Taxicab Confessions

Taxicab Confessions
Genre	Reality
Directed by	Harry Gantz Joe Gantz
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	19
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sheila Nevins
Producer(s)	Harry Gantz Joe Gantz John Hoffman
Production location(s)	Las Vegas New York City
Cinematography	Mitchell Wagenberg Joe Gantz
Distributor	Home Box Office Warner Home Video
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	January 1995 (1995-01) – 2006
External links
Website

Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that have aired on HBO since January 1995. In segments taped in New York City and Las Vegas, the taxi drivers are also producers who steer both the vehicle and the conversations with passengers.

When passengers enter the cab, they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi. The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and/or present circumstances. This has led some participants to reflect on their life, recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs.

Much is verbally or visually graphic, including explicit sex talk and sex acts performed in the back seat. At the end of the taxi ride, passengers are asked to sign waivers allowing the hidden camera footage to be used on the program, and footage of this revelation is sometimes seen during the closing credits.

Separating the segments are short video montages showing life in the city, incorporating quick cuts of club interiors, flashing neon signage, strippers and the homeless, along with the series theme music, "Over the Rainbow" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

The series originated in New York, moved to Las Vegas and in recent years returned to New York.

Awards and nominations

The first episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special. The show was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001 and 2002.

See also

• Cash Cab

External links

• Taxicab Confessions site at HBO.com
• Taxicab Confessions at IMDb