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      Pepper and His Wacky Taxi

      G 1972 1h 21m Comedy List
      Reviews 14% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A Mexican-American, Pepper (John Astin), has big dreams of striking it rich, but very little capital to make those dreams a reality. But one day Pepper quits his factory job and uses his life savings -- such as they are -- to buy a beat-up jalopy, which he transforms into a taxi. He prowls the streets looking for fares, always trying to stay away from the cops, as his business is illegal. His dreams sour, though, when the car is stolen. He must get it back or lose everything. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Audience Member What the **** were you thinking, Frank Sinatra Jr.?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You ruined your life faster than your late dad Frank Sinatra Sr.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! ********s!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Strangely watchable so you sit there watching it thinking it might build to something... and it never does. There's no real ending or resolution, just a montage of recycled footage, some narration over a final "See? Everything worked out just fine!" shot and no comeuppance for Frank Sinatra Jr.'s car thief character Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This really starts going off the rails towards the end, but is good for at least one watch. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I bought this movie based on the title. Later, I found out it starred John Astin and featured cameos by Jackie Gayle, Allen Sherman AND Frank Sinatra, Jr(!)Despite the title and its "wacky" advertising, promising the star in all his Gomez Addams, glory, Instead, it's a surprisingly low-key (and very low-budget) character-based indy, filmed in some of the less picturesque areas of San Diego. Astin is plays it straight as the flaky struggling, entrepreneur and, thankfully, refrains for any attempt at a Spanish accent. It's pretty slight but a nice little surprise. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A Mexican-American, Pepper (John Astin), has big dreams of striking it rich, but very little capital to make those dreams a reality. But one day Pepper quits his factory job and uses his life savings -- such as they are -- to buy a beat-up jalopy, which he transforms into a taxi. He prowls the streets looking for fares, always trying to stay away from the cops, as his business is illegal. His dreams sour, though, when the car is stolen. He must get it back or lose everything.
      Director
      John Astin
      Screenwriter
      Alexander Grasshoff
      Production Co
      Capri Films
      Rating
      G
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 1, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 21m
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