D.C. CAB
aka STREETFLEET
1983
STARRING
ADAM BALDWIN, CHARLIE BARNETT, IRENE CARA, ANNE DE SALVO, MAX GAIL, MR. T, JOSE PEREZ, PAUL RODRIGUEZ
and GARY BUSEY
DIRECTED BY JOEL SCHUMACHER
CHARACTER:
ALBERT HOCKENBERRY
CHARACTERS STORY:
AFTER HIS FATHER DIES, ALBERT HIKES TO D.C. TO SEEK HIS DAD'S VIETNAM WAR BUDDY AND "IDOL" - THE OWNER OF "D.C. CAB", A RUN-DOWN CAB FIRM. ALBERT RIDES WITH EACH OF THE DRIVERS AND LEARNS FROM EACH OF THEM, MAKING FRIENDS AND HAVING FUN, BUT IT ISN'T UNTIL HE IS KIDNAPPED THAT HE FINDS OUT HOW MUCH HE REALLY HAD INSPIRED THEM.
THE FILM:
THE ONE AND ONLY MR.T LEADS AN OFF-THE-WALL CAST OF COMIC CRAZIES IN THIS NO-CRASHES-BARRED TALE OF A WILD CAB COMPANY "SERVING" THE NATION'S CAPITAL. THIS MANIC HIGH-COMEDY STARS OSCAR NOMINEE GARY BUSEY, POP SUPERSTAR IRENE CARA AND THE VERSATILE ADAM BALDWIN AS A WIDE-EYED YOUTH DETERMINED TO TURN THE FORTUNES OF THE RAG-TAG FLEET AROUND BY WINNING OVER THE DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT DRIVERS TO HIS OPTIMISTIC WAY OF THINKING. THE HIGH ENERGY ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES THE MOVIE DEBUTS OF TOP STAND-UP COMICS CHARLIE BARNETT, BILL MAHER, PAUL RODRIGUEZ AND MARSHA WARFIELD AND HAS ENOUGH HIGH-OCTANE ACTION TO BEAT A RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC JAM.
THE REVIEWS:
LEAFANS REVIEW:
GREAT MOVIE! IF YOU READ MOST REVIEWS YOU'D THINK THIS FILM TO BE CRAPPY, BUT THATS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. ADAM BALDWIN LEADS A GREAT CAST IN THIS HILARIOUS COMEDY AND ALL I CAN THINK IS THAT THEY JUST DON'T MAKE FILMS LIKE THIS ANYMORE, AND THATS A PITY. THIS IS A REAL GEM AND IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE THEN DO WATCH IT. ALSO LISTEN OUT FOR THE EXCELLENT MUSICAL SCORE BY OSCAR-WINNER GIORGIO MORODER.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
NONE
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GENERAL FACTS AND STUFF THAT DOESNT FIT ANYWHERE ELSE:
STRICTLY SPEAKING, THIS IS ADAM BALDWIN'S FIRST LEAD ROLE.
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