No. 75 Chicago Cab (1997) 3 of 100
Super early Shannon now in this odd film that boasts a galaxy of stars but no plot to speak of. This one was hard to locate and I eventually had to splurge a couple of quid to source a copy on DVD. The DVD release obviously came far after the cinema run as the box boats the turns of Gillian Anderson and Michael Ironside when both barely get a minute of screen time. For Anderson this was made before her break on ‘The X-Files’ so no doubt the copyright holder saw the release as a quick cash in. The film is set, as you’d expect with that title, in Chicago, in the run up to Christmas. We ride for the duration of the film with an unnamed cabbie, played by Paul Dillon who is good and best known for his role as the Irish assassin in the first Austin Powers films. They may be after his Lucky Charms but they won’t find many in this largely grim offering. The film opens on an early Thursday ,morning with a family taking the cab to church. They ask the cabbie to come along but he r...