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D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

When these guys hit the streets, guess what hits the fan.

1983•1h 40m•

★5.2(103 ratings)

AdventureComedyCrime

Overview

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.

Director

Joel Schumacher

Writers

Topper Carew, Joel Schumacher

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Main Cast

Mr. T

Mr. T

Samson

Max Gail

Max Gail

Harold

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Albert Hockenberry

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Dell

Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Baba

Peter Paul

Peter Paul

Buddy

David Paul

David Paul

Buzzy

Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Xavier

Jill Schoelen

Jill Schoelen

Claudette

DeWayne Jessie

DeWayne Jessie

Bongo

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Angel of Death

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Joel Schumacher

Writing

Writer: Topper Carew
Writer: Joel Schumacher

Production

Producer: Topper Carew
Executive Producer: Peter Guber
Executive Producer: Jon Peters
Casting: Jackie Burch

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Giorgio Moroder

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Dean Cundey

Editing

Editor: David E. Blewitt

Art Direction

Production Design: John J. Lloyd
Art Direction: Bernie Cutler
Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
Art Designer: Drew Struzan

Costume & Make-Up

Costumer: Jack Takeuchi
Costume Design: Roberta Weiner
Makeup Artist: Marie Carter
Makeup Artist: Jack Engel
Hairstylist: Dione Taylor

Keywords

yellow cab

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "When these guys hit the streets, guess what hits the fan."

#2

With a budget of $8.0M, the film grossed $16.1M — a profit of $8.1M (102% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

#4

The film was directed by Joel Schumacher.

#5

The screenplay was written by Topper Carew and Joel Schumacher.

#6

The score was composed by Giorgio Moroder.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Dean Cundey.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0085387.

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Rating

5.2/10

Mixed

103 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

D.C. Cab

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Budget:

$8,000,000

Revenue:

$16,134,627

Production Companies:

RKO Pictures

RKO Pictures

Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

The Guber-Peters Company