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Hellcab

Actor(s): Paul Dillon, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, John C. Reilly, Gillian Anderson
Director(s): John Tintori, Mary Cybulski
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Profanity
Movie Release: 1998
DVD Release: 03/15/2005
Format: DVD - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins
Studio: Lions Gate
Members Wishing: 2
Genres: Comedy Drama, Urban Drama, Ensemble Film, Urban Comedy
See Also: Chicago Cab

DVD Synopsis

The husband-and-wife team of Mary Cybulski and John Tintori (creators of the acclaimed short Manhattan Dinner) directed this Will Kern screenplay which he adapted from his 1992 play Hellcab about a winter's day in the life of a Windy City driver, beginning at 6am in 20 below zero degree weather. 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 two-dozen passengers, including a rape victim (Julianne Moore), a hyped-up drug runner, a pregnant woman, and holiday shoppers. Johnny is frustrated that he can't seem to make genuine connections with his passengers or help them. Instead, he can only observe a rear-view image mirroring the passing parade of humanity. Shown at Austin's 1998 South By Southwest Filmfest. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Actors

Paul Dillon
Michael Ironside
Laurie Metcalf
John C. Reilly
Gillian Anderson

Member Movie Reviews

Heather F. (8izenuff) from PHOENIX, AZ wrote on 2/10/2008...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This movie is hard to find. Very Hard to find. I wanted to see it to see what part John Cusack played and as a reference for something I was writing about a cab driver. My husband is a cab driver. I think the story lines has some wonderful issues, but the main character was missing something. It sure wasnt a feel good movie. It was more of how miserable are people who get into my cab. yes, See it and pass it on to the next person who is having a hard time finding it.