Taxi (2004)


Taxi
Release Date06 October 2004
Budget$25,000,000
US Box Office$37,000,000
TaglineTake a Ride on the Wild Side.
GenreAction, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
CountryUSA
France
Filming Locations23rd St. & Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish, Portuguese, Spanish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAction Comedy, Odd Couple Film, Chase Movie
MoodJust for Laughs
ThemesBumbling Cops, Bank Robbery, Unlikely Criminals, Unlikely Friendships
TonesFrantic, Silly, Goofy
TagsBank Robbery, Cab Driver, Car Chase, Taxi, Undercover

Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned, Gérard Pirès-directed French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

Andrew 'Andy' Washburn

Lt. Marta Robbins

Third Robber

Fourth Robber

Washburn's Mom

Agent Mullins

Franklin

Brasilian Man

Joe Lisi
Mr. Scalia

Mrs. Scalia

GQ
Stopwatch Messenger

Joey Diaz
Freddy

Man at Taxi Convention

John Rothman
Business Man

Mike Santana
Young Dealer

Herman Chavez
Undercover Domino Player

Lou Torres
Sweaty Dealer

Sixto Ramos
Twitchy Dealer

Mario Roberts
Third Dealer

Jamie Mahoney
Kid

Officer

John Duerler
Uniformed Cop

Clerk at Inpound Office

I.N. Sierros
Fat Cop

Earl Schuman
Old Janitor

William Cote
Cop #1 at Airport

Riley G. Matthews Jr.
Cop #2 at Airport

Adam LeFevre
Big Cop

Kevin Carolan
Cop at Bank #3

Edward Conna
Lou's Garage Cop

Victor Isaac
Messenger #1

Ramon Fernandez
Messenger #2

Messenger #3

Jay Spadaro
Bodega Owner

Shirell Ferguson
Nurse

Cop in Harlem

Alli Danziger
Girl at Bank

Tanner Schwartz
Bank Hostage

Chris Brandt
Jeff Gordon Pit Crew

Gelbert Coloma
Thai Detective

Detective

Himself

Frank Hopf
Uniformed Cop

Drug Man

Jonathan Latroy
Belle Pit Crew

Lee Ann Powers
DMV clerk

Marty Eli Schwartz
Cop at Roadblock

Heather Sullivan
Bank Employee

Jessica Verdi
Macy's Shopper

Brad Lee Wind
Businessman in Subway

Director

Writer

Jim Kouf

Producer

producer

Steve Chasman
co-producer

Ira Shuman
executive producer

executive producer

Aaron Wilder
development executive

Original Music

Christophe Beck
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Tim Boland
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Cinematographer

Vance Burberry

Editor

Stuart Levy
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Casting Director

Ilene Starger
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Production Designer

Mayne Berke
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Art Director

Maria L. Baker
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Randall Richards
-

Set Decorator

Jackie Carr
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Costume Designer

Sanja Milkovic Hays
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Makeup Department

Tammy Ashmore
makeup artist

June Brickman
key makeup artist

Nathan J. Busch II
hair department head: second unit, New York

Victor DeNicola
hair department head: New York

Kelly Gleason
makeup department head: New York

Erma Kent
hair stylist

Beth Miller
hair stylist: Jimmy Fallon

Patricia Regan
makeup department head: New York

Christina Smith
makeup department head

Joanetta Stowers
makeup artist: Queen Latifah

Julie Taylor
hair designer: Queen Latifah

Kenneth Walker
hair department head

Production Manager

Charlie Davis
post-production supervisor

Paul Deason
unit production manager

Michele Giordano
production supervisor

Cheryl Quarantiello
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kathleen E. Kearney
additional second assistant director

Michelle L. Keiser
second assistant director: New York

Murphy Occhino
second second assistant director

Matt Rebenkoff
first assistant director: second unit

Marty Eli Schwartz
first assistant director

Brian Smrz
second unit director

Rebecca Strickland
second assistant director

Adam T. Weisinger
second second assistant director: second unit

Eric Yellin
second second assistant director

Art Department

Peter Allburn
camera scenic: New York

David H. Allen
property master

Craig Baron
set dresser

Toni Barton
assistant art director

Mike Blaze
property master

Stan Cockerell
assistant property master

John Davis
storyboard artist

Frank Didio
co-construction coordinator

Rusty Dumas
storyboard artist

Ilana Gordon
art department assistant

Robert Hale
head paint foreman

Betty Krul
set designer

Victor Littlejohn
assistant property master

Addy McClelland
art coordinator: New York

Timothy Metzger
leadman

Ron Petagna
head carpenter

Mike Piccirillo
art department coordinator

Chuck Potter
set decorator: New York

Steven Richetts
camera scenic n.y. unit

Jeffrey Rollins
on-set dresser

John J. Rutchland III
construction coordinator

Evelyn Sakash
assistant art director

Sound Department

Chris David
sound re-recording mixer

Matt Dubin
mixing recordist

Michael Hoffman
sound mixer: B unit

Ryan Isbell
sound recordist

Jason Johnston
second boom operator

Shawn Kennelly
foley mixer

Cliff Latimer
supervising adr & dialogue editor

Tommy Louie
boom operator: New York

Laura Macias
foley artist

Brian Miksis
sound mixer: New York

Piero Mura
sound effects editor

Tom Nelson
sound mixer: New York

David Obermeyer
sound mixer

Phillip W. Palmer
production sound mixer: additional photography

Erin Michael Rettig
sound engineer

Terry Rodman
sound re-recording mixer

Jeff Sawyer
sound effects editor

Solange S. Schwalbe
foley editor

Nick Shaffer
sound effects recordist

Steven Stuhr
sound effects recordist

Eric Thompson
adr mixer

Karl Wasserman
sound utility: New York

David A. Whittaker
supervising sound editor

Ronald L. Wright
boom operator

John Soukup
sound transfer

Special Effects

J.C. Brotherhood
special effects director

Burt Dalton
special effects supervisor

Albert Delgado
special effects

Ron Rosegard
special effects

Visual Effects

David Beedon
compositor: Pixel Magic

Michael Curtis
digital compositor

Patrick Flanagan
digital compositor

Tyler Foell
digital effects artist

Jim Gorman
digital compositor

Mike Hardison
computer graphics supervisor

James David Hattin
lead compositor

Steve Jaworski
digital compositor

Ryan Jensen
previs artist

Bonnie Kanner
visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic

Patrick Keenan
digital compositor: Pacific Title

Richard Kratt
visual effects artist

Brian A. Lamb
scanning and recording

John R. McConnell
2D compositor: Pixel Magic

Ray McIntyre Jr.
visual effects supervisor

Karen M. Murphy
visual effects producer

Shannon Leigh Olds
visual effects editor

Reid Paul
senior digital effects supervisor, visual effects producer

Andrew Romine
digital artist: Pixel Magic

Kevin Struckman
CG artist: Pixel Magic

Jeff Varga
digital effects artist

Juan Carlos Vargas
visual effects

Scott Paquin
animator

Stunts

Ray Abbott
utility stunts

Kevin Abercrombie
stunt driver

Keith Adams
stunt driver

G.A. Aguilar
stunt coordinator

Joni Avery
stunts

Rick Avery
stunt driver

Omar Ayala
stunts

Dean Bailey
utility stunts

Lena Baran
stunt double

Ted Barba
stunts

Jill Brown
stunt double

Joe Bucaro III
stunts

Richard Burden
stunt driver

Jwaundace Candece
stunt double: Queen Latifah

John Cenatiempo
stunts

Blaise Corrigan
stunts

William Cote
stunt driver

Angelina Cruz
stunt driver

Jeff Danoff
stunt driver: car crashes

Cesar Alvarez Del Castillo
stunt performer

Annie Ellis
stunts

Peter Epstein
stunts

Corey Michael Eubanks
stunt driver

Debbie Evans
stunt driver: BMWs

Dane Farwell
stunt driver

Jeffrey Lee Gibson
stunt driver

Al Goto
stunts

Tad Griffith
stunt driver

Thomas Robinson Harper
stunt coordinator

stunt double: Jenifer Esposito

Alisa Hensley
stunt performer

Cort Hessler
stunt driver

Donald John Hewitt
stunt driver

Kevin L. Jackson
stunt double

Terry Jackson
stunts

Keii Johnston
stunts

Mike Justus
utility stunts

Donna Keegan
stunts

Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunt driver

stunts, utility stunts

Barbara Anne Klein
stunt performer

Horace Knight
stunts

stunts

Paul M. Lane
car stunts

Shawn Lane
stunt driver

Tony Lazzara
stunt driver

Malosi Leonard
stunts

Diana R. Lupo
stunts

Jalil Jay Lynch
stunts

Alex Madison
utility stunts

Tina Mckissick
stunt driver

Carol Neilson
stunts

Carrick O'Quinn
stunts

Carl Paoli
stunt double: Jimmy Fallon

Anthony T. Pennello
utility stunts

Denney Pierce
stunts

Stephen A. Pope
stunts

Scott Richards
stunt driving coordinator

Katie Rowe
stunts

Spencer Sano
stunt performer

Ann Scott
stunts

Brian Smrz
stunt coordinator

Shirley Smrz
utility stunts

Brian Smyj
stunt driver, utility stunts

Russell Solberg
stunt coordinator

Erik Solky
utility stunts

Jay Spadaro
stunt performer

Petra Sprecher
stunts

Shawnna Thibodeau
stunt double

Frank Torres
utility stunts

Kym Washington
stunt double, stunt driver

Darlene Ava Williams
utility stunts

Scott Workman
stunts

Boni Yanagisawa
utility stunts

Bill Young
stunt driving coordinator

Lisa Dempsey
stunts

Daniel Maldonado
stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department

William Ambrose
key rigging grip

Michael Bauman
gaffer

Barry Berona
assistant camera: second unit

Larry Blanford
director of photography: second unit, Los Angeles

Mike Bonnaud
assistant chief lighting technician

John Bramley
still photographer

Jan Burgess
camera loader: New York

J.A. Byerly
rigging gaffer

Philippe Carr-Forster
camera operator

Stephen Consentino
Steadicam operator: New York

Scott Crabbe
digital video assist operator: second unit

Joseph Czerw
grip: New York

Thomas M. Dangcil
electrician

Donald D. Davidson
electrician

Andy Day
gaffer

Christopher Duskin
camera operator

Michael Fastoso
rigging grip

Michael FitzMaurice
camera operator: second unit

David Golia
camera operator: "b" camera

Christopher F. Graneto
grip

Jimmy Harritos
electrician

Kerry Hayes
still photographer

Mason Hersey
first assistant camera

Ronald Hersey
director of photography: second unit, New York

Steve Hertler
assistant camera: aerial unit

Troi Horton
grip

Jay M. Huntoon
digital video assist operator

Nils Johnson
key video assist operator: New York

Jacques Jouffret
Steadicam operator

Michael Kenner
key grip: second unit

David Leite
rigging grip

Ryan Louden
grip

Christopher Lucchese
grip

John Lynch
rigging grip

Luis Moreno
lighting technician

Jerry Mundy
rigging electrician

Ed Nessen
film loader: New York

Richard Osborn Jr.
assistant camera

Nicolas Restrepo
first assistant camera

Eric Schilling
assistant camera

Mark Schmidt
camera operator: second unit

Tim Soronen
best boy grip

Sandor Temlock
assistant camera

David J. Thompson
camera operator: second unit

Michael Tolochko
electrician

John 'JW' Warner
key grip

Fred Weigle
assistant camera

James D. Wickman
dolly grip

Earl C. Williman
rigging best boy

Scott C. Williman
rigging

Chris Lombardozzi
generator operator

Casting Department

Chris Bustard
extras casting: additional photography

Lee Genick
extras casting

Alisa Kasmer
casting associate

Jeff Olan
extras casting

Tony Rasmussen
extras casting: local

Janice Wilde
casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Daniel J. Adkins
costume supervisor: second unit

Jill Kliber
assistant costume designer

Lawrence Quon
set costumer

Irena Stepic
key costumer

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Dennis McNeill
color timer

Jonny Winograd
associate editor

Anthony J. Camaioni
additional assistant editor

Lonnie A. Mathes
post-production assistant

Music Department

Pete Anthony
conductor

Spring Aspers
music supervisor

Bronwen Boyan
music coordinator

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Andrew Kaiser
composer: additional music

Kevin Kliesch
orchestrator

music consultant

Jason Lloyd
scoring assistant

Brian Richards
music editor

John Rodd
score recordist

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Tom Steel
scoring assistant

Casey Stone
music scoring mixer

Bill Talbott
scoring technician

Terry Wilson
music editor: temp score & final

Transportation Department

Anthony S. Loguzzo
picture car coordinator

Dave Robling
transportation coordinator

William Smallwood
driver

Tom Sweeney
transportation office administrator

Other Crew

Regina Bailey
photo double: Gisele Bundchen

Paul Belenardo
production accountant

Laura Berning
location scout

Tyson Bidner
location manager: second unit

LaWanda Black
assistant: Queen Latifah

Ciara Bresnihan
production assistant

Brantley Brown
assistant: Luc Besson

Jeffrey A. Brown
location assistant

Brinton Bryan
additional set production assistant

Jenn Bubka
set production assistant: New York, second unit

Maurice Cabrera
parking coordinator

Elizabeth C. Camp
set production assistant: second unit

Adam Carroll
production assistant

Cory Cate
production assistant

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Jean Chien
assistant location manager: New York

Kyle Cookmeyer
production assistant

Jan Cosby
first assistant accountant

Scott Cronan
set production assistant: second unit

Mike Crotty
production assistant

J.J. Dalton
set production assistant: second unit

Heather Deaton
assistant: Robert Simonds

Jason DeMeo
production assistant

Brian Evans
production assistant

Glen Evans
production assistant

Gary Falco
assistant: Jimmy Fallon

John Fedynich
location manager

Andreas Fehrle
production assistant

Scott Ferlisi
location assistant: New York

Carey Field
additional set production assistant

Justin J. Fisher
production assistant

John J. Fitzgerald
additional set production assistant

Tim Fitzgerald
production assistant: second unit

Rob Frank
key assistant

Lauren Fritz
location scout

Cliff Fuller
assistant production office coordinator: New York

Steve Gehrke
script supervisor

Marc C. Geschwind
extras coordinator

Lisa Goldman
production assistant

Andrew D. Goodman
production assistant

Mike Grosky
location assistant

Eric Gruber
assistant: Jimmy Fallon

Seth William Hansen
additional set production assistant

Michael Hartel
location scout

Angela Heald
production coordinator

Michael Hendrickson
production executive: Fox

Mark D. Houston
assistant post-production accountant

stand-in: Queen Latifah

Cynthia Kao
production secretary

Lisa Katcher
script supervisor

Erica Kay
production coordinator

Mike Kohl
production assistant

Thomas K. Lee
production assistant

Ian Leith
production assistant

Thomas Longo
extras coordinator: on-set

Sean Ludlam
production office assistant

Nicole Luther
set production assistant: second unit

David B. Lyons
production assistant

Richard Lyons
theatrical consultant: Queen Latifah

Matthew Mason
production assistant

Debra Matlock
title designer: main titles

Gil McKinney
set production assistant

Shaun McNally
production assistant

Daniel A. Mondschain
production coordinator: re-shoots

Tracy L. Moody
additional script supervisor

Michael Neale
location manager

Rick Negron
adr loop group

Jennifer Quesenbery
location assistant

Golan Ramras
production assistant

Paul Rathburn
caterer

Will Reichel
production assistant

Guillaume Renberg
remote head technician

Jonathan Roumie
location scout

Christina Schaich
production assistant

Eva M. Schroeder
key assistant location manager

Chris Shadley
production assistant

Karen Shane
second assistant accountant

Jeffrey Shepherd
assistant location manager

Hilary Smith
assistant location manager

production assistant

Frank Tignini
set production assistant: second unit

Daniel Tresca
location coordinator

Ken Twohy
production assistant

Craig Vegas
production assistant

David Velasco
location scout

Brendan Walsh
production assistant

Dannon Walters
craft service

Francis Meade Warner
production secretary

assistant: Tim Story

Reggie White Jr.
stand-in: Henry Simmons

Adam Wiesner
production assistant

Alex L. Worman
unit publicist

Helen Alexis Yonov
production assistant: second unit

Edward Teddy Yoon
location assistant

Kim Zubick
assistant: Ira Shuman

Yannick Fauchier
set production assistant

Mark R. Leins
stabilized remote head technician

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Europa Corp.
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Robert Simonds Productions
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

20th Century Fox Italia

20th Century Fox Netherlands

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox of Germany

Fox-Warner

Gemini Film

Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.

Warner Bros.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
,

20th Century Fox de Argentina

Gativideo
,

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Special Effects

Pacific Title

Pixel Magic

Image Engine Design

Miscellaneous

Bill Young's Precision Driving Team
precision driving

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, dollies and remote camera systems

Flying Pictures
Gyrosphere aerial camera system provided by

J.L. Fisher
camera dollies

Jo Anne Kane Music Services
music preparation

Loop de Loop
voice casting

Movie Movers
star trailers, cast trailers

Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The
score recording

O'Henry Sound Studios
score mixed at

Otto Nemenz International
Arriflex cameras provided by

Pacific Title
end titles and opticals

Pictorvision
aerial camera system

Planet Fez
title design: main titles

RPM Group
promotion and marketing

Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting

Technicolor Weddington
sound editorial services

Technovision USA
remote crane

Wilshire Stages, The
digital sound recording and re-recording

popflux
main title animation






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Films directed by Tim Story
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Taxi films
Taxi (1998)
Taxi
Taxi 2 (2000)
Taxi 3 (2003)
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