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The Taxi Driver Ghost is a minor antagonist in the 1984 American comedy-horror film Ghostbusters.

When the containment unit is shut down, thousands of ghosts flood the city, one of them entering a taxi cab through the tailpipe and manifesting as a zombie taxi driver.

Appearance

The Taxi Driver Ghost is a zombie-like figure with decaying skin, gnarly teeth, and large eyes with yellow irises. He wears a dark gray cabbie hat, a white collared shirt, and a tattered brown jacket.

Powers and Abilities

The Taxi Driver Ghost possesses the following powers and abilities:

  • Flight
  • Knowledge on driving cars

Fate

The Taxi Driver Ghost is last seen driving off madly with a human passenger in his backseat.

Trivia

  • In the original script, the Taxi Driver Ghost was going to be a skeletal biker.

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