''Love in a Taxi'' is a 1980 American film starring Diane Sommerfield and Jim Jacobs.

Plot

The story of a romance between a Jewish New York cab driver, Sam, and Corinne, an African-American mother and bank clerk with a young son, Davey. After Davey rides in Sam's cab one day, Davey brings Sam and Corinne together. Corinne and Sam are accidentally involved in a drug scam that could land them both in serious trouble.

Background

Star Jim Jacobs had previously worked under director

Robert Sickinger William Robert Sickinger (November 7, 1926 – May 9, 2013) was an American theater director, based in Chicago. He was regarded as the founder of "off-Loop" theater, the Chicago equivalent of Off-Broadway. He often cast non-professional actors in ...

at the Hull House Association in Chicago during the late 1960s. Both were better known for their stage work; Jacobs' only other major contribution to film was an indirect one (writing much of the original material that was incorporated into the major hit film '' Grease'').

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* 1980 films American romantic drama films 1980 romantic drama films Films set in New York City 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{romantic-drama-film-stub