This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
- The name of New York taxi driver (Armin Mueller-Stahl) is taken from a member
of the crew of "Down by Law (1986)" (qv), also directed by
'Jim Jarmusch' (qv). The names of the taxi driver (Mika) and the unlucky
guy (Aki) are taken from the directors 'Mika Kaurismki' (qv) and
'Aki Kaurismki' (qv).
- The Roman taxi driver ('Roberto Benigni' (qv)) has an 8-ball as a gearstick
knob. In "Down by Law (1986)" (qv), Benigni played a character who killed
a man using an 8-ball.
 
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