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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
627 Views


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

You can't hold me.

Now, I want my cab.

- Says here you did a year in juvenile hall

- That's supposed to be sealed

Joyriding Graduated to reckless driving,

fleeing the scene of an accident...

Iook at this... moving violation,

moving violation, moving violation

- Come on Everybody got a few tickets

- Not 75

And not on a bicycle,

Miss Williams

Officers at the front desk will give you

the forms you need to fill out.

As far as your car's concerned, you'll get that back

when we're done Two weeks, maybe longer

Two weeks? Come on, man

This is bullshit

That's notjust my car.

That is myjob.

Wh-What am I supposed to do?

Give people piggyback rides to Newark Airport?

One more question

Did you ever get close enough

to see the guy driving the car?

No, sir

All I saw was their taillights

Can I go now?

- Here we go again.

Didn't I say 5.00? Where are you?

- Jesse.

I feel like a damn fool, B,

thinking you'd actually be here on time

- I tried

- No, no, no No I'm tired of hearing excuses, okay?

I'm sittin' in my cab, right?

All of a sudden out of nowhere, this guy jumps...

Hello? Baby?

Jesse?

What the hell

could be so damn important?

- Freakin' day I had

- Hey Miss Williams

- You again

- Hey, hey, hey

- Go ahead Talk

- I just wanna talk

- Talk then

- I can get you your cab back

Come on

Come on

You gotta help me first

Okay? Just hear me out

They got five detectives on this case.

We gotta catch these guys first.

All I got to go on is

the MO, modus operandi

- That's police jargon for...

- I know what it means

- It's not police jargon It's Latin

- Right Whatever It's both

They were pretty quick though

They were in and out in, like, under a minute

That's real pros Witnesses

said they're either Spanish or Italian

Nah, I think they're Brazilian

They were speaking Portuguese

- You sure?

- Confia em mim.

My first job was delivering food at...

Brazilian

This is huge

Hey, why are we not

doing this at the station?

Sometimes a good cop's got to bend the rules

so that laws don't get broken

You know what I'm saying?

I'm not afraid to live outside the law.

You living outside of your mind

That's where you live

Well, the reports here say

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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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