Taxi
Taxi is a 1998 French action comedy film starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard, written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès. It is the first installment in the Taxi film series. It has four sequels, Taxi 2, Taxi 3, Taxi 4 and Taxi 5 and one English-language remake, Taxi (2004). It also provided the premise for the 2014 American television show, Taxi Brooklyn.
Plot
Daniel Morales (Samy Naceri) is a highly talented driver living in Marseille, France, who has little regard for traffic laws and the police, and is in a loving relationship with his girlfriend Lilly (Marion Cotillard). He leaves his job as a delivery man at local pizza parlor "Pizza Joe" to become a taxi driver, driving his white custom 1997 Peugeot 406, which is equipped with various racing modifications that are mechanically concealed.
More details
| author | Luc Besson |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Marseille |
| director | Gérard Pirès |
| events | organized crime |
| genre | action comedy |
| keywords | 1997 peugeot 406 arrest bumble date delivery man drive emma sjöberg formula 3000 france french grand prix getaway car grand prix gun fight love mercedes-benz 500e morning multi-vehicle collision one take peugeot 406 police commissioner police inspector police officer police sergeant seclude taxi driver taxicab driver tracking device traffic light trap widowed mother |
| musicBy | Akhenaton |
| producer | Laurent Petin Luc Besson Michele Petin |
| productionCompany | ARP Cofimage 9 EuropaCorp Le Studio Canal+ Studio Image 4 TF1 Films Productions |
| publisher | ARP Sélection |
| recordedAt | Marseille |
| theme | action comedy buddy chase police comedy race |