Taxi
Brief Synopsis
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Daniel is a former pizza delivery man who drives a souped-up taxi. Rather than lose his license for speeding, he cuts a deal with the arresting officer. The cop has never passed his driving exam, so Daniel offers to chauffeur him around. The two go on to chase down a gang of German bank robbers call
Cast & Crew
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Gerard Pires
Director
Samy Naceri
Daniel Morales
Frederic Diefenthal
Emilien Coutan Kermadec
Marion Cotillard
Lilly ('Daniel'S Girlfriend')
Emma Sjoberg
Petra ('A Cop')
Manuela Gourary
Camille ('A Cop')
Film Details
Also Known As
Taxi Express, Taxxi
Genre
Action
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Arp; Le Studio Canal Plus; SOFICA Cofimage; StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions; Tf1 International
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; Arp; Filmcompagniet; Fs Film Oy; Metrodome Distribution; Ozen Film; RCV Distribution; Scanbox Entertainment; Skifan Hf; United International Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Özen Film
Location
Marseilles, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 26m
Synopsis
Daniel is a former pizza delivery man who drives a souped-up taxi. Rather than lose his license for speeding, he cuts a deal with the arresting officer. The cop has never passed his driving exam, so Daniel offers to chauffeur him around. The two go on to chase down a gang of German bank robbers called the Mercedes Gang.
Cast
Samy Naceri
Daniel Morales
Frederic Diefenthal
Emilien Coutan Kermadec
Marion Cotillard
Lilly ('Daniel'S Girlfriend')
Emma Sjoberg
Petra ('A Cop')
Manuela Gourary
Camille ('A Cop')
Bernard Farcy
Chief Inspector Gibert
Georges Neri
Joe
Guy Quang
Pizza Joe Motorcyclist
Maurice Murcia
Retired Taxi-Driver
Sabine Bail
Receptionist--Towne Hall
Dan Herzberg
Paulo
Sebastien Thiery
Driving Instructor
Eric Berenger
Butcher
Philippe Du Janerand
Airport Fare In A Hurry
Christophe Fesquet
Speed Cop No 1
Gerard Vantaggioli
Speed Cop No 2
Edouard Montoute
Alain
Tara Romer
Emilien'S Colleague
Christian Mazzuchini
Pilot
Guillaume Lanson
Pilot
Sebastien Pons
Akim 'Rashid'
Malek Bechar
Marco
Gerard Dubouche
Gibert'S Chauffeur
Richard Sammel
German No 1
Niels Dubost
German No 2
Franck Libert
German No 3
Dominique Noe
Minister
Pierre Brichese
Minister'S Chauffeur
Stephan Chriz
German No 4
Paul Fructus
Bar Owner
Gregory Knop
Kruger
Denis Braccini
Fireman
Bernard Destouches
Roadblock Cop
Emilio Martinez
Cleaner Bank No 2
Catherine Alias
Cleaner
Stephane Algoud
Jimmy ('Key Cutter')
Thierry Melia
Bank Cashier
Jerome Leleu
Jean Bat
Jean-francois Palaccio
Younger Dumb Cop
Henri Masini
Older Dumb Cop
Jean-baptiste Chaudoul
Cop At Traffic Light 13
Paul Silve
Commissioner
Didier Gayral
Man With The Box
Stephane Eichenholc
Speed Cop No 3
Pierre Acourt
Performer
Crew
Claude Abeille
Technical Advisor
Michele Andreucci
Script Supervisor
Vincent Arnardi
Mixer
Michel Barlier
Sound Recording Engineer
Melik Benard
Unit Manager
Luc Besson
Producer; Producer ("Presents")
Luc Besson
Screenwriter
Jerome Billa
Unit Location Manager
Jeanne Biras
Casting
Winny Calissoni
Casting
Annie Dautane
Production Supervisor (Medialab/Digital Effects)
Sophie Davin
2nd Assistant Director
Valerie Debeaumont
Unit Manager
Georges Demetrau
Special Effects Consultant
Eric Dorgal
Song ("Tu Me Plais (Contains 'Le Crime Paye')")
Alain Duavall
Digital Matte Painting (Medialab/Digital Effects)
Guillaume Farny
Unit Production Manager
Bernard Genet
Production Manager
Jean-jacques Gernolle
Art Director
Stephane Gluck
1st Assistant Director
Alain Guillard
Saxophone ("Theme De Lilly")
Fabienne Guillot
Location Manager
Thierry Guilmard
Production Coordinator
Michele Halberstadt
Producer (Arp)
Didier Hoarau
Unit Production Manager
Myriam Hottois
Key Makeup
Michel Julienne
Stunt Coordinator
Patient Karine
Song ("Tu Me Plais (Contains 'Le Crime Paye')")
Audrey Lambert
Hair
Véronique Lange
Editor
Sandrine Langen
Wardrobe
J Lazo
Song ("Traicionera")
Franck Lebreton
Unit Manager
Milton Leeds
Song ("Misirlou")
Jean-pierre Lelong
Sound Effects
Didier Lozahic
Music Mixer
Christophe Maratier
Other
Daniel Marchetti
Titles & Opticals
M'sa Mohamed
Song ("La Vie De Reve")
Moibioi Mohamed
Song ("La Vie De Reve")
Olivia Moreau
Post-Production Supervisor (Medialab/ Digital Effects)
Pierre Morel
Camera Operator
Sylvie Ong
Wardrobe
Eric Peloy
Story Board
Laurent Petin
Producer (Arp)
Michele Petin
Producer
Jean-claude Pruniaux
Helicopter Pilot
Eve Ramboz
Other
Charlet Recors
Helicopter Camera Operator
Philippe Reinaudo
Digital Color Timer (Medialab/Digital Effects)
R Rodriguez
Song ("Ramble")
Nicholas Roubanis
Song ("Misirlou")
S K Russell
Song ("Misirlou")
Kamil Rustam
Guitar ("Client Aeroport")
Jean-pierre Sauvaire
Director Of Photography
Jacques Thomas-gerard
Co-Mixer
Vincent Tulli
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor
Fabien Vergez
3rd Assistant Director
Catherine Werner
Set Decorator
Catherine Werner Schmit
Set Decorator
Fred Wise
Song ("Misirlou")
Film Details
Also Known As
Taxi Express, Taxxi
Genre
Action
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Arp; Le Studio Canal Plus; SOFICA Cofimage; StudioCanal; Tf1 Films Productions; Tf1 International
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; Arp; Filmcompagniet; Fs Film Oy; Metrodome Distribution; Ozen Film; RCV Distribution; Scanbox Entertainment; Skifan Hf; United International Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Özen Film
Location
Marseilles, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 26m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two 1998 Cesar Awards, including Best Editing and Best Sound.
Upon its initial theatrical release in France, "Taxi" racked up 6.5 million admissions, making it the third highest-grossing French film of 1998.
