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D.C. Cab (1983)

D.C. Cab poster
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
Genre
comedy film, action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 105 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A ragtag group of taxi drivers run a struggling cab company in Washington D.C. They try to get their act together and win a big contract to save their business.

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What happens

D.C. Cab (also known as Street Fleet) is a 1983 American comedy film written and directed by Joel Schumacher, based on a story by Topper Carew and Schumacher, and starring Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T, Charlie Barnett, Gary Busey, Marsha Warfield, Whitman Mayo, John Diehl, Bob Zmuda, Timothy Carey, Bill Maher, and Irene Cara. The film was released to negative reviews from critics, but Cara's song "The Dream (Hold On to Your Dream)" was a Top 40 hit, peaking at #37 on the Hot 100. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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