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D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

When these guys hit the streets, guess what hits the fan.

19835.21h 40mR

Overview

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.

Directed by Joel Schumacher
Written by Topper Carew, Joel Schumacher
Produced by Topper Carew
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $16.1M

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Top Cast

Mr. T

Mr. T

Samson

Max Gail

Max Gail

Harold

Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin

Albert Hockenberry

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Dell

Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Baba

Peter Paul

Peter Paul

Buddy

David Paul

David Paul

Buzzy

Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Irene Cara

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Xavier

Jill Schoelen

Jill Schoelen

Claudette

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Themes & Keywords

yellow cab

About D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab is a adventure, comedy, crime, action film released in 1983 exploring themes of yellow cab. Directed by Joel Schumacher, it stars Mr. T, Max Gail, Adam Baldwin. The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.

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