"Do you dare pay the fare?"
A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers.
Social & External
The people behind it
Paul Dillon
Cab Driver
Michael Ironside
Al
Laurie Metcalf
Female Ad Exec
John C. Reilly
Steve
Gillian Anderson
Southside Girl
John Cusack
Scary Man
Julianne Moore
Distraught Woman
Moira Sinise
Religious Mother
Darryl Theirse
X-Hat
Shanésia Davis
Lawyer
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