Stars: Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Manuela Gourary

Director: Gerard Pires

Summary: Daniel is starting a new career as a taxi driver, he's speed crazy and has modified his car to go so fast that even police radar can't spot him!. When he gives a high-speed ride to a police officer he is forced to accept a deal in order to keep his licence. He becomes involved with the investigation to foil a group of German bank robbers, but can he save the day?...

Written by Luc Besson, TAXI is a fast-paced comedy thriller, in which former pizza delivery guy Daniel (Samy Naceri) embarks on a new career as a taxi driver in his specially-adapted high-speed car. Oblivious to his passenger's day job, he demonstrates his talents to police officer Emilien (Frederic Diefenthal) and consequently Daniel is forced to accept a new role as the personal driver of Emilien's police car. Soon Daniel is in over his head in an adventure that involves German bank robbers, a legion of pizza delivery boys, and much more.

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Taxi Driveris the definitive cinematic portrait of loneliness and alienation manifested as violence. It is as if director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Paul Schrader had tapped into precisely the same source of psychological inspiration ("I just knew I had to make this film", Scorsese would later say), combined with a perfectly timed post-Watergate expression of personal, political and societal anxiety. Robert De Niro, as the tortured, ex-Marine cab driver Travis Bickle, made movie history with his chilling performance as one of the most memorably intense and vividly realised characters ever committed to film. Bickle is a self-appointed vigilante who views his urban beat as an intolerable cesspool of blighted humanity. He plays guardian angel for a young prostitute (Jodie Foster), but not without violently devastating consequences. This masterpiece, which is not for all tastes, is sure to horrify some viewers, but few could deny the film's lasting power and importance. --Jeff Shannon

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Original Theatrical Trailer, Filmographies
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1998
Release Date:	October 14, 2002
Runtime:	86 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P P A 1312
Label:	Metrodome
Keywords:	Action, Taxi, Subtitled, Comedy, General, Wide, Screen, French, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure