Popularity: 4 (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 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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