Taxi is surprisingly funny and effective, much better than many formula comedies. Personalities of latifah, fallon drive screwball plot of taxi. A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of new york city bank robberies committed by a quartet of female brazilian bank robbers. In fact, it has a whopping 10% approval on rotten tomatoes. Oct 07, 2004 we have the opposite situation in this pg comedy, where a cop enlists a new york taxi driver to help catch a gang of bank robbers.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Andy washburns jimmy fallon driver license and badge prop. Jimmy fallon plays andy, a new york city detective who is a terrible. Then we meet a cop named washburn jimmy fallon, who is spectacularly incompetent, blows drug busts, causes traffic accidents and has, not his badge, but his driver s license confiscated by his chief, lt. Plot belle williams dreams to become a car racing champion, but she has to be happy with the title of the fastest new york taxi driver by now. Taxi driver began with screenwriter paul schrader, who banged out two drafts of the script in 10 days as his life was falling apart piece by piece. Latifah plays belle, new yorks fastest cabbie, whose taxidriving expertise not to mention her loadedtothemax vehicle comes in handy when a fumbling young undercover cop jimmy fallon must crack a bank robbery plot hatched by a gang of supermodels. Andy washburns jimmy fallon wallet from the 2004 comedy, taxi. In the new comedy taxi, jimmy fallon plays a cop chasing a gang of beautiful brazilian bank robbers through the streets of new york with the help of a cab driver played by queen latifah. Watch clips of martin scorsese on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. This is the face of a man whose children dont care about his monologue things couldve gone better for jimmy fallon. We have the opposite situation in this pg comedy, where a cop enlists a new york taxi driver to help catch a gang of bank robbers. Martin scorsese on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. He played a zany undercover detective opposite queen latifah, who played a taxi driver, in this 2004 comedy, a remake of a 1998 french movie.
John lithgow describes the driving skills he gained from his prefame days as a taxi driver, gives jimmy a politically poignant christmas card and adds roger ailes. Saturday night live personality jimmy fallon plays officer washburn, an impossibly inept cop who steers a car like a threeyearold. Latifah plays belle, new yorks fastest cabbie, whose taxi driving expertise not to mention her loadedtothemax vehicle comes in handy when a fumbling young undercover cop jimmy fallon must crack a bank robbery plot hatched by a gang of supermodels. Nascar driver ragequits esports event, loses real world sponsor. He screws up nearly every case his lieutenant who also happens to be his exgirlfriend. The premise sounds like one of those film that are really stupid yet still kind of funny. Jul 01, 2011 try getting out of a parallel park like this.
Judd hirsch plays a taxi cab driver, which is a nod to his role on taxi. When he loses his driver s license, an inept police officer jimmy fallon must rely on the reckless driving skills of a taxi driver who would prefer to drive race cars queen latifah to help him stop a gang of beautiful brazilian bank robbers. Taxi movie trailer 2004 jimmy fallon, queen latifah youtube. Jimmy fallon stars as andy washburn, a hardworking cop with a string of bad luck and a terrible driving record. Latifah is a taxi driver and fallon an inept cop who team up to try and catch some brazilian bank robbers played by bundchen and co while trying to stay on the right side of his boss, played by jennifer esposito. Check out jimmy faillas video above its pretty funny but new york citys tlc isnt laughing. Then we meet a cop named washburn jimmy fallon, who is spectacularly incompetent, blows drug busts, causes traffic accidents and has, not his badge, but his drivers license confiscated by his chief, lt. This item can be seen throughout the film in the hands of washburn, as well as his lieutenant, jennifer esposito, and unlikely partner belle queen latifah as the duo try to take down the band of beauteous bank robbers. Taxi shines at times, but fallon manages to sneak his way inside the mechanics of the humor and throws a monkey wrench in the gears before the laughs become too genuine and authentic. Queen latifah is belle, a daredevil taxi driver who gets roped into helping fallon chase a mob of bank robbers. Taxi is the 2004 american remake of the 1998 luc bessonwritten film of the same name and was directed by tim story.
She plays belle, the fastest taxi driver in new york city, who has equipped her cab with the kind of accessories that vin diesel made famous in the fast and the furious. Marta robbins jennifer esposito, who used to be his squeeze. An inept rookie cop jimmy fallon is determined to solve a string of bank robberies, but when his drivers license is taken away he has to rely on a brassy cab driver queen latifah to help him. Jimmy fallon, kristen wiig, will ferrell, and matthew mcconaughey turn quarantine into pretty funny soap. The film stars jimmy fallon as an nypd officer whose driver s license has been suspended and must depend on a streetwise taxi driver queen latifah to help him catch a crew of beautiful bank robbers. Jimmy kimmel surprises new yorkers in a cab youtube. Taxi 2004 queen latifah, jimmy fallon, gisele bundchen. Taxi dvd, 2005, dualsided, full frame, widescreen extended. Taxi 2004 internet movie firearms database guns in. Taxi 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 12, 2014 check out jimmy faillas video above its pretty funny but new york citys tlc isnt laughing. Snakes in a cab prankster taxi commission can take my. Because hes pretty much left her character intact here. Taxi is a 2004 action comedy film directed by tim story and starring queen latifah, jimmy fallon, gisele bundchen, jennifer esposito, and annmargret. Flying through the streets of new york in her trickedout taxi, shes earned a rep as new yorks fastest cabbie. Taxi director tim story must have really enjoyed queen latifahs toughgirl, dontyoubegivinmenolip standup routine in barbershop 2. Relive a modern day classic film with the peugeot 406 from. Mar 23, 2012 taxi in new york fuuny laughing gas borisivanov46. When he hears about a bank robbery, he commandeers queen latifahs cab, and soon she is racing at speeds well over. But taxi is a also a buddy film so emilien gets a break when he bumps into daniel morales samy naceri, a pizza delivery boy turned daredevil taxi driver.
The tonight show starring jimmy fallon john lithgow on. Taxi, his schlockyasiwannabe debut as a movie star, is such a rusty. Emilien, who cant drive, catches daniel massively speeding and sees potential in the cabbies skills. An incompetent new york police officer is banned from driving and comes to rely on a talented taxi driver to help him solve a series of bank robberies. Her most memorable films include taxi driver, bugsy.
Daniel drives his trickedup taxi so fast that his passengers vomit upon disembarking. An incompetent new york police officer is banned from driving and comes to rely on a talented taxi driver to help him solve a series of. When he loses his drivers license, an inept police officer jimmy fallon must rely on the reckless driving skills of a taxi driver who would prefer to drive race cars queen latifah to help him stop a gang of beautiful brazilian bank robbers. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. Oct 21, 2019 for many years, jimmy has been appearing in the back of most new york city taxi cabs.
Queen latifah plays belle, a bike messenger who has dreams of becoming a professional driver. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of taxi. Belle has a souped up taxi cab and she wins a taxi driver s license. The deer hunter, taxi driver, raging bull, goodfellas, cape fear and heat. Adapted from a popular french action comedy with the same name, taxi was jimmy fallon s first bigscreen vehicle after leaving the cast of the popular sketch comedy series saturday night live. Briefly, but, yes, in my unemployedactor days in the early 70s, yeah. Watch the tonight show starring jimmy fallon interview. Taxi dvd, 2005, dualsided, full frame, widescreen extended belle williams is a speed demon. Queen latifah, jimmy fallon, gisele bundchen, jennifer esposito year. You get in the cab, a video from our show pops up, and youre forced to watch it. Belle has the opportunity to showcase her talent when she meets andy washburn, a police officer who hasnt a driving license and must chase a gang. Not that i dont believe somewhere there may be a human as clumsy and daft as portrayed by jimmy fallon in the movie, i just dont believe heshe would have a career as a police officer or anything else that required something more than a warm body. It is a remake of the 1998 french film of the same name. Jul 08, 2017 taxi 2004 movie queen latifah, jimmy fallon, gisele bundchen a mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a.
I did some research on you and found out that you were a taxi driver at one point. Its atrocious and if you havent seen it, you shouldnt subject yourself to it. Personalities of latifah, fallon drive screwball plot of. Watch clips of jodie foster on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon.
Queen latifa was excellent in her role, but sadly jimmy fallon took idiocy with his part beyond the realm of believability. Jimmy fallon hosts late night with jimmy fallon at rockefeller center on march 1, 2011, in new york. Oct 06, 2004 she plays belle, the fastest taxi driver in new york city, who has equipped her cab with the kind of accessories that vin diesel made famous in the fast and the furious. Jodie foster on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Taxi is a comedic film starring queen latifah and jimmy fallon. Jimmy fallon may have retired from saturday night live, but he hasnt quite left his latenight band of brothers behind. Taxi script transcript from the screenplay andor jimmy. If you live in the us, you might remember taxi as a 2004 film starring queen latifah and jimmy fallon. Queen latifah taxi sound design by tammy walker voiceover tammy walker. For many years, jimmy has been appearing in the back of most new york city taxi cabs.
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