Taxi Page #2

Synopsis: Belle Williams is a speed demon. Flying through the streets of New York in her tricked-out taxi, she's earned a rep as New York's fastest cabbie. But driving a hack is only a pit stop for her real dream: Belle wants to be a race car champion. And she's well on her way--until she's derailed by overeager cop Andy Washburn, whose undercover skills are matched only by his total ineptitude behind the wheel. Washburn, whose lack of vehicular skills has landed him in the precinct doghouse, is hot on the heels of a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers, led by Vanessa, their cold, calculating--and leggy--leader. To nab the evasive crooks, drivers license-less Washburn convinces Belle to team up with him to pursue Vanessa and crew. Belle has carte blanche to drive at any speed and break any law. The car-less cop and speed-demon cabbie--New York's unlikeliest partners-- begin a high-speed game of cat and mouse with the robbers. That is, if Belle and Washburn don't end up killing each other fi
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Tim Story
Production: 20th Century Fox
  3 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.5
Metacritic:
27
Rotten Tomatoes:
10%
PG-13
Year:
2004
97 min
Website
650 Views


- Oh, shut up.

L... I'm sorry, Andy

But this is just not easy for me

Look, you're a good cop,

but you're a terrible driver What is it with you?

Hey... Everyone has

their weaknesses, okay?

Superman has Kryptonite.

Indiana Jones, snakes.

You know Whitney Houston

has Bobby Brown

Or vice versa

I... I try to make the department look good,

try to make you look good

You look great,

by the way

I'm not saying you don't

You're not like...

- You look... Ah!

- Right. Okay. Good. Enough.

- You look like a lieutenant

- Shh

- Beautiful You're hot

- Shh

- Professional

- Three cars you totaled

Cop or no cop, that is 11 points on your license

It's gone

- No, don't take my license, please

- It's gone

Come on Don't...

You're not gonna need it

for your next assignment

I'm sorry, baby,

but that line at the T.L.C. Was ridiculous.

- I cooked for hours

- Come on Look, look All right

Had wine, satin sheets

I even bought candles

Do you realize what I had to go through

to get that license?

- I won't be late

- Yeah, well, you better not be

'Cause today I pulled out

all the stops

Baby, I promise

I promise I won't For real

All units, robbery in progress.

Manhattan Savings and Loan. Thirty-six

and Broadway. Suspects armed and dangerous.

Freeze! Police officer!

I'm gonna need your car for official...

I love you too Bye

Hi Thirty-six and Broadway

Manhattan Savings and Loan And step on it

- You know that's only two blocks...

- Yeah Step on it Thank you

Okay

Okay, that'll be 230

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, I'm not beat, man.

Now you owe me five

because I had to chase...

Get out of the way!

Freeze!

- You! We got a hot pursuit Go

- Do what?

- You still owe me five bucks

- Maybe I didn't make myself clear.

I'm commandeering your vehicle

Follow that car

Don't worry about speed limits,

streetlights... nothin' You're with me

Don't worry about speed limits,

streetlights... nothin' You're with me

Man

All right

But I'm still runnin' this meter

Yo!

Hold this for me

Hang on

Whoa! Yo, man

Be careful with that

Careful don't bag the bad guys

Here's the plan

Fake like you're gonna go left,

then go right Okay?

I'll lay a little suppressing fire down

from "pistolita" Hey

- Oh, my goodness Did you just...

- Drive!

Drive the car Drive Don't look at me

Look at the road

Come on

Oh, what the... Oh, come on now

Ah... Ah...

- Come on

- What the hell are you doing?

Gotta get...

Watch it. You... The steering wheel.

Ah... Oh

What the... Oh

- Hey, why'd you stop?

- Hey, man Watch that thing

It's a dead end

They ain't goin' nowhere

- All right Let's do this thing, baby Get my burn on

- You talking to me or your gun?

You better not be talking to me

I know you ain't talking to me

- Shot my...

- There's nowhere to run

Damn

Oh!

Damn

Damn

I know They got away

Damn!

- You shot my taxi

- You calm down now, ma'am

- Calm down, all right No need to get upset

- No need to get upset?

- Yeah

- What? Are you outta your freakin' mind?

- Hey!

- Fool, I've been working on this car for five years

- Who is gonna pay for that?

- Hey See this?

This is a badge, okay? That means

you're not allowed to scream at me

Come on, now Give me the badge

Hey

Come on Give it back

Come on now Give me it! Give me it!

- Hand it over, cabbie

- Man, we cool.

- Nice and easy

- All right, man Damn Be cool

Be cool, huh? I had to flip and pull this

out of my ankle holster

- Now, give me that and shush

- Okay Be cool

- Shh

- All right

- Shh

- Here Take your badge

- Mm-hmm Yeah Okay, now what?

- Uh...

How you like it being pointed at you?

I'm not givin' nothin' back

Quick Gimme, gimme

Gimme it

- Drop your weapon and put your hands in the air

- Ooh

- Freeze!

- It's okay I'm a police officer

- Okay, slowly show me your badge

- Uh, okay

- Give me the badge

- No

- Give me the badge

- No

Throw it over here

Oh

I can't

She's got it

- Freeze!

- Wai-Wait

I said freeze scum... Washburn Washburn

He's such a loser.

Is he in there?

Washburn

Washburn You took a cab

to a bank robbery?

- You-You thought that was okay?

- Well, y-yeah

Yeah I was the closest

to the scene

If you hadn't of taken my wheels,

I would've nailed 'em

I didn't take your wheels

You drove your wheels through a bodega

and you killed

Detective Manuel's parrot

Det Manuel knew what he was risking

when he took the parrot on the stakeout

- I can't believe you

- So ridiculous

Of all pets, I mean It's the one that talks

- What is that smell?

- L-I know I let you down

- Mm-hmm

- So, see what's happening?

- Mm-mmm

- You're getting emotional

and taking it way too personally

- Personally?

- Yeah

I'm your lieutenant

Of course I'm pissed off

Come on, Marta

That's not what I'm talking about

You know what I'm talking about here

I'm talking about... us

- Us

- What?

- Us I'm talking about us

- You think

- Shh

- that I and you...

I got it Got that

I'm with you

What? Mm-hmm

Okay Thank you

I'll be right there

The FBI's here

I'm gonna do something

to you later

Mm-hmm

Washburn

So, did you pay by the mile, or is there a flat rate

for chasing bank robbers?

Quiet.

Quiet.

Quiet

Please give your attention to Agent Mullins

FBI Armed Robbery Unit

Thank you It's tape of this morning's robbery

Watch close

It goes by pretty fast

Four cameras

Four perfect shots

In and out in 35 seconds.

Lieutenant, you have the witnesses'statements.

Miss Williams,

I'm Lieutenant Robbins

This is Agent Mullins with the FBI

We want to ask you a few questions

- Am I under arrest?

- Well, no

Then I ain't answering no questions

until somebody tells me

who is paying for the damage on my cab

and when do I get it back?

Miss Williams, I'm afraid your vehicle's

physical evidence now

- We have to run ballistics tests...

- Ballistics tests? On what?

We already know

who shot my cab

It was that stupid idiot right there

with that dumb look on his face

That's not fair

Agent Mullins wasn't even on the scene

- I was talkin' about you

- Me?

You shot my back window out

You could've shot me

- You don't talk to me like that

- I'll talk however I want

- Get him out.

- Take his stinkin' ass out of here

- All right, all right I'm sorry

- Are you kidding me?

- I'm sorry

- That is the FBI in there You need to calm down

Somebody better talk to him.

Sorry 'bout that, dude, um, sir

The adrenaline's still pumping

You know what I'm saying?

Had a crazy morning

I'm a little out of line,

and I apologize

Detective Washburn,

you were the first one on the scene, correct?

Yes, I was

I was the first one on the scene

My first instinct is to give you a shot

at leading this investigation

- However, I spoke with your lieutenant

You're off the case

- Permanently

- What?

Nice meeting you

I know

Y... Marta, you can't...

Lieutenant

- You can't...

- Enough

Now, go clock in

You're late for your shift

I already told you everything I know

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Robert Ben Garant

Robert Ben Garant (born September 14, 1970) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, actor and comedian. He has a long professional relationship with Thomas Lennon, from their time on the seminal sketch-comedy show The State, the cop show spoof Reno 911!, and numerous screenwriting collaborations. more…

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