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Taxi Driver

  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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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
    866K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    226
    12
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writer
      • Paul Schrader
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • Jodie Foster
      • Cybill Shepherd
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 310Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #119
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 22 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Travis Bickle
    • (as Robert DeNiro)
    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
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writer
      • Paul Schrader
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    • Trivia
      Director Martin Scorsese claims that the most important shot in the movie is when Bickle is on the phone trying to get another date with Betsy. The camera moves to the side slowly and pans down the long, empty hallway next to Bickle, as if to suggest that the phone conversation is too painful and pathetic to bear; this shot also showcases his isolation and loneliness.
    • Goofs
      Iris's sunglasses change from green to blue when they're having breakfast. This is a character quirk; she changes her glasses periodically, as the person Iris was modeled on did this.
    • 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

      Courtesy of Asylum Records

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    A story about a lonely man
    Taxi Driver is one of the best films ever made. This is one of those films that you do not get tired of seeing and every time you watch it you realize a little detail that you have not seen before. Excellent actors, a good director, an impressive soundtrack and a real story are the main appeals of this film.

    This film is about loneliness, about the isolation of a man in a society full of scum. His objective is to finish with the scum of the streets. The story uses a taxi driver as a metaphor of loneliness and it has some kind of irony because we can see that a city which is full of people can be the most lonely place for a man. The long nights in the city, the night environment full of whores, junkies, pimps and thieves are the main elements of the world in which Travis Bickle lives. Travis is an misunderstood guy who is seeking desperately for some kind of company because as he says 'loneliness has followed me all my life, everywhere' but at the same time he seems not to do anything to avoid his situation and it is seen when he goes with Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) to a porn cinema. At the end of the film the character makes real his most violent fantasies, with a look of certain soldiers from Vietnam, and he behaves like this because of his loneliness, his alienation and because he does not find any sense to his life. The violent behaviour becomes Travis into a hero, although he had killed many people and he could do it again. Although he acts with an extreme violence the spectator understand him and the reasons why he acts that way. The soundtrack of the film, which is composed by Bernard Herrmann, inspires some kind of loneliness and sometimes it is absolutely terrifying like in a horror film. This music and the slow camera showing the streets help to introduce the spectator into the world of Travis, to know what he is thinking about.

    In general I cannot say any negative aspect of this film because I have not found anything bad. Although it is a film of the 70s it is not an old-fashioned movie because the essence of the story, the reality that is shown on it, can be perfectly referred to the current society. This film has the privilege of having made famous the sentence ‘You talking' to me? You talking' to me?' which will remain in the history of cinema. This is an authentic masterpiece.
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    • david_vigues
    • May 16, 2004

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    • What does the cab personnel officer mean by "break my chops" and ''take it on the arches'?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 9, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Tài Xế Taxi
    • 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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    Box office

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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
      • $28,573,323
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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