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. The film follows a talented driver working a taxi in Marseille, who reluctantly must help a bumbling police inspector catch a gang of professional bank robbers.
Plot
Daniel Morales 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. 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 |
| editor | Véronique Lange |
| events | organized crime |
| genre | action comedy crime |
| keywords | 1997 peugeot 406 arrest bumble date delivery man drive formula 3000 france french grand prix getaway car grand prix gun fight inspire 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 Le Studio Canal+ Studio Image 4 TF1 Films Productions |
| publisher | ARP Sélection |
| recordedAt | Marseille |
| theme | action comedy buddy comedy chase crime comedy police comedy race |