D.C. Cab

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D.C. Cab

Animal House goes for a ride in a taxi in this unfunny, pointless comedy (if you wish to call it that), that features Mr. T as a tough guy cabbie and Busey as a cabbie hung up on rock 'n' roll. No plot. No comedy. No nothing.

I watched Joel Schumacher's "D.C. Cab" because I saw that Bill Maher co-starred in it, and I wanted to see his early appearance. He only plays one of several misfits driving taxis throughout Washington, DC. Naturally the movie's main selling point is Mr. T. In the end it comes across as one of those '80s movies that was a big excuse to be goofy*. More than anything, it shows a grittier side of our nation's capital (and I don't mean the government!). I enjoyed it. The rest of the cast includes Adam Baldwin, Gary Busey, Whitman Mayo (Grady on "Sanford and Son") and DeWayne Jessie (Otis Day in "Animal House"). It's too bad that Joel Schumacher went on to direct the worst Batman movies. *That was how "Weird Al" Yankovic described "UHF".

Quick name a good movie Bill Maher was ever in? OK, that's too lenient..name one even tolerable film that he's been in.. yeah neither can I. Thankfully, he's regulated to the back-burner of this movie, but sadly the same thing can be said of the only two reasons you'd ever watch this film: Mr. T and Gary Busey, both of which are criminally under used in lue of a tired, episodic, dull, and deadly unfunny tale of Albert (Adam Baldwin), coming to Washington to achieve his dream of working in the Taxi business. He hooks up with his father's Vietnam buddy whom owns a cab company that's in constant danger of bankruptcy."Hilarious Hijynks" (which are rarely even remotely funny) ensue. Joel Schumacher once again proves that it's not what you know in Hollywood, but who you go down on. Eye Candy: Moriah Shannon shows everything as a * Busey gives a cab ride to early in the picture; some extras get topless as well My Grade: D

In the winter of 1983 I was 12 and saw this film with a childhood friend at a theater that carded no one. Ha! My parents would have killed me. Then him. The theater was a show in itself every time we went. Our town was full of meth cooking bikers and there was a rival biker fight (complete with broken whiskey bottles for weapons) while my aforementioned friend and I were trying to watch Time Bandits. We snuck up to the front row to continue watching the movie, and hoped no one pulled a gun in there. Memories. ;) I had seen the R-rated Blade Runner with my dad the year in earlier in 1982, and I felt like such a grown-up. I remember noticing Bill Maher's nose in D.C. Cab, but didn't remember doing that or him being in the film until I watched it again in 2011. It is also nice to watch a movie where black characters feel comfortable enough to call stupid white people crackers. Loud, brash, fun, wacky movie. Awesome.

I dare to say that this piece of art, DC Cab, is the greatest motion picture to have ever graced the silver screen. I really don't know where to begin. Mr. T is at his best, Busey is, well, Busey, and Adam Baldwin's performance makes the Baldwin Brothers wish he was related to them. This film grabs you right from the start and never lets go. It has plot twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Dazzling dialouge combine with breathtaking cinematography to create something that is truly special and unique. You gotta go on THE RUUUUUUUUN! Just remember kids,I don't work on January 8th, cuz that's Elvis' birthday. I'm still waiting for Gary Busey to receive a lifetime achievement award. Maybe next year.

QUANTA 666 said it best, Gary Busey deserves the life-time achievement award. This movie is his best by far. Busey plays cabbie Dell, who believes that the world will be run by black people and he'll be a "token white". He works with a motley crew of cabbies, including Bill Maher, Mr. T, Dr. Jamaican, and the Barbarian Bros. Dell takes a new cabbie Albert (played by Adam Baldwin) under his wing to teach him the ropes, including how to get a fare from someone who won't pay. There is nudity, not just cardboard as I once said. There is profanity, including a line about being a "white bread chicken #$@!" and other colorful phrases like "bend and flush". This film is all over the place; it has humor, drama, action, and even a positive message towards teamwork and sacrifice. I recommend this movie highly. I give it a 9 out of 10. Just don't rent it on January the 8th, cause that's Elvis's birthday... uh huh huh....

They just don't make 'em like D.C. CAB anymore. Many filmgoers will see that as a good thing, but this blatantly '80s ensemble comedy is surprisingly entertaining. The lesser of the Baldwin brothers, Adam, stars as an ambitious young southerner who journeys to the Capital in hopes of breaking into the cab business. He's greeted by a memorable cast of zanies, including future notables such as Mr. T, Gary Busey and Bill Maher. It's not exactly Oscar calibre stuff, but the plot takes interesting twists and turns as the film plows along at a brisk pace. True, some of the humor is crude, yet the movie has an undeniable, cheesy charm. Directed by Joel Schumaker, D.C. CAB is lots of fun, but not necessarily lots of funny.