Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 7: Episode 19
“Taxi” Finale
Louie DePalma…..Danny DeVito
[ Music Open: “Taxi Theme” ]
[ open on taxi cab driving across Brooklyn Bridge, facing camera ]
[ camera pans left to view New York City skyline behind bridge ]
[ dissolve to camera looking out front window of cab, to view the street ]
[ camera pans right to show ABC Building coming into view ]
[ cab slows down; ABC symbol statue positioned outside passenger window ]
[ fade to black ]
[ open on medium shot, cab passenger door open, Louie DePalma sitting in agony ]
[ face straining, Louie looks towards ABC building and shakes his head, trying to convince himself not to do what he had planned ]
[ his mind made up, Louie picks up a remote control device and slams his finger against the button ]
[ cut to side of ABC Building being torn apart by explosion caused by Louie ]
[ cut to close-up, Louie, smiling maliciously ]
[ screen shifts to medium shot, Louie stands up, raises leg and extends arm in typical Louie DePalma victory stance ]
[ scene freezes, fades to black ]