Night on Earth
Five taxi drivers in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki each strive to forge fleeting connections with their nighttime passengers before the dawn ends their chance.
“Five taxis. Five cities. One night.”
Synopsis
Five taxi drivers in five different cities experience extraordinary rides with unforgettable passengers during the same fateful night.
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Principal cast & crew: 34
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jay RabinowitzShot by Frederick ElmesScored by Tom Waits
Box Office
1991 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.0M
Also known as
- lanewyorkparisromehelsinkien
- Taxisti di notteit
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Cast & Crew
34 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Winona Ryder
as Corky (segment: Los Angeles)
Gena Rowlands
as Victoria Snelling (segment: Los Angeles)
Lisanne Falk
as Rock Manager (segment: Los Angeles)
Giancarlo Esposito
as YoYo
Alan Randolph Scott
as Rock Musician #1 (segment: Los Angeles)
Armin Mueller Stahl
as Helmut Grokenberger
Anthony Portillo
as Rock Musician #2 (segment: Los Angeles)
Rosie Perez
as Angela
Isaach De Bankole
as Cab Driver Paris
Beatrice Dalle
as Blind Woman
Roberto Benigni
as Cab Driver Rome
Richard Boes
as Cab Driver #1 (segment: New York)
Supporting cast
18Paolo Bonacelli
as Priest
Matti Pellonpaa
as Mika
Kari Vaananen
as Man #1 Helsinki
Sakari Kuosmanen
as Man #2 Helsinki
Tomi Salmela
as Aki
Pascal N Zonzi
as Passenger #1
Emile Abossolo M Bo
as Passenger #2
Noel Kaufmann
as Motorcyclist
Stephane Boucher
as Man in Accident
Gianni Schettini
as Transvestite #1
Antonio Ragusa
as Transvestite #2
Nicola Facondo
as Lover
Camilla Begnoni
as Lover
Romolo Di Biasi
as Angry Driver
Donatella Servadio
as Dispatcher Rome
Eija Vilpas
as Dispatcher Helsinki
Jaakko Talaskivi
as Factory Worker #1
Klaus Heydemann
as Factory Worker #2
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