New York taxi
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | New York taxi |
| Original title | taxi |
| Country of production | USA , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tim story |
| script |
Robert Ben Garant , Thomas Lennon , Jim Kouf |
| production |
Luc Besson , Ira Shuman , Robert Simonds |
| music |
Christophe Beck , Tim Boland |
| camera | Vance Burberry |
| cut | Stuart Levy |
| occupation | |
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New York Taxi ( taxi ) is an US-American - French action comedy by Tim Story from the year 2004 . It is a remake of the 1998 comedy Taxi .
action
Belle is a cab driver in New York City . One day she is instructed by police investigator Washburn to pursue four female bank robbers, led by Vanessa, who are fleeing in a BMW. Washburn is mistakenly stopped by the arriving reinforcements and Belle's car is confiscated, ruining her livelihood.
Washburn and Belle investigate together, resulting in some car chases. They discover that the money stolen by the gang is being collected by a garbage man whose wife has been kidnapped. In another bank robbery, the robbers take a boy hostage. The policewoman Marta Robbins offers to be taken hostage instead of the boy. The robbers then agree with Washburn that Robbins will be exchanged for the money he has seized.
The robbers drive two cars next to Washburn and Belle's; During the trip the money is handed over and Robbins jumps into Belle's car, which brakes. The models' cars jump over a gap in the elevated road and land on a bridge under construction. Vanessa shoots the taxi, while Belle is shot. Washburn gets Belle to a hospital in time.
New York banks buy Belle a new car. She starts in a car race, before which her boyfriend Jesse's marriage proposal appears on the display board.
Reviews
Robert Koehler wrote in Variety magazine on October 5, 2004 that the film brought "embarrassing evidence" that even the "bungling" French original film could be better than its remake. Even the "usually lively" Queen Latifah seems "uninspired". The camera work by Vance Burberry is "solid"; Koehler also praised the stunt people.
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "failed buddy movie full of naive gags and senseless chases".
Awards
Gisele Bündchen (in two categories) and Jimmy Fallon (for singing the song This Will Be (an Everlasting Love) ) were nominated for the Teen Choice Award in 2005. The film won the Taurus Award in one category for stunts in 2005 and was nominated for the Taurus Award in two other categories.
background
The film was shot in New York City , in Los Angeles and Phoenix ( Arizona turned). It grossed approximately $ 36.6 million in US cinemas .
Web links
- New York taxi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- New York Taxi at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- New York Taxi at Metacritic (English)
- New York Taxi in the online movie database
- New York Taxi in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for New York Taxi . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2004 (PDF; test number: 100 277 K).
- ^ Review by Robert Koehler, accessed on August 16, 2007
- ^ New York Taxi in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed August 16, 2007
- ^ Filming locations for taxi, accessed August 16, 2007
- ↑ Box office / business for taxi, accessed on August 16, 2007