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Casual Meeting | Paris, France
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Best Cinematography | 1993 | Frederick
Best Film | 1991 | Jim
Budget 3,500,000 USD
Box Office Collection 2,015,810 USD
The production hired a stunt driver to maneuver the tiny Fiat cab around a hairpin turn for one of the exterior shots in Rome. The turn was so tight that the stunt driver couldn't manage it, even after several takes. Roberto Benigni asked if he could try it, and pulled it off perfectly on the first take.
For the New York scene where Giancarlo Esposito's character is trying unsuccessfully to hail a cab, the crew was worried that one of the real cabs passing by might stop for him and ruin the take. But just as it was written in the script, none of the cabs would stop.
Much of Roberto Benigni's dialogue was unscripted and was spontaneously improvised by the actor.
The two street sweepers who yell at the cab in the Paris scene were real street sweepers. They approached the crew while they were stopped to reload the camera, and recognized Jim Jarmusch. He was so pleased that he gave them a small part in the film.
The names of the Finnish taxi driver and his sleeping drunken passenger are Mika and Aki, after the Kaurismäki brothers, Mika Kaurismäki and Aki Kaurismäki. The Helsinki story is Jim Jarmusch's tribute to their filmmaking.
"Paris Driver: Don't blind people usually wear dark glasses? Blind Woman: Do they? I've never seen a blind person."
"Mika: You called a taxi? Man #1: No, we called a garbage truck. But you'll have to do the job."
