Taxicab Confessions
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Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that aired on HBO from 1995 through 2006.[1][2]
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Taxicab Confessions | |
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Genre | Reality |
Directed by | Harry Gantz Joe Gantz |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 11 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Sheila Nevins |
Producers | Harry Gantz Joe Gantz John Hoffman |
Production locations | Las Vegas New York City |
Cinematography | Mitchell Wagenberg Joe Gantz |
Editor | Aaron I. Butler |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | January 1995 (1995-01) ā 2006 (2006) |
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.[1]
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 then returned to New York.[1][3]