Absolutely Fantastic

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause. D.C. Cab is neither fun or memorable to say the least, the acting was pretty damn bad and the storyline even worse to say the least. Definitely skip it for your own health. (0/10)

Joel Schumucher is, by a landslide, one of my favorite directors. He's directed some of my favorite films. The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Falling Down, 8MM, Phone Booth, are all of his films, and many of them are greatly filmed and carefully executed. DC Cab, unfortunately, is not a hit in my book, and I can say, in my opinion, that this is Joels worst film. It's a choppy, sloppy, and very sophomoric attempt, and not even the gold chains of Mr T himself could save this nonsense from doom. However, all is forgiven, because there weren't many good movies released in 1983, let's be honest with ourselves. A lot of the stuff that came out that year was clearly experimental, and this certainly was no exception to the rule. For DC Cab, this film stalls...A LOT! Nothing really comes together, seems like a ton of filler, but some people seem to get a few laughs out of this, even though some of the humor may be dated. I made six attempts to watch this all the way through, something I'm not used to with Schumuchers work. It's not a movie to be taken seriously, it's not for everybody, and it is an 80's comedy, so as long as you don't set your standards too high, you should be fine with it. And one thing is for sure, Mr T is NOT an actor, so don't go into this thinking "Hey, it's gotta be good, Mr T is in it!" No. Get that out of your head. It aims at a high school level, no higher, trust me on that. Pity the fool who likes this movie!

They just don't make 'em like D.C. CAB anymore. Many filmgoers will see that as a good thing, but this blatantly '80s ensemble comedy is surprisingly entertaining. The lesser of the Baldwin brothers, Adam, stars as an ambitious young southerner who journeys to the Capital in hopes of breaking into the cab business. He's greeted by a memorable cast of zanies, including future notables such as Mr. T, Gary Busey and Bill Maher. It's not exactly Oscar calibre stuff, but the plot takes interesting twists and turns as the film plows along at a brisk pace. True, some of the humor is crude, yet the movie has an undeniable, cheesy charm. Directed by Joel Schumaker, D.C. CAB is lots of fun, but not necessarily lots of funny.

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.