
Taxi
Taxi's success was due to its excellent writing, Burrows's award-winning directing using his innovative four-camera technique, and its largely unknown but talented cast. Danny DeVito's Louie DePalma soon became one of the most despised men on television--possibly the most unredeemable and worthless louse of a character ever to reside on the small screen. Andy Kaufman's foreign mechanic Latka Gravas provided over-the-top comedy within an ensemble emphasizing subtle character humor.
Louie fears the worst when Zena (Rhea Perlman) confesses she has been dating someone else.
Tony Banta's newly divorced sister, Monica, falls in love with Jim Ignatowski much to Tony's dismay.
Alex, upset that his ex-wife purposely kept him out of their daughter's wedding, invites Elaine to go with him to crash the reception.
Elaine's dating a man who, unknown to her, is actually bisexual and attracted to Tony. Tony begs for Alex's help in letting the man down easy.
After a private investigator hired by Jim's father tracks him down, Jim and Alex pay a visit to Jim's father.
With Bobby's acting career going nowhere he takes Tony Banta under his wing and acts as his agent.
Alex, Tony, and the gang end up stranded without provisions in a mountain cabin when a freak snowstorm and an intrusive bear wreck their well laid plans.
Following the death of Latka's grandmother he inherits her cookie recipe. He intends on going into business with this recipe, but there's a catch, it contains a special ingredient.
The head boss' wife invites Louie over for an affair so she can get back at her husband. Louie fears the worst after remembering that her last fling, a cabbie, had not been heard from since.
The gang crash a party which they believe is occupied by famous actors.
Elaine has the misfortune of picking up her old high school rival, Mary Parker. Later Elaine and Alex meet her and her fiancé for dinner where their romance dominates the night.
After Tony's third knockout in five fights, a concerned doctor goes to the boxing commission and convinces them to revoke Tony's license.
After Jim picks up a couple of businessmen at the airport he realizes that his life is missing something. Focusing on being the best cab driver he can be Jim breaks company trip sheet records amassing enough wealth to achieve goal.
After Louie places his mother in a nursing home he realizes that his vision of living without her was not as good as it seemed.
Elaine can't afford her apartment and temporarily moves in with Bobby, much to the chagrin of Alex and Tony.
After Louie hits an old lady with his cab, she takes him and the Sunshine Cab Company to court for a million dollars. Louie soon realizes that he has a strong case against her when Alex remembers from a prior experience that she is a known ambulance chaser.
After reading the newspaper and seeing another nasty review of a play by powerful critic, John Bowman, Bobby decides to compose a letter attacking Bowman, only to reconsider and throw it in the trash. When Louie recovers the letter and sends it to the newspaper, it unexpectedly creates positive buzz for Bobby and his acting career. Bobby now feels the pressure of having to perform his next play with Bowman in the front row.
After the Sunshine Cab Company goes bankrupt, the gang decides to meet at Mario's a month later to tell stories about their new jobs.
With the Sunshine Cab Company still closed, the former employees continue to share stories of their new jobs.
Latka creates a suave but obnoxious alter ego, Vic Ferrari, to help him score with the ladies. However, nobody likes his new persona, and Alex tries to convince him to bring the old Latka back.
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Danny DeVito | Louie De Palma |
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Christopher Lloyd | Reverend Jim Ignatowski |
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Judd Hirsch | Alex Reiger |
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Jeff Conaway | Bobby Wheeler |
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Marilu Henner | Elaine Nardo |
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Tony Danza | Tony Banta |
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Andy Kaufman | Latka Gravas |
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J. Alan Thomas | Jeff Bennett |
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T.J. Castronovo | Tommy Jeffries |
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Jesse D. Goins | Shotgun |
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Carmine Caridi | Lou-Lou |
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Jim McKrell | The Passenger |
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Julie Kavner | Monica Banta Douglas |
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Eileen Brennan | Mrs. McKenzie |
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Rhea Perlman | Zena Sherman |
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George Wendt | The Exterminator |
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Talia Balsam | Cathy Consuelos |
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Louis Guss | Maxie Melcher |
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Stephen Elliott | Ed McKenzie |
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Louise Lasser | Phyllis Bornstein Consuelos |
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Al Ruscio | Dr. Webster |
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Harvey Miller | The Attendant |
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Victor Buono | Mr. Caldwell |
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Alice Hirson | Woman Customer |
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John O'Leary | The Priest |
Packaging | Keep Case |
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Nr Discs | 4 |
Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Regions | Region 1 |
Watched | |
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Quantity | 1 |
Index | 3685 |
Added Date | Aug 06, 2015 18:01:16 |
Modified Date | Jul 16, 2024 09:19:11 |