Chicago cab 1998 movie

This little known movie stars paul dillon as a chicago cabbie trying to make a buck. A day in the life of a chicago cabbie, as he picks up various passengers on the citys south side on christmas eve. With paul dillon, tim gamble, olivia trevino, moira sinise. Release and reception chicago cab had its premiere at the chicago international film festival in october 1997, where it was nominated for a golden hugo award. Dayinthelifeofacabdriver has been done before never successfully, though, and this starpacked film does nothing to reverse that trend. Written by michael a hunter plot summary add synopsis.

The various passengers played by john cusack, julianne moore and laurie metcalf highlight the funny, scary, and dreary moments that define a typical work day of a chicago cab driver. Chicago cab is a film directed by mary cybulski, john tintori with paul dillon, gillian anderson, john cusack, julianne moore, year. The chicago white sox win the world series and break 88year title drought. Chicago cab, a film for all the bleaker christmases an allstar cast of cameos is a balm for forced cheer. In response to the evolving covid19 pandemic, the city of chicago has joined the state of illinois in issuing a stay at home order effective saturday, march 21st at 5pm ct.

Chicago cab soundtrack 1998 movie soundtracks for sale. It has four sequels, taxi 2, taxi 3, taxi 4 and taxi 5 and one american remake, taxi 2004. One highlight of this is the amount of cameos by well known faces who seem to be doing. But itll be paul dillons performance youll remember. Internet movie poster awards one of the largest collections of movie poster images online. Chicago cab, also known as hellcab, is a 1997 american film directed by mary cybulski and. Gillian anderson is best known as the hot fbi agent on the prowl for alien booty on the fox smash the x files. Michael shannon in the movie chicago cab hellcab 1997 grineter7. Among his clients there are a young rape victim, a drug courier, a pregnant woman and a couple on holiday. Johnny paul dillon is that rare type of cab driver who will drive anywhere and pick up anyone, and during the 14 hours compressed here into 95 minutes, he ferries about some twodozen passengers, including a rape victim julianne moore, a hypedup drug runner, a pregnant woman, and holiday shoppers. Frustrated at not being able to be helpful and at the superficial fleeting encounters, johnny has the opportunity to observe a microportrait of humanity. A friend and i picked this movie for our usual crappy movie friday, its called hellcab.

Find movie and film cast and crew information for chicago cab 1998 mary cybulski, john tintori on allmovie. Gillian anderson nude naked pics and sex scenes at mr. While its not a blow away album, theres enough good to take from it for one to deem the soundtrack successful. Chicago cab 1998 allmovie movies and films database.

Imp awards 1998 movie poster gallery total posters. For a more revealing look at gillians supernatural beauty. Chicago cab is basically a day in the life of one particularly putupon cab driver paul dillon, reprising his stage role as he deals with weird fare after weird fare during the citys busy christmas season. Though not the most enthralling premise for a movie day in the life of a chicago cab driver, i kind of liked this slight. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Plot summary a nameless chicago cab driver paul dillon picks up more than 30 different passengers over the course of a typical december day. His character shows through when he tells a woman the truth about one of the huys he has in his cab. A nameless chicago cab driver paul dillon picks up more than 30 different passengers over the. John tintori and mary cybulskis portrait of lonely cabbie march 8, 2006 by emanuellevy sxsw film festival, texas, march 14, 1998a compassionate portrait of a lonely cabbie is at the center of the serio comedy, chicago cab, codirected by husband and wife team, john tintori and mary cybulski, who have previously made a.

Written by will kern, based on his play hellcab, and directed by mary cybulski. It was not released in movie theatres until september 18, 1998, when it played in two venues and earned. Cameos from gillian anderson, julianne moore and john cusack will draw most viewers to this overlooked dayinthelife drama. Chicago cab hellcab 1998 rthis checkered sketch piece about a cab driver dillon and the assorted passengers he picks up during a normal day never really pulls away from the curb. Top 40 movies filmed in chicago chicago magazine june 2010. The chicago area has long served as a muse for film production, from the silent movie days of essanay studios to the golden era of john hughes suburban brat. An edgy and somewhat depressing film about a cab driver coping with an endless stream of strange passengers, page hamilton compiles an eclectic array of alternative artists and scores. It was the cab from the 1998 movie version of hellcab, called chicago cab. Nothing inspires more horror in me than the words based on the play. True, the movie seems to be mixing the paint a bit thick but would the film improve with the substitution of boring passengers who just want to. Chicago cab played in just two theaters, but it featured a host of famous chicagoans in their mostly pre. Illinois street is a one way street but is going the opposite direction in the movie.

All taxicabs utilize the latest technology available in the safest, most. Chicago cab paul dillon michael ironside laurie metcalf 1998 passenger michael ironside, laurie metcalf interactions make a cabbys paul dillon 14hour shift emotionally and physically grueling. Loosegrove records lg00172 country united states format cd release date 1998 upn 615695001722. Chicago cab, also known as hellcab, is a 1997 american film directed by mary cybulski and john tintori. Chicago cab soundtrack cd details and availability.

Chicago native, jay berwanger was the first recipient of the heisman trophy. Dayinthelifeofa cab driver has been done before never successfully, though, and this starpacked film does nothing to reverse that trend. Julianne moore, reggie hayes, and gillian anderson 1998. Though the movie, perhaps predictably, is rife with recognizable cameos including gillian anderson, laurie metcalf, julianne moore, and. She appeared in chicago cab 1998, the mighty 1998, and playing by heart 1998, which didnt play by the skin as we might have hoped. Though not the most enthralling premise for a movie day in the life of a chicago cab driver, i kind of liked this slight film. R for language, sexual situations and some drug use running time. The soundtrack for the 1998 indie movie chicago cab boasts an impressive array of buzz bands like sparklehorse, supergrass, and fu manchu along with one of the biggest rock bands of the 90s, pearl jam. The film, based on will kerns play hellcab, stars paul dillon of tvs pretender as a taxi driver whose job makes him confessor to some, target of others, witness to the misery of the city.

Tickets for this movie are not available at this moment. Weirdly, she hasnt made a similarly sizable splash on the silver screen. A day in the life of a new chicago cab driver during the holiday season, who discovers the meaning of christmas through his comical. Watch chicago cab movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Despite cameos from actors such as john cusack, gillian anderson and laurie metcalf, the passengers are nasty obnoxious stereotypes drawn to prove the point that other people are irritating. Plot during a 14hour shift on a chicago winters day, taxi driver johnny offers his services to nearly two dozen passengers.