Popularity: 2 (history)
Director: | Sidney Poitier |
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Writer: | Henry Rosenbaum, David Taylor |
Staring: |
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she's later murdered, Michael becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run. | |
Release Date: | Jun 04, 1982 |
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Director: | Sidney Poitier |
Writer: | Henry Rosenbaum, David Taylor |
Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime, Mystery |
Keywords | taxi, hotel, government secrets |
Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
Box Office |
Revenue: $9,000,000
Budget: $14,000,000 |
Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
Name | Character |
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Gene Wilder | Michael Jordon |
Gilda Radner | Kate Hellman |
Kathleen Quinlan | Janet Dunn |
Richard Widmark | Ransom |
Robert Prosky | Hiram Calder |
Josef Sommer | Adrian Pruitt |
Johnny Sekka | Lacey |
Jay O. Sanders | Katz |
Larry Bryggman | Stacy |
Pat Corley | Pilot |
Jay Garner | Buck |
Sam Gray | Dr. John Wolff |
Johnny Brown | Bus Driver |
Bill Beutel | Anchorman |
Nat Habib | Cab Driver |
James Tolkan | Conferee |
James Greene | Doorman |
Stephen D. Newman | Calder Aide |
Bill Moor | Terrance Martin |
Peter Boyden | Mailman |
Doris Belack | Building Manager |
Don Plumley | Club Member #1 |
Anthony McKay | Club Member #2 |
David Snell | Clerk in Club |
Floyd Ennis | Bartender in Club |
Donald Symington | Manager in Club |
John Wylie | Waiter in Club |
Bradford English | Guard #1 |
Richard Southern | Guard #2 |
Donna R. Fowler | Woman on Escalator |
David Froman | Man on Escalator |
Edmund Genest | Calder Assistant |
Peter Iacangelo | Cop on R.R. Platform |
Arthur French | Dispatcher on R.R. Platform |
John Blood | Detective on R.R. Platform |
Beau Starr | Cop Passenger |
Frankie Faison | Cop Driver |
Larry Pine | Interrogator |
Edwin McDonough | Radar Technician #1 |
Brian Carney | Radar Technician #2 |
Richard Russell Ramos | Man at Taxi |
William Sadler | Hotel Clerk |
Victor Argo | Pallbearer |
Bobby Buka | Boy with Gun |
Craig Vandenburgh | Mr. Magic |
Libi Staiger | Buck's Wife |
Mildred Brion | Biddy in Post Office |
John Greenwood | Clerk in Post Office |
Michael Cullum | Interrogator #2 (uncredited) |
Sanford Gibbons | FBI / Cabbie (uncredited) |
John Richard Petersen | Soldier (uncredited) |
Rick Rizzo | Undertaker (uncredited) |
Stan Rodarte | Passenger on the Bus (uncredited) |
Mike Tremont | Assassin (uncredited) |
Jordan Walker-Pearlman | Boy on Escalator (uncredited) |
Jonathan Winters | Mr. Puckett (uncredited) |
Name | Job |
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Sidney Poitier | Director |
Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
Henry Rosenbaum | Writer |
David Taylor | Writer |
Ben Edwards | Production Design |
Arthur J. Ornitz | Director of Photography |
Christopher Nowak | Art Direction |
Harry Keller | Editor |
Richard Stenta | Unit Production Manager |
Toni Howard | Casting |
Bernard Johnson | Costume Design |
Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
Joe Cranzano | Makeup Artist |
Frederic C. Weiler | Set Decoration |
Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
Joseph Cascio | Hairstylist |
Candace Allen | Second Assistant Director |
Edward Drohan | Special Effects |
Name | Title |
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Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
Henry Rosenbaum | Associate Producer |
David Taylor | Associate Producer |
Melville Tucker | Executive Producer |
Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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2024 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 5 |
2024 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 9 |
2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
2024 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 5 |
2024 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
2024 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
2024 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
2024 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 4 |
2024 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
2025 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 5 |
2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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