kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** Looking to get a job as a taxi driver in Washington D.C fresh faced young and very naive Albert Hockenberry, Adam Baldwin,ends up hacking for his late father's Vietnam army buddy Harold Oswelt, Max Gail, who's rag tag taxi company is on the verge of bankruptcy.With ready for the junk heap cars Harold's taxi drivers are in may ways just as bad and in unserviceable conditions as the cars that they drive. It doesn't take long for luck to smile on Harold with one of his drivers finding a violin worth $500,000.00 in his cab who's grateful owner gave him a $10,000.00 reward for returning it.Even though Harold's greedy and unfaithful wife Myrna, Anne De Salvo, who's having an affair with city taxi inspector Emesto Bravo, Joe Perez,ends up will all the cash due to the stale community property laws it's Albert who chips in with his life saving, $6,000.00, to keep Harold's car business from going under. It' later when Albert is kidnapped together with the US , were not told to what country he's assigned to, ambassador's two children that things start really crackling.Great car or taxi chase scenes together with a load of funky music makes this what would have been a forgettable film really shine. The cast included the big bad but moral, he never uses any cuss words, Mr. T as Samson oner of Harold's hard knocking taxi drivers who in the end rescues Albert and the kids by yanking him out of the kidnappers van minus his boots. There's also a very young looking Bill Maher as Baba the cab philosopher and Gary Busey and rock & roll psycho , he must have pick that up playing Buddy Holly, who beside driving the streets of D.C like he's in the Indianapolis 500 refused to work one day in the year January 8; Elvis' birthday.***SPOILERS*** Great final scene with Samson and Albert going at full speed as they fight off the kidnappers crash through the screen of an outdoor movie theater or drive-in just as it was showing a car chase, no where as good as they were involved in, and crashing through it as if it were a 3D flick without anyone in the audience having to use 3D glasses to see it!

chosenb4fndtn I was 8 years old in 1983, and Mr. T was at the height of his popularity. I always appreciated him as an actor/entertainer and always assumed that all of his movies were suitable for children. This is not the case with D.C. Cab. I remember my brother telling me back in 83' that D.C. cab was mainly supposed to be about Mr.T playing the role of an overprotective uncle,(He never saw the movie either so this was inaccurate hearsay). So, I always had this preeminition of that being the storyline of the movie. So here we are in the year of our Lord 2006, and I finally decided to see this movie, and let me tell you it's a good thing I did not view this feature as a child. This was a grown up feature with adult themes, and I must say an excellent movie. It allowed me to experience the 1980's as an adult in a major city. Our nations capitol , no less. It makes me want to go to Washington, and strike up a conversation with a cabbie, who are human beings just like everyone else.

rolo28 This was a good movie I thought. At times it was more funny than others, but over all I liked it, and I still sit and watch it even though I have seen it many times over the years. I wish they would go ahead and release it on DVD so I could add it to my collection.

NickSavage I was previleged to screen this movie with theater owners and critics a couple of months before it was actually released in 1983. I loved it! It had great characters for that era. Mr. T played his role very believably and really hammed up those classic Mr. T phrases ("Fool", etc.). The support cast was also very good. Lots of action, comedy, and a very satisfying happy ending. On the film's opening night, I couldn't wait to see it again.I was very disappointed to find that, for reasons unknown, the original ending with Irene Cara had been ommitted.WARNING- POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!*Note- This next paragraph should be noted under "Alternate Versions" for IMDB.In the films original ending, we get to see our heroes at the White House in the evening. Irene Cara, who had taken a ride Tyrone's cab early in the movie, mentions in that scene that she will be singing at the White House, and arranges for Tyrone and his friends to observe the concert from outside. Irene Cara could be seen superimposed through the window of the White House. I think she was wearing a red dress. I just remember she looked fantastic! It sounds a little corny, but the cab gang was all there and you had that feeling of everyone living happily ever after.What we see in the released cut of the movie is, after the rescue of the children, the scene jumps to a large parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington DC. The parade seems to be in honor of the cabbies. You hear the Irene Cara song as the credits roll. The End.Not bad, but that feeling of satisfaction just wasn't as good. Some others that had viewed it at that screening agreed. The movie as a whole just didn't have the same feeling without that original ending.Incidently, the White House ending was mentioned in the Washington Post movie review on the movie's opening day. I guess they didn't tell the film critic about the changes.All in all, DC Cab is a very entertaining movie and I can recommend it for those who just want to have a fun, somewhat mindless comedy movie evening. My only other complaint is that they should have edited some of the language - the only thing keeping this from a PG rating. This movie is very entertaining for children and suffers from all the profanity. I give this 7 out of 10 stars - but would give 9 for the original cut.Maybe we will see it on DVD some day with the much needed original ending!