Washburn had great insecurities as a child that cultivated into a lack of confidence as a police officer. Belle helps him to see through the fog of the past, bringing about a renewed confidence. Taxi is loaded with bad language, including 19 occurrences of profanity and 10 s-words. Some impersonations also border on racial insults. A woman’s (Ann-Margret) drunkenness is portrayed in a humorous way several times. There is no sex or strong nudity, but a sensually provocative scene between two women implies the acceptability and normalcy of lesbianism.