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Taxi Driver

  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
980K
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Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver (1976)
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A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Writer
    • Paul Schrader
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Jodie Foster
    • Cybill Shepherd
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    980K
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    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writer
      • Paul Schrader
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • Jodie Foster
      • Cybill Shepherd
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 197Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #130
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 22 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Travis Bickle
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Iris
    Cybill Shepherd
    Cybill Shepherd
    • Betsy
    Albert Brooks
    Albert Brooks
    • Tom
    Diahnne Abbott
    Diahnne Abbott
    • Concession Girl
    • (as Diahnne Abbot)
    Frank Adu
    • Angry Black Man
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Melio
    • (as Vic Argo)
    Gino Ardito
    • Policeman at Rally
    Garth Avery
    • Iris' Friend
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Wizard
    Harry Cohn
    • Cabbie in Bellmore
    Copper Cunningham
    • Hooker in Cab
    Brenda Dickson
    • Soap Opera Woman
    Harry Fischler
    • Dispatcher
    Nat Grant
    Nat Grant
    • Stick-Up Man
    Leonard Harris
    Leonard Harris
    • Charles Palantine
    Richard Higgs
    • Tall Secret Service Man
    Beau Kayser
    • Soap Opera Man
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      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writer
      • Paul Schrader
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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Taxi Driver's' ending is highly controversial and open to interpretation, leaving viewers questioning whether Travis Bickle is a hero, villain, or something in between. The ambiguity contributes to the film's lasting impact and relevance. Some believe Travis lives and is hailed as a hero, while others think he dies or experiences a dream-like sequence. This lack of clarity reflects Travis's complex character and the themes of isolation, violence, and societal neglect.
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    Infofreak

    Best movie of the Seventies, and one of the greatest of all time.

    So much has been written and talked about 'Taxi Driver' that it seems almost redundant to add anything more. But watching it again the other night for the nth time I was, as I have been every single time I've seen it, struck by just how perfect this movie is. It is as powerful and disturbing now as it was twenty-five years ago. It has not only NOT aged, it gets better and more relevant every year. This is without doubt a modern classic, and one of the handful of truly great, timeless movies.

    Scorsese and Schrader went on to make other great movies after this, both separately ('The King Of Comedy', 'Light Sleeper') and together ('Raging Bull', 'The Last Temptation Of Christ'), but this is easily the best movie of their careers. And Robert De Niro's too. He has yet to top his stunning performance here as the deeply disturbed and alienated Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle, cabbie and would be assassin. This character has not surprisingly entered movie legend.

    Scorsese surrounds De Niro with a first rate supporting cast, including small but effective roles from Harvey Keitel ('Reservoir Dogs'), Peter Boyle ('Hardcore'), the underrated Victor Argo ('The King Of New York') and Joe Spinell ('Maniac'). Albert Brooks and Jodie Foster are also very good, and even Cybil Shepherd, the butt of many jokes, is fine as Bickle's obsession.

    When you combine these actors, Schrader's outstanding script, and Scorsese's brilliant direction, with the stunning cinematography (Michael Chapman) and haunting score (Hitchcock fave Bernard Herrmann's final effort), you have yourself a truly unforgettable cinematic experience. If you haven't seen 'Taxi Driver' I urge you to do so immediately. It is a masterpiece, pure and simple.
    10TheLittleSongbird

    Still has the power to shock...

    Not only one of Scorsese's best films, but one of the best of the 70s. It is very hard hitting, dark and still has the resonance and power to shock. The cinematography is measured and chilly, yet very atmospheric, while Bernard Hermann's swansong score is superb, yet more proof at how amazing a composer he was. The story is unsettling but wonderfully told, and the script is brilliantly written. Scorcese also directs impeccably, while the acting is just excellent. Robert DeNiro gives one of his best performances, the whole film is worth watching just for his performance, that's how good it is, but that's not to dismiss Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel and Cybill Sheppard in the supporting cast for they are just as good while Scorsese's own cameo is genuinely frightening. There you have it, another one of Scorsese's best with a brilliant atmosphere and mesmerising central performance. 10/10 Bethany Cox
    10TomC-5

    Scorsese's dark masterpiece of urban alienation

    Despite what some might see as limited by technical flaws and/or as an overly simplistic plot, Taxi Driver deserves its critical reputation as a cinematic masterpiece. Some 23 years later, the existential plight of Travis Bickle, "God's lonely man," continues to pack a hard emotional punch. In fact, it's hard to know where to begin when praising the elements of this film - such elements as the dark location shots of a (now gone) seedy Times Square, the cinema verite settings of the cabbies and campaign workers, the magnificent Bernard Hermann score, Paul Schrader's fine script, the memorable performances of Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, and Peter Boyle all must be mentioned. However, the brilliance of this film is primarily a result of the brilliance of De Niro and Scorsese, one of the greatest actor-director teams in movie history. This is an unforgettable film and rates a 10 out of 10, in my estimation.
    Kirpianuscus

    portrait of loneliness

    One of powerful, for its profound honesty, films. A man lost in its loneliness. Desiring love, without social abilities, example of schizoidy and full of noble intentions. Robert de Niro gives more than the role of his life but a precise, realistic portrait of a social victim. A great film.
    10willandthomas-picturehou

    A Shattering Tale In First Person Singular

    The impact that "Taxi Driver" had in its day hasn't diminished, on the contrary, it has acquired a relevance of Shakesperean proportions. Travis's loneliness is a hyper representation of the same loneliness most humans have experienced at different times in different measures. It is always associated with a nightmare and Martin Scorsese delivers it like a nightmare. Travis, possessed by Robert De Niro at the zenith of his powers, cruises in his taxi enveloped in Bernard Herrman and we, well, we're the passengers and everything looks terrifying and familiar at the same time. Paul Schrader sensational screenplay comes to life with the jolting force of a rude awakening. Like it happens, more often than not, with masterpieces, it signed in a rather direct way the lives of the ones who live it in a movie theater and the ones who made it. Scorsese being the giant that he is, survived it and will continue startling us I'm sure but I also bet that for years everything he did was compared to this movie. De Niro and his "You looking at me" became such an iconic phrase that even he himself ended up impersonating it. Jodie Foster awoke the insane devotion of a real life would be killer and New York, the greatest city in the world was shown with its underbelly up. A work of art, a superlative reminder of what film could actually give us and very rarely does.

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    • Trivia
      Robert De Niro has said that despite having won an Oscar for The Godfather Part II (1974), he was still a relatively unfamiliar face, and was only recognized once while driving a New York cab during his research for this film.
    • Goofs
      In an earlier version, Iris's timekeeper discovers a weapon on Travis, disarms him, then returns it to him as he's leaving. The scene was edited out, but the gun is still in the timekeeper's hand when he looks at his watch.
    • Quotes

      Travis Bickle: Listen, you fuckers, you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum, the cunts, the dogs, the filth, the shit. Here is a man who stood up! Here is...

    • Crazy credits
      The original television version of the film featured the following disclaimer before the closing credits: "To our Television Audience: In the aftermath of violence, the distinction between hero and villain is sometimes a matter of interpretation or misinterpretation of facts. 'Taxi Driver' suggests that tragic errors can be made.- The Filmmakers."
    • Alternate versions
      Original UK cinema and video versions suffered a very brief 1 second sound cut to the scene where Iris unzips Travis's fly in the bedroom. The BBFC finally restored this cut in 1993.
    • Connections
      Edited into Aristokraticheskiy kinematograf: Episode #1.1 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Late For The Sky
      Written and Performed By Jackson Browne

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Taksista
    • Filming locations
      • 87 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA(Travis is buying guns at an apartment in Brooklyn Heights)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Bill/Phillips
      • Italo/Judeo Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,262,574
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $116,458
      • Feb 19, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,737,520
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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