility stunts
Brian Smyj	....	utility stunts
Russell Solberg	....	stunt coordinator
Erik Solky	....	utility stunts
Jay Spadaro	....	stunt performer
Petra Sprecher	....	stunts
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt double
Frank Torres	....	utility stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunt double
Kym Washington	....	stunt driver
Darlene Ava Williams	....	utility stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Boni Yanagisawa	....	utility stunts
Bill Young	....	stunt driving coordinator
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunts (uncredited)
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William Ambrose	....	key rigging grip
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer
Barry Berona	....	assistant camera: second unit
Larry Blanford	....	director of photography: second unit, Los Angeles
Mike Bonnaud	....	assistant chief lighting technician
John Bramley	....	still photographer
Jan Burgess	....	camera loader: New York
J.A. Byerly	....	rigging gaffer
Philippe Carr-Forster	....	camera operator
Stephen Consentino	....	steadicam operator: New York
Scott Crabbe	....	digital video assist operator: second unit
Joseph Czerw	....	grip: New York
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	electrician
Donald D. Davidson	....	electrician
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Christopher Duskin	....	camera operator
Michael Fastoso	....	rigging grip
Michael FitzMaurice	....	camera operator: second unit
David Golia	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Christopher F. Graneto	....	grip
Jimmy Harritos	....	electrician
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
Mason Hersey	....	first assistant camera
Ronald Hersey	....	director of photography: second unit, New York
Steve Hertler	....	assistant camera: aerial unit
Troi Horton	....	grip
Jay M. Huntoon	....	digital video assist operator
Nils Johnson	....	key video assist operator: New York
Jacques Jouffret	....	steadicam operator
Michael Kenner	....	key grip: second unit
David Leite	....	rigging grip
Ryan Louden	....	grip
Christopher Lucchese	....	grip
John Lynch	....	rigging grip
Luis Moreno	....	lighting technician
Jerry Mundy	....	rigging electrician
Ed Nessen	....	film loader: New York
Richard Osborn Jr.	....	assistant camera
Nicolas Restrepo	....	first assistant camera
Eric Schilling	....	assistant camera
Mark Schmidt	....	camera operator: second unit
Tim Soronen	....	best boy grip
Sandor Temlock	....	assistant camera
David J. Thompson	....	camera operator: second unit
Michael Tolochko	....	electrician
John 'JW' Warner	....	key grip
Fred Weigle	....	assistant camera
James D. Wickman	....	dolly grip
Earl C. Williman	....	rigging best boy
Scott C. Williman	....	rigging
Chris Lombardozzi	....	generator operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: additional photography
Lee Genick	....	extras casting
Alisa Kasmer	....	casting associate
Jeff Olan	....	extras casting
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting: local
Janice Wilde	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniel J. Adkins	....	costume supervisor: second unit
Jill Kliber	....	assistant costume designer
Lawrence Quon	....	set costumer
Irena Stepic	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer
Jonny Winograd	....	associate editor
Anthony J. Camaioni	....	additional assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Spring Aspers	....	music supervisor
Bronwen Boyan	....	music coordinator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Andrew Kaiser	....	composer: additional music
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Queen Latifah	....	music consultant
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring assistant
Brian Richards	....	music editor
John Rodd	....	score recordist
Tom Steel	....	scoring assistant
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Terry Wilson	....	music editor: temp score & final

Transportation Department
Anthony S. Loguzzo	....	picture car coordinator
Dave Robling	....	transportation coordinator
William Smallwood	....	driver
Tom Sweeney	....	transportation office administrator

Other crew
Regina Bailey	....	photo double: Gisele Bundchen
Paul Belenardo	....	production accountant
Laura Berning	....	location scout
Tyson Bidner	....	location manager: second unit
LaWanda Black	....	assistant: Queen Latifah (as LaWanda 'LB' Black)
Ciara Bresnihan	....	production assistant
Brantley Brown	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	location assistant
Brinton Bryan	....	additional set production assistant
Jenn Bubka	....	set production assistant: New York, second unit
Elizabeth C. Camp	....	set production assistant: second unit
Adam Carroll	....	production assistant
Cory Cate	....	production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Jean Chien	....	assistant location manager: New York
Kyle Cookmeyer	....	production assistant
Jan Cosby	....	first assistant accountant
Scott Cronan	....	set production assistant: second unit
Mike Crotty	....	production assistant
J.J. Dalton	....	set production assistant: second unit
Heather Deaton	....	assistant: Robert Simonds
Jason DeMeo	....	production assistant
Brian Evans	....	production assistant
Glen Evans	....	production assistant
Gary Falco	....	assistant: Jimmy Fallon
John Fedynich	....	location manager
Andreas Fehrle	....	production assistant
Scott Ferlisi	....	location assistant: New York
Justin J. Fisher	....	production assistant
John J. Fitzgerald	....	additional set production assistant
Tim Fitzgerald	....	production assistant: second unit
Rob Frank	....	key assistant
Lauren Fritz	....	location scout
Cliff Fuller	....	assistant production office coordinator: New York
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor
Lisa Goldman	....	production assistant
Andrew D. Goodman	....	production assistant
Mike Grosky	....	location assistant
Eric Gruber	....	assistant: Jimmy Fallon
Seth William Hansen	....	additional set production assistant
Michael Hartel	....	location scout
Angela Heald	....	production coordinator
Mark D. Houston	....	assistant post-production accountant
Kendra C. Johnson	....	stand-in: Queen Latifah
Cynthia Kao	....	production secretary
Lisa Katcher	....	script supervisor
Erica Kay	....	production coordinator
Mike Kohl	....	production assistant
Thomas K. Lee	....	production assistant
Ian Leith	....	production assistant
Thomas Longo	....	extras coordinator: on-set
Sean Ludlam	....	production office assistant
Nicole Luther	....	set production assistant: second unit
David B. Lyons	....	production assistant
Richard Lyons	....	theatrical consultant: Queen Latifah
Matthew Mason	....	production assistant
Debra Matlock	....	title designer: main titles
Gil McKinney	....	set production assistant
Shaun McNally	....	production assistant
Daniel A. Mondschain	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Tracy L. Moody	....	additional script supervisor
Michael Neale	....	location manager
Rick Negron	....	adr loop group
Jennifer Quesenbery	....	location assistant
Golan Ramras	....	production assistant
Paul Rathburn	....	caterer
Will Reichel	....	production assistant
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician
Jonathan Roumie	....	location scout
Christina Schaich	....	production assistant
Eva M. Schroeder	....	key assistant location manager
Chris Shadley	....	production assistant
Karen Shane	....	second assistant accountant
Jeffrey Shepherd	....	assistant location manager
Hilary Smith	....	assistant location manager
Billy Taylor	....	production assistant
Frank Tignini	....	set production assistant: second unit
Daniel Tresca	....	location coordinator
Ken Twohy	....	production assistant
Craig Vegas	....	production assistant
David Velasco	....	location scout
Brendan Walsh	....	production assistant
Dannon Walters	....	craft service
Francis Meade Warner	....	production secretary
Cash Warren	....	assistant: Tim Story
Reggie White Jr.	....	stand-in: Henry Simmons
Adam Wiesner	....	production assistant
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Helen Alexis Yonov	....	production assistant: second unit
Teddy Yoon	....	location assistant
Kim Zubick	....	assistant: Ira Shuman
Yannick Fauchier	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Mark R. Leins	....	stabilized remote head technician (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Europa Corp.
• Robert Simonds Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)