An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Alan Randolph Scott
- Rock Musician #1 (segment "Los Angeles")
- (as Alan Randolph Scott I)
Pascal N'Zonzi
- Passenger #1 (segment "Paris")
- (as Pascal Nzonzi)
Emile Abossolo M'bo
- Passenger #2 (segment "Paris")
- (as Émile Abossolo-M'bo)
Stéphane Boucher
- Man in Accident (segment "Paris")
- (as Stephane Boucher)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe production hired a stunt driver to maneuver the tiny Fiat cab around a hairpin turn for one of the exterior shots in Rome. The turn was so tight that the stunt driver couldn't manage it, even after several takes. Roberto Benigni asked if he could try it, and pulled it off perfectly on the first take.
- GoofsCameras and studio lights are very visible in the sunglasses of the drivers in Los Angeles and Rome.
- Quotes
Paris Driver: Don't blind people usually wear dark glasses?
Blind Woman: Do they? I've never seen a blind person.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits, the titles of the crew members are in the language of the place/unit they worked in (ie the Helsinki unit's credits are in Finnish, and so on).
- SoundtracksBack in the Good Old World
Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Produced by Tom Waits
Arranged by Tom Waits and Francis Thumm
Jalma Music, Inc.
Administered by Ackee Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Tom Waits performs courtesy of Island Records, Inc.
Featured review
The good old world
Jim Jarmusch does for movies as Tom Waits does for music, no wonder he uses his music in his films. I've seen this movie over and over, its truly wonderful. We glimpse A side of the world that is the same no matter where you go. The world is round so no matter where you go you are always in the center of it. Here we catch a Taxi in different cities around the globe and although the cultures are clearly different , there is something of the blues in each act. I can't make out which one is my favorite, they all have a certain magic to them that totally captures to mood of the country we are in although the mood itself is that of the night where not much seems to be going on really except in our taxis. Each scene in this film is a masterpiece, no matter which country Jarmusch takes us too. Of course Benigni needless I mention is that little bit more of a of a superstar but for that matter so is the blind girl in Paris. Great music, great photography, great acting, its all good. Its magic!
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,015,810
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,039
- May 3, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $2,113,387
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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