Night on Earth (1991)
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Five taxi rides happen at the same moment of one night in five cities: Los Angeles in the early evening, New York late at night, and Paris, Rome and Helsinki before dawn.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Airport pickup≈ 00:02:00Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)Stated on screen
At 7:07 p.m. young cabbie Corky collects casting agent Victoria Snelling at the airport.
- 1Manhattan street≈ 00:26:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
At 10:07 p.m. East German immigrant Helmut, who can barely drive, picks up YoYo, who wants to go to Brooklyn.
- 1Night ride to the canal≈ 00:56:00Paris, FranceStated on screen
At 4:07 a.m. an Ivorian driver throws out two mocking passengers, then picks up a blind woman and leaves her beside a canal.
- 1Night streets≈ 01:19:00Rome, ItalyStated on screen
- 1Snowy suburbs≈ 01:46:00Helsinki, FinlandStated on screen
- 2Victoria's house≈ 00:20:00Beverly Hills, CaliforniaStated on screen
Dropping Victoria at her Beverly Hills home, Corky turns down the chance to be in movies.
- 2YoYo's street≈ 00:40:00Brooklyn, New YorkStated on screen
YoYo takes the wheel, they reach Brooklyn and Helmut sets off alone to find his way back.
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 21 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 7
- Car: 21 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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