D.C. Cab (also known as Street Fleet[2][3]) is a 1983 American comedy film written and directed by Joel Schumacher, based on a story by Topper Carew and Schumacher,[4] and starring Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T, Charlie Barnett, Gary Busey, Marsha Warfield, Whitman Mayo, John Diehl, Bob Zmuda, Timothy Carey, Bill Maher, and Irene Cara.
Naive but good-natured young man Albert Hockenberry (Baldwin) arrives in Washington, D.C., with plans to work for his late father's army buddy Harold (Gail), owner of the run-down District of Columbia Cab company.
Aware of the sorry state of his business and the growing competition from the popular Emerald Cab Company, Harold wants to clean it up but does not have the financial means to do so.
The cabbies completely overhaul the entire business, and the revitalized company soon supplants Emerald Cab as the most popular in the city.
"[6] Critic Edward Sargent of The Washington Post writes in his review: "Despite its shortcomings, D.C. Cab is an hour and 40 minutes' worth of finger-popping music and gags.
But viewers should remember that this low-budget film features large doses of vulgarity meant to elicit several cheap laughs.
"[8] Ian Buckwalter of the Washington City Paper wrote in his review: "I'm not going to argue that D.C. Cab is a great movie, or even a good one.