"Take a Ride on the Wild Side."

2004

1h 37m

5.6(1079 votes)

Action

Comedy

Thriller

Crime

Overview

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.

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Cast & Crew

47 members

Acting

Queen Latifah

Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

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Jimmy Fallon

Andrew 'Andy' Washburn

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Gisele Bündchen

Vanessa

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Henry Simmons

Jesse

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Jennifer Esposito

Lt. Marta Robbins

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Ann-Margret

Mrs. Washburn

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Christian Kane

Agent Mullins

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Ana Cristina Oliveira

Redhead

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Patton Oswalt

Clerk at Inpound Office

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Ingrid Vandebosch

Third Robber

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Magali Amadei

Fourth Robber

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Boris McGiver

Franklin

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Adrian Martinez

Brazilian Man

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Joe Lisi

Mr. Anthony Scalia

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Bryna Weiss

Mrs. Scalia

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John Krasinski

Messenger

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Jeff Gordon

Self (uncredited)

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Joey Diaz

Freddy

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Rick Overton

Man at Taxi Convention

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John Rothman

Business Man

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Mike Santana

Young Dealer

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Herman Chavez

Undercover Domino Player

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Lou Torres

Sweaty Dealer

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Sixto Ramos

Twitchy Dealer

Crew

Mario Roberts

Third Dealer

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Jamie Mahoney

Kid

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Amanda Anka

Officer

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John Duerler

Uniformed Cop

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John Sierros

Fat Cop

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Earl Schuman

Old Janitor

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Crew

William Cote

Cop #1 at Airport

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Riley G. Matthews, Jr.

Cop #2 at Airport

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Adam LeFevre

Big Cop

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Kevin Carolan

Cop at Bank #3

Crew

Edward Conna

Lou's Garage Cop

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Victor Isaac

Messenger #1

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Ramon Fernandez

Messenger #2

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Jay Spadaro

Bodega Owner

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Shirell Ferguson-Coleman

Nurse

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Nashawn Kearse

Cop in Harlem

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Alli Danziger

Girl at Bank

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Tanner Schwartz

Bank Hostage

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Dita de Leon

Detective (uncredited)

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Frank Hopf

Uniformed Cop (uncredited)

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LeeAnn Powers

DMV Clerk (uncredited)

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Crew

Mark Kubr

Drug Man (uncredited)

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Stopwatch Messenger

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